LGBT Movie Reviews Samples For Students

In 1993, the American television network HBO released a TV movie "And the band played on" that tells about the first outbreak of AIDS in the United States in the early 80’s. The film was produced according to the eponymous book by Californian journalist and gay activist Randy Shilts primarily dedicated to social drama that unfolded against the backdrop of a new deadly disease. The film tells about how scientists and doctors have shown that AIDS - a viral disease, rather than "gay cancer" - a social pathology. Robert Gallo - one of the characters in the film, played by Alan Alda, ...

And The Band Played On is a documentary about the AIDS epidemic that is based on the book. The book (and the movie itself) has an interesting title and I think it means that no matter what the circumstances, everybody just kept going on as usual, like nothing was wrong. AIDS is a widespread epidemic and I don’t think enough is taught about the history and prevalence of it.
Before the movie, my knowledge of the history of AIDS was few and far between. My knowledge of AIDS before watching this movie was very little. We did not learn ...

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At the time this documentary was made the gay and transgender lifestyle was largely unknown and considered taboo. This documentary helps to shed light onto this lifestyle and place into context why this lifestyle exists. The documentary seeks to present this lifestyle as more than just a joke, but rather a presentation of the stories of real mean that desperately seek to fit into a society that has no desire to accept them. The men in this story are poor, black, gay, transgendered and desperate to fit into society and find self-realization. This duality ...

- Paris Is Burning is about the performance of gender. How is it about race? (3)
The movie is also about racism, where the story’s protagonists are portrayed to be segregated based on their racial background by the fact of being African American and Latino. It also portrays gay and transgender communities to be prevalent in the two racial groups.
- Paris Is Burning is about the performance of gender. How is it about class? (3)
It portrays a cliché of African American and Latin transgender and gay community from a poor economic background and social class. ...

In the 20/20 special “Race and Sex: What We Think But Can’t Say,” host Joel Stossel consults with a variety of experts on numerous topics related to the subject of stereotypes. The segment’s argument is that, while stereotypes are typically seen as harmful, are stereotypes based on truth immoral to vocalize or have? We often have stereotypes about people; cultural stereotypes often include black people being good at sports or dancing, gay people being effeminate and being predisposed to certain occupations, and more. Many people believe these are terrible things to do, but the documentary also posits the ...

For a movie to be classified as queer cinema, it has to follow under three main categories. The three main categories are: first the film maker has to be a gay or a lesbian. Secondly, the movie’s content has to portray issues related to lesbians or gays. Thirdly the movies’ audience should be mostly a queer audience that is characterized by gays or lesbians.
It has been conventionally known that only gays or lesbians should direct queer movies. Contrary, a director Ang Lee have been involved in production of gays and lesbian movies for over ten years and yet he is a straight ...

In reflecting upon the movie And the band played on, one of the most curious issues is that of the title its self given that the film is about what one character in the course of the dialogue adequately states as “This is not a political issue, this is health issue.” (Spottiswoode) As such, the quote indicates that the film is indeed about a serious health issue rather than a study of popular music culture.

In this case the writer considers that the title of film taken from the book of the same name represents the concept that throughout the story seemingly ...

Assault on Gay America

Frontline’s investigative documentary Assault on Gay America presents a startling view concerning the treatment of homosexuals or people perceived to be homosexual in America and the attitudes in society contributing to this treatment. The episode centers around a man named Bill Jack Gaither, murdered in 1999 by acquaintances near his hometown of Sylacauga in Alabama because of his sexual orientation. The documentary includes interviews with people from his hometown who knew him, his convicted killers, family, religious leaders, Forensic Psychologists and students who discuss perceptions of gender roles and homosexuality.
Although I am well aware that prejudices exist in ...

In the 1985 film Kiss of the Spider Woman, a political prisoner and an effeminate gay man live out their stay in an Argentinian prison. Both of these characters have their own demons to overcome, but their imprisonment is a result of their government's dissatisfaction with their activities. In this way, their struggles are very representative of the trials and tribulations these same kinds of people encountered in Brazilian culture at the time, but in many ways it is a dramatic departure.

