Thursday, April 05, 2012
VULNERABLE AND OPEN
Today's gay film was
Surprisingly sweet. Funny and sweet. Sexy and sweet.
This is not a film version of the stage show which has been an international sensation. It is a film, cast for the film, filmed in pieces and with very close in photography. Steady cam. There is an audience but it is not a regular audience. More like actors.
I am grateful for this decision to make it a film film. The closeups allow a totally other approach. No. They do not have closeups of dicks. The dicks are the least of it. It has to do with nudity.
The songs are really heart felt. There are some joke songs but some heavy ballads.
The actors were selected for ensemble as well as individual talent. According to the "Making of" feature none of these boys had performed naked, they all hung together for this, so to speak.
It is a wonderful production.
I have seen it before but that didn't get in the way (oh so boring), in fact it enhanced the experience.
I think this is/was very difficult to do but they brought it off. I do not usually watch the "making of" but in this case it is worth the time. An hour. But all that went into it is displayed as well as the trouble and arguments.
A sure 5 out of Netflix5. I would actually think that seeing a live production would be very different.
