Saturday, February 14, 2004
LATTER DAYS(2004).
Yesterday's movie was seen in a real theater! This small budget, near independent, gay-niched, romantic story was obligatory viewing. John saw it at the film fest and suggested I see it. Unlike many gay-centric films it is a whole person exploration of many levels of relationship and, on the way, is able to take a good look at the peculiarly homophobic Mormon mind set. So it is interesting as well as fun to watch and emotionally gratifying to identify with.
I thought that it avoided the usual unattractive and counterproductive bashback of the evil forces very well. I hate the 'do as bad to others as they have done bad to you" approach. They focused on the story; show to tell. And, while there are a lot of little 'miracles' here and there that seem a bit too miraculous, it is successful. I liked it. There was a tear at the end. The actors in it were great and did not resort to stereotypes. OK. If it was a Netflix I would give it a 4. And it was a great setup for Valentine's Day. Today! Happy.
