Lesbian Heroine?
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le_chiffre-1 — 16 years ago(September 14, 2009 03:10 PM)
I disagree. Not all art is an inkblot test. Some interpretations may not be consistent with the facts. And just because a character doesn't walk around with a T-shirt that says "I'm heterosexual" doesn't mean they're homosexual.
If you don't know what a character's sexual preference is, then it's a safe bet they're heterosexual, since the vast majority of people are. Especially in a non-sexploitation movie from 1962.
And perhaps if a character's sexual preference isn't clear, it's because it's not important to the story? What is it with homosexuals trying to make everything about their sexual preference, anyways? -
kaosnklutter — 19 years ago(June 02, 2006 05:52 PM)
well my theory is: if she grew up in a very religious god-fearing family and became a organist for a church before getting into a car accident it seems she is just not interested in "sin" before marriage. And if she had any interest joining the church to be more than on organist then she would be a nun and then therefore would be celebent. just my thoughts tho.. and strickly not backed up by any info beceause really there isnt any except the movie, which is to be inturpurated however well have fun guys!
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Incredible_Brightness — 19 years ago(July 10, 2006 04:11 AM)
Everyone always reads too much into movies. But you might have something there with the doctor's office confession. But you definitely read too much into the Landlady and the Souls-dance. If she were a lesbian, I think she'd have better taste than to have 'chosen' Mrs. Thomas. Plus, if she is a lesbian - why does she trust men like Dr. Samuels? And she trusts Mr. Linden quite a bit (not to mention that she looks quite lit up after he leaves her in that Morning Coffee scene). Most lesbians have
serious
trust issues with men, and though