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Mandatory Viewing
moremojo:
--- Quote from: henrypie on April 20, 2006, 01:29:23 pm ---Has anyone seen Ma vie en Rose?
Sorry my horn only has one key/button/hole.
It's about a child who's a boy on the outside and a girl on the inside. It's been awhile since I saw it but I remember its being beautifully done.
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Yes, I saw this film a few years back, at the theatre with my sister. We both enjoyed it. I didn't necessarily see the little boy as a girl trapped inside a male body (i.e., a transsexual), but perhaps a child with homosexual tendencies who identified more strongly with those of the opposite sex at that age. This was certainly true of me in my early childhood--I was interested in girls' things, felt more comfortable being around girls, and even wanted to be a girl. This desire to be a girl faded away as I progressed further towards puberty--and my interest in boys grew in proportion.
Scott
JCinNYC2006:
--- Quote from: moremojo on April 20, 2006, 02:01:46 pm ---Yes, I saw this film a few years back, at the theatre with my sister. We both enjoyed it. I didn't necessarily see the little boy as a girl trapped inside a male body (i.e., a transsexual), but perhaps a child with homosexual tendencies who identified more strongly with those of the opposite sex at that age. This was certainly true of me in my early childhood--I was interested in girls' things, felt more comfortable being around girls, and even wanted to be a girl. This desire to be a girl faded away as I progressed further towards puberty--and my interest in boys grew in proportion.
Scott M.
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I thought the same thing. Ostensibly it's about a boy who could be transgender. But there's a moment in the movie, I think it's when he asks his mother what a 'tapette' is, and she says something like, it's boys like you. I went, ohhhhhh, he's a queer boy who identifies with girls.
Juan
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: hungry_hungryhippos on April 20, 2006, 06:08:35 am ---
Bowling for Columbine... I am going to come right out now and say that I liked this film. *ducks*
Even though Mike Moore is an egotistical, love him or loathe-him-with-fiery-passion, sensationalist, and-at-times-blatantly-manipulative film-maker, he has his moments. The other scene I love at the end is when Moore makes Charlton Heston look like a weakling. The way I look at it is: Moore decided to make a movie about how bad gun violence is. And that's what he did. I'm not saying I blindly believe everything that was in the movie, but it gave me food for thought. I don't live there in the States, but I do live in the country that holds the current world record for the worst mass killing (Port Arthur, 1996, 35 people killed). And as a teacher who works in a socio-economic area that reeks of despair and desperation (and don't think that the thought of a kid obtaining a gun and shooting up my school doesn't cross my mind every day), it hit a particularly big nerve with me. I liked it anyways, I'll completely respect your opinions if you don't feel the same way... *tentatively lowers riot shield*
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Oh, I agree MM has his moments, brilliant moments, but the Charleston Heston one was despicable. I hated that part. MM was so deceptive, so misleading, so everything I hate about the media. He was SO manipulative and so obvious about it. It made Heston look like a paragon of gentlemanly virtue compared to MM's hack. >:(
slayers_creek_oth:
I just watched Schindler's List a few days ago......that movie has some power to it!
Flashframe777:
"Powder"...yes, "Powder" with Sean Patrick Flannery.
And "Beloved" with Oparah...
'Scuse me? How come none of you told me that Jared Leto was the love of Colin Farrell's life in "Alexander" Even though you knew I would fast forward through the battle scenes?
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