Hi Guys,
Myself and my boyfriend recently went to watch 'Honeymoon Travels' we didnt
have the slightest idea that it has a gay angle to it too, and were enjoying
the movie along with other members of the audience, when all of a sudden a
Husband of a couple comes out to his wife saying that he is gay. And what we
hear is stunned silence in the theatre! Eventually people start gasping and
slowly get back to their senses and the movie moves on. Similar grunts erupt
when the gay husband offers to take another man (also a newly married husband,
who has his first gay feelings when he meets this man) to the loo as he is
drunk and is feeling sick. We enjoyed the movie and also the reaction of the
crowd after the show and well yes some appreciative smiles thrown at us as we
exited the theatre hand in hand!
All in all accolades to the movie makers for depicting gays in their naturality
and not connoting them with stereotypical representations which were the norm
so far as the mainstream hindi cinema goes.
Also noteworthy is the mention of a character in the recently released
'Ekalavya' who is the Rana of an erstwhile kingdom. this character is depicted
as impotent and also portrayed in some scenes (as in where he is getting a
pedicure) as having feminine behaviour. Also notable is the tight script and
beautiful cinematography. And a continuity maintained in the form of colors and
forms throughout the movie. must watch.
Subtle representations of gay characters, different contexts, clear in their
message and for once seem natural and blend well with the movie.
do watch both.
Thanks & Regards
RAKSHAS
- Original Message
From: Akash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 4:38:21 PM
Subject: g_b honeymoon travels- gay depiction
i saw the movie, honemoon travels and they showed a gay man marry a woman, and
how her reaction is when she finds out...meanwhile anothher straight married
man is attracted to him...
for the first time i have seeen a potrayal of man to man scene without humour
but just as the situation is...no bobby darling and kanta behn thrown in for
effect..
what did u all feel??
regards
akash
Salil wrote:
Vineet,
If he slept with you, and if you are a man, he is not straight, he is bi or
gay. Thats what the words traditionally mean !
The fact that you had to seduce him with tact and subtlety just means that he
did not like you right away.
Cheers
Salil
vineet kumar wrote:
just use some tact and be very subtleso that things dont rebounds
on u.and most of the time i succeed with flying colours(i can take a class
on how to seduce a straight man and get him to bed)
enjoy
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