Luis Molina, the effeminate gay man, was imprisoned because of his homosexuality; the military dictatorship that ruled until the year ...

The movie portrays the era of 1970s and is based on a real life story.

In this movie the antagonist Harvey Milk represents a real life person who was an activist elected to the San Francisco Board of supervisors in1977, and was murdered the very next year. He one of the first openly elected gays in the community and his murder can therefore, be regarded as a hate crime. The screen representation was fascinating and tear-inducing to say the least.
“Milk” brought in tremendous amounts of insight regarding the gay community and the biases they are subject to in their daily lives. It also portrays history openly and declares that there have been gays in ...

Background

Although there are several similarities between a gay individual living western countries and a gay individual living in countries in Asia, some literature state that there are a lot of differences between the two groups of gay people. In this paper, those differences will be discussed because it can really help society understand more about gay people. Some of the things we could target here are the gay people’s uniqueness, identity, intercultural communication issues between gay people in the West and gay people in Asian countries.

Review of Literature

There were a lot of things that I discovered about gay people. One particular thing I ...

Roger Spottiswoode’s film And the Band Played On, based on the book of the same name by Randy Shilts, is a tremendous drama that touches on many distinct issues that were present at the time of the discovery of the AIDS virus, as well as the curious resistance medical and disease experts experienced from affected populations, the government and even other medical professionals. Chiefly following a team of researchers at the CDC, led by Don Francis (Matthew Modine) and William Darrow (Richard Masur), the film follows the attempts of this organization and others to track the spread of the disease, ...

‘Angels in America’ a play that has become a success story in the mainstream drama in America acts. The play’s setting is both political and religious in nature as it was down played in the backdrop of politics in 1980s that was characterized by religious believes that defined the American culture. Gay – a disparate group were made to lead the plays (Kushner, 1992). This group of people is however a serious threat of contracting Aids forcing them to straight- face the specter through teaching themselves on better ways to support themselves. The play is divided into two part with ‘Millennium Approaches’ being ...

Introduction

The ability to assist someone to understand himself or herself and his or her capacities besides developing his or her potentialities to solve the problems at hand and achieve social and psychological compatibility depends on a number of factors. The counselor needs to have better communication skills, knowledge and experience, passion, adequate resources, among others. Everyone needs guidance and counseling, which is vital in helping one solve the everyday problems.

Lack of guidance and counseling when one is going through difficulties eventually makes one become sick and even is some circumstances makes one commit suicide as a better way to deal ...

The 1970s was a decade of the public’s disappointment with the government and its policies, domestic and foreign, social and economic. It was the time of counterculture and various movements and protests that followed the example of the civil rights movement. The most important topics for the American people were the distrust for the government after the long-lasting Vietnam War that weakened not only the United States, whose economic situation was already devastating, but other countries, including Vietnam, Cambodia and their neighbors; the Watergate scandal that made Americans doubt that the county is in fact a democratic one, the state ...

Film Review: “Fried Green Tomatoes”

Directed by John Avnet, Fried Green Tomatoes is a sensational comic video nominated for two academic video awards. The film tells a story of an era of depression in the friendship of two women, coupled with another friendship in the 1980s. The reception of the movie among the people offered the film an opportunity of attracting global intention. However, the movie attracted criticism especially from the people opposed to the idea of lesbian content in the film. This paper analyzes the film by pointing out areas that the author and director failed to bring out clearly to the viewers.
The ...

Introduction

Erickson’s Psychological Development stages explain 8 stages through which a developing human who is healthy have to pass from infancy to the late adulthood. According to him, in every stage an individual confronts and buoyantly masters new challenges.
Turning back to the video, it is unquestionably that it is related to Erickson’s Psychological Development stages since from the interview we understand that the “princess boy” enters autonomy vs. shame and doubt stage with more trust than distrust hence this helps him carry the virtue of courage into the remaining stages of development. The boy is very courageous ...