Wednesday, November 21, 2007

i now pronounce you...


i watched this in-flight. i was curious about the obviously-gay theme. my parents were raving about it, too. well, it was typical adam sandler... a lot of laughs then it gets mushy as it drives home a point. it reminds me of this TVC:



i am reacting to the way the stereotypes of being gay are used as fodder for laughs. i didnt find it funny anymore that the audience is supposed to be laughing out loud to the gay references: the music and the icons (especially barbra, barry manilow, boy george)... and everything else that spells gay culture. i guess i identify with most of the references mentioned that it actually hurts that these are supposed to be punchlines.

although the movie has its redeeming value (for gays), i just wasnt laughing out loud anymore.

5 comments:

John Halcyon von Rothschild said...

Welcome to NYC! Do some shopping! Now's the perfect time to shop! I don't really watch movies like those. They're funny, yes. But I'm not about to spend 10 bucks on a movie ticket for that. Anyway hope you have fun!

Marcus: Bading Down Under said...

Sa totoo lang, I didn't find it funny in the sense that after a while, the slapstick homosexuality of it all just felt too 80's. Parang pwede ba... Anyway, just me. :-)

closet case said...

hey john! thanks! and shop is what ive been doing but moreso after thanksgiving! certainly not worth $10.. not even a pirated dvd in the phils.!

thanks, marcus, for the visit! you're right. too 80's. ipahinga na...

Kai Santorino said...

i found it really offensive... using homosexuality... as some sort of bathroom humor? it's disgusting...

closet case said...

now that you mentioned it, kai, you are right. it is offensive! thanks for visiting!