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I just watched the movie for the first time and was troubled by the whole gay equals predator narrative. For a movie so highly praised online, it was a surprising development that made me wonder how other people who view it for the first time in this day and age process it. That’s how I found your article.
I know people watch movies with varying degrees of observance, but I am surprised you didn’t notice the bathroom wall plastered with pictures of half naked women, perfectly positioned to serve as wank foil while in the tub. That was probably enough of a clue to reassure audiences that their heteronormative assumptions were not being challenged by the two protagonists.
Hey, thanks for the comment! I watched this movie on a laptop while chatting with some friends as part of our semi-regular movie night, so I'm not shocked those details slipped past me, but that's really fascinating! I'm bummed I missed those details before writing this up.
Yeah, the gay equals predator narrative stuff really sours this movie for me, and it's such a big part of it!
I just watched the movie for the first time and was troubled by the whole gay equals predator narrative. For a movie so highly praised online, it was a surprising development that made me wonder how other people who view it for the first time in this day and age process it. That’s how I found your article.
I know people watch movies with varying degrees of observance, but I am surprised you didn’t notice the bathroom wall plastered with pictures of half naked women, perfectly positioned to serve as wank foil while in the tub. That was probably enough of a clue to reassure audiences that their heteronormative assumptions were not being challenged by the two protagonists.
Hey, thanks for the comment! I watched this movie on a laptop while chatting with some friends as part of our semi-regular movie night, so I'm not shocked those details slipped past me, but that's really fascinating! I'm bummed I missed those details before writing this up.
Yeah, the gay equals predator narrative stuff really sours this movie for me, and it's such a big part of it!