Monday, July 16, 2012
WHERE FOR OUT YOU
Today's gay film was
This is not only an all male Romeo and Juliet as in Shakespeare's time but Romeo and Juliet act it out as men.
Eight (older) boys in a military academy are reading the play. Everyone else in the academy are on an exercise, the premises are deserted.
The reading class spills over into daily life. A romance between two school factions ensues.
This sounds very precious and artificial but it is not. They really do bring it off for the most part.
I am sure that liberties are being taken with the words but it doesn't seem so. It doesn't even seem weird that they use the feminine and masculine personal pronouns. Or names.
It was very good entertainment even if it is not the real thing. I understand that all the actors are experienced Shakespeare players. Good. It shows.
The gay element fits right in. In fact, when the two principles bed it is very romantic and beautiful and somehow not as sexual as one would expect. Sort of genderless sex. Very nice.
No one else is gay and no one really acknowledges that the two principals are doing anything unusual either.
Yeh. I know that gays are not "unusual" but they are almost everywhere and never so much in a gay film.
I bet that in a few more years films will be more like this. Sex but less focused on what kind. Maybe,
I would not mind seeing this again. It is fun and enjoyable. What else can you ask from a movie?
A 4 out of Netflix5.
