Originally posted by papabeard
The Laramie Project and Boys Dont Cry.....promote good stereotypes, but thats all thery are, stereotypes just plot devices.and these stereotypes as a consequence can promote good or bad ideas about homosexuality, which can be harmful ,but like you say , i dont think they are created with an anti-gay agenda just a pro-money one, hollywood doesnt think ...hmmmm, we as a collective consciousness will create an anti-gay propaganda film, they just think lets make a lot of f@cking money and consequences be damned, mainstream film-makers should be aware that they do have a responsibility to realise when they are arbitrarily using,denigrating and reinforcing negative stereotypes just to make a buck.
Yes! That's it exactly. Thank you.
..all that aside, this wasn't an American film, much less U.S., and "stereotypes" are rooted in truth, especially in homosexuality. Stereotypes in "Boys Don't Cry"? It was a true story, the likes of which very few liberties were taken, so I read. There weren't any "stereotypes", as Brandon Teena wasn't eccentric, or flamboyant, or portrayed in a negative light.
Hollywood's not guilty, because they don't touch the subject, and they don't make anti-gay films. You say "we as a consciousness", I say if one IS percieved as such, it's done SUBconsciously.
As soon as I saw the cop watching the TV at the end I though..."Uh-oh...Here comes a BIG twist!"...In a way, it settled some of the plot-holes I was ready to complain about, BUT - please note, it's a BIG 'but' - WHERE DID THE FUKCUCKING CAR COME FROM!?!?!?!?!? Anyone able to explain that to me!?!?!?!
Originally posted by BackFire
This was a pretty sweet movie, I have to say.I just got back from seeing it and it delivered on my expectations, it was far and away the best slasher film I've seen in a long time, and that's saying a lot, seeing as it's not even a full blow slasher film.
Seeing as C-Dic already summerized the movie and gave one of his reliably good reviews, I'll just say what I liked and disliked about the movie.
On the plus side -
It was probably the goriest and most violent film I've seen in theaters, I can't believe it got an R rating, I've seen Unrated films that aren't as violent as this. Not only is there gore, but the gore is well done, everything looks eerilly real.
It had a very cool style, kinda grainy but still looked good.
Some genuinely creepy moments, such as the doorbell ringing in the middle of the night.
It had a really awesome killer...kinda.
Negatives-
Plot holes and logical impossibilities. Some more things needed to be explained for the ending of the movie to work. Without giving details, they're pretty obvious if you've seen this movie.
The twist ending was very VERY cliched. I won't say more on this, but the movie would have been better without a generic, predictable twist. I'll tell you now, the twist ending in this movie is pretty much the default twist ending for a film.
Slow beginning. It took a while for the movie to get started.
Questionable dubbing. Sometimes the movie was dubbed, sometimes it was subtitled. It was kinda wierd.
All in all it was a very very solid movie, and the positives far outweigh the negatives. Definately a genre classic and a movie that warrants multiple viewings.
Can't wait for the unrated DVD, which is sure to have even more gore that was cut out to get an R rating.
Sweet! I just rented this today, and I'm going to watch it soon tonight! I always check Backfire's opinion on a horror flick before I watch it. Cool, I'm excited now! Jumpy
I don't know what your problem is with that ending, it was new and something we've never seen before!
all the things that don't seem correct in the movie, we're all just in that twisted mind of that girl!! like when she was in the back of the van and they were driving?! NEWSFLASH! she wasn't in the back of the van!
Originally posted by NormaBates
I don't know what your problem is with that ending, it was new and something we've never seen before!
all the things that don't seem correct in the movie, we're all just in that twisted mind of that girl!! like when she was in the back of the van and they were driving?! NEWSFLASH! she wasn't in the back of the van!
too many plot holes. Even for a multiple personality movie.