TV Stuff (gee, I did a lot last night, didn't I?)

[laura_seabrook]

Last night I was watching the last half of a film I've seen before: In & Out. I find the more I see this film, the more I really dislike it. I guess what really irks me is how the main character Howard is forced into assuming someone else's idea of who he might be (and it's interesting that this isn't based on any sexual preference, but on how he dresses and his body language). Compounding that then, is the final scene where (to support Howard) the whole town comes out "gay" in the most insincere (except for one) manner.

The ending was a lot like To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar. Don't get me wrong, I sort of liked that film, but I felt that both films played so much on stereotypes. At least in To Wong Foo, the people defended in the final scenes are who the sheriff thinks they are, whereas in In & Out, Howard is actually (at best fit) a metrosexual, so the so-called defence actually just pigeon-holes him more in morbid stereotype. I guess, not being American, the obvious reference to the Mcarthy Trials is lost on me.

Also, I can't help thinking of an episode of South Park, where to help the local nurse (who had a dead foetus on the side of her face) feel at home, everyone in town wore a fake dead foetus on the side of their faces! Speaking of South Park. The most insane episode (featuring immigrants from the future) was on last night. Not only that, but uncle Vic died on Queer as Folk, as well. I love how they dump the main characters in the shit in that show, only to have them resolve things before the end.

Comments

[stitchedsutures.livejournal.com]

There was a South Park episode that dealt with the metrosexual stuff too. All the kids started coming to school trying to out-gay each other because it was the "popular" thing to. Even Timmy was all limp wristed and spangly. That show is hilarious.

[octobrianaoz.livejournal.com]

I must have missed that one. Maybe it was a parody of the film above.

Uncle Vic

[fiery-ichor.livejournal.com]

Uncle Vic died ?! oh nos! I was working late last night then went to the Lucky so I missed it. Well Im sure he was happy in the end.

Re: Uncle Vic

[octobrianaoz.livejournal.com]

Ah, but he'd just had a big argument with his sister, so the last words they had together were not good ones. Guess who's got a pile of guilt now.

getting boots made

[fiery-ichor.livejournal.com]

i mentioned to karl that I wanted to get some shoes/boots made at the custom shoe making place in Charlestown... he mentioned that you got some there (or at least he thinks they were made there) ... tell me about them (the place/people + shoes)

thanks

Re: getting boots made

[octobrianaoz.livejournal.com]

????

I've never had any boots made especially for me.