Kerry wrote, about Fried Green Tomatoes: > It's just a shame that they had to "clean up" the lesbian content. > It's an interesting quandry, though. Do you make a movie that's totally > true to the book or do you strive to make it palatable for a mass > audience? I consider it a wonderful "lesbian movie" because I read the > book and could see (and feel) the love that Ruth and Idgie felt for each > other on the screen. However, my mother enjoyed it and I'm sure did > not see any lesbian content at all.
When that movie was first released, I was really annoyed by the "clean up." Now though, I treasure the idea that unless you've read the book, you might not pick up on Ruth and Idgie's real relationship ... so it's a nice little "inside secret," if you will. Lori, wondering if she's becoming one of those older, suburban lesbians, in MD ~ Send your FREE holiday greetings online at Yahoo! Greetings.
