: An Analysis of The Way He Looks Lately the popularity of LGBT films has grown. Several years ago a character would not be explicitly labeled as gay, there would be clues and dialect that would hint at the sexuality of the character. Now there are entire sections of genres that are LGTB based. But, even with the advancement of the community there is still more that needs to be done. Gay men have been represented in LGBT movies with certain characteristics that do not accurately portray the full LGBT community by its lack of diversity concerning race, age, and personality. The Way He Looks follows LGBT film norms in that the cast is young and the main character questions his sexuality, but it progresses beyond having a predominantly white …show more content…
While usually the characters in the movie are already out and generally open about their sexuality, there tends to be a character who is still questioning or has only recently realized his sexual orientation. In the film Bedrooms and Hallways the leading role falls for a supporting character who is supposedly straight. Throughout the movie the supporting character opens up more and more. It is eventually revealed that he recently broke up with his girlfriend and now is considering guys to fulfill his sexual desire. Priest is another movie that follows this rule. The leading role in Priest contemplated his sexuality for multiple years, but recently came to a conclusion that he is gay. Another movie that follows this rule is Gayby. The leading protagonist in the movie Gayby falls for a guy who said he was looking for a gift for his son. The leading character, scared of falling for a straight guy, tries to forget about the guy. But, the guy returns to the shop and reveals that he recently got a divorce because he realized he was …show more content…
Leonardo is shown to be gay when he smells his best friends, Gabriel, jacket. Gabriel is revealed as gay later in the movie when he gives Leonardo a surprise kiss, before leaving him at a party. The next rule of the LGBT genre is that there tends to be a majority white cast. White washing has been a big problem when it comes to the film industry, but LGBT films makes a habit of excluding almost all non-white actors from the cast including even background actors. Every base movie that I selected has little to no characters of color. Even looking for background actors who are of color or non-European is a challenge. Priest is the only movie that has an actor of color, and he has a very small part. The Way He Looks goes completely against the rule of casting majority white actors. The cast of The Way He Looks is entirely Brazilian. Also, the cast had an African-Brazilian actress who had a speaking role. This movie does not follow typical Gay films when it comes to this
The first people introduced are a couple, Agustin and Marcelo, that has been well established in Chicago, Illinois. Marcelo explained his struggle of being both gay and staying catholic because as a kid he prayed to god for a miracle to change him to be “normal”. Marcelo has accepted himself and continues to practice the religion even though Catholicism prohibits being gay. Another man named David described being teased in his school career for kissing another boy in the third grade because of his sexuality. He moved to New York City to get away from his childhood and to finally be happy in a place where he isn’t judged. This homophobia from young kids instigates violence in school that is learned from parents and from the community of others. The last person introduced in the film was a man who transitioned to be a woman that was rejected by her family and had to move out of her home for coming home with hair extensions. This form of violence caused Gabriela to abuse drugs and alcohol to deal with the pain of rejection. These three examples show how people have overcome the cultural normality, but have experienced all sorts of different
I disagree with Nicolas Barquin's statement that the "evolution [of Latino portrayal in films] as being [improved] is pseudo-hypocrisy because as ideologies and views on race have advanced, representation through the film medium has remained consistent in the discrimination of Latin@s in film. " Although it is true that the Anglo producer's depictions of Latinos have for the most part remained discriminatory, Latino portrayals have given the American audience more realistic portrayals to work with. Film depictions have come a long way since the early days of using white men to play Latino roles. As the years went by, and a greater understanding of Latino culture emerged, film representations of assimilation became a lot more realistic. The cultural gap between Julio Desnoyers and today?s portrayals of Latinos such as New York Undercover?s Agent Torrez is extremely wide.
The Trouble with Men: Masculinities in European and Hollywood Cinema - Phil Powrie, Ann Davies and Bruce Babington.
Released in 1994, 14 years into the AIDS epidemic, the film had a phenomenal response around the world and in Australia. Travelling from Sydney, the three main characters, played by Hugo Weaving, Guy Peirce and Terrance Stamp, travel to Alice Springs for a cabaret show hosted by Mitzi’s wife. The audience is positioned to sympathise with the main characters during their hardships, and good times. The movie confronts different types of masculinity in an extreme environment. The film presents the stereotypical behavior of gay men that is evident in our society.
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However, Anderson's argument lacks an important element, the presence of the female gaze, where these occurs the subjection of the new performances of masculinity. Along with this shift across the construction of masculinity, it is inherent that it affects the realisation of male objectification and the female gaze. Verily, the argument could extend to suggest that unless the prevalent heterosexual masculinity associates itself beyond the stereotypical gender roles, the female appropriation of the gaze is impossible. Employing Baird's close study on Hollywood A-List actor Michael Fassbender (Braid, n.d.), she reveals his realisation of masculinity being exemplary to this ‘shift'. Baird goes on to document Fassbender's claims of his acceptance of femininity, and even as far as to credit it as crucial to the masculine construction. Fassbender's movie roles were also examined, disclosing that his choices of roles allow him the position of erotic objectification by the female. Through his portrayal as Connor, the sexual fascination of a teenage girl in "Fish Tank" (2009), he is conscious of the director's deliberate decision for his sexual character when needing him to be partially naked, or have his jeans hanging low when appearing in a scene at breakfast in a house full of
In today’s society, pre-existing assumptions and stereotypes of other ethnicities and individuals play a large part in the way we see others. This social construct of stereotypes has placed restrictions on many people’s lives which ultimately limits them from achieving certain goals. In this sense, stereotypes misrepresent and restrict people of colour to gain casting within the Hollywood film industry. The issue of how casting actors to certain roles and how these actors are forced to submit and represent these false stereotypes is one worthy of discussion. White Chicks (2004), directed by Keenan Wayans, illustrates this issue through the performance of Latrell, performed by Terry Crews, and his performance of the hyper-sexualised “buck” will be a prime example in this essay to discuss the racial politics and stereotypes in Hollywood casting.
...l end up being gay if their twin is gay as well. The facts presented are very helpful to the film’s overall intent.
...Brokeback Mountain” is allowed to defy the societal term we know as homosexuality, in regards to masculinity.
The Disney princess movies, for instance, are still very popular among children, and usually depict a princess who is apparently caring, domestic and helpless, and a prince who is strong, intrepid and a rescuer, which enforce extreme concepts of femininity and masculinity during childhood. Other movies still demonstrate “traditional” couples made up of a man, who is usually the head of household and the bread-winner, as well more aggressive than the woman, who is responsible for child rearing and house chores, and tends to be exceedingly feminine. Although this depiction has changed over time, it is still very present in society nowadays. Also, it is quite difficult to find films with a bigger gender fluidity, or with a homosexual couple as the main characters. When that happens, it is immediately categorized as “LGBTQ”, because it apparently needs to be segregated from the rest.
The video starts of by using biographical criticism. The narrator states, “From the guy who made Batman comics cool again and the guy who’ll probably make Batman movies suck again.” The narrator starts of by introducing the directors of the film. He criticizes the directors based on their past work. Another form of criticism used is Jungian & Myth criticism. The narrator states, “...With mutant Persian goat men...” The goat shown in the video will be part of mythology in this case. The type of criticism that appeared the most was Gender Studies and Queer Theory. The narrator states, “Full of homoerotic undertones like men wearing thongs, men getting speared with phallic objects, men holding hands, men holding men tenderly from behind…” All of the scenes appear to demonstrate homosexuality or implying homosexuality. “Homosexual behavior has always existed, and was accepted throughout the ancient world; Greek kings and Roman emperors all engaged in it” (Lehrman). Homosexuality has always been around. The film “300” is an example how long it has been around. People usually feel uncomfortable around homosexual people but the way the film is organized makes it hard to catch it. It would require more
In the end, that kiss was also censored. But things were slowly evolving in the movies. Independent films have been featuring gays and lesbians as main characters, depicting real life and real relationships. Armistead Maupin’s Tales of The City revolves around a homo-hetero pairing.
Indeed the film shows several sexual gay scenes that a lot of people might flinch about, but it does open a new level of understanding that these affections of kissing, hugging and sex are not just shared unilaterally among straight people, but rather these are universal forms of affection and loving that are equally celebrated in gay
Homosexual minorities creatively adjusted and adopted certain practices to fight against discrimination, subsequently the film grants a clear representation of such events. The movie highlights a community where large numbers of homosexual men migrate daily, but the locals in the area are not thrilled with the new influx of gay men, so many locals
middle of paper ... ... Works Cited Adam Sharpiro, Megan Schultz, Christina Roush, Cassandra Schofar, Emily Shilling, Tawnia Simpson, Natalie Sampiller. Portrayal of Homosexuality in Media. 26 March 2014 http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/tcom103fall2004/gp16.pdf>. Huegel, Kelly.