I went to this movie thinking it'd be a good affirmation of gay youth, but boy was I unpleasantly surprised.
Who thought it was a good idea to make a straight guy the hero of this film? In a movie that's supposedly about affirming difference and the difficulties of being a gay teenager, I found it really shameful that a straight guy was the protagonist. I at first thought it might be interesting to see such a guy trying to see how difficult it is to fit in to a society different from his own -- but instead the director decided to make all the kids (gay guys and straight women) fall for him. What a sad, stupid choice ...
Also really deplorable that the primary gay character is not given someone gay to love himself -- talk about reinforcing hetero society!
This is one of those movies that's only masquerading as progressive. In truth, it's depressingly conservative.
Shame on Sondheim for doing the cameo.
Who thought it was a good idea to make a straight guy the hero of this film? In a movie that's supposedly about affirming difference and the difficulties of being a gay teenager, I found it really shameful that a straight guy was the protagonist. I at first thought it might be interesting to see such a guy trying to see how difficult it is to fit in to a society different from his own -- but instead the director decided to make all the kids (gay guys and straight women) fall for him. What a sad, stupid choice ...
Also really deplorable that the primary gay character is not given someone gay to love himself -- talk about reinforcing hetero society!
This is one of those movies that's only masquerading as progressive. In truth, it's depressingly conservative.
Shame on Sondheim for doing the cameo.