I just watched this and I could help but think Herb and the dad are possibly gay. they talk all the time about killing e
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sublimer13 — 13 years ago(July 31, 2012 04:41 PM)
If you look at their relationship through the perspective of Eve Sedgwick's queer theory, then it is arguable that the two share a far more intimate relationship than what is between Emma and Joseph. The relationship between Herbie/Joseph has more mutuality and enjoyment, so it is a very strong homosocial (same sex) bond, but this doesn't make it sexual, by any means. So, yes, I can see "gay subtext" between the two, but it is not explicitly homoerotic or sexually charged.
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lamont-hard — 12 years ago(May 06, 2013 06:47 PM)
I agree with you, Just another thing where the word Chemistry and other terms related to it can sometimes mean nothing. It's used way to often to describe something that is not even there. I am always surprised by viewers who is not shown romance to deduct it means there is no love.
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knnthln0-556-861648 — 9 years ago(June 26, 2016 05:19 PM)
That's a ridiculous observation. How you could see a gay relationship between those two characters boggles the mind. They were just two men discussing a topic they were both interested in. There was nothing in any scene between the two to suggest a gay relationship IMO.
I know that I am stupid but when I look around me I feel a lot better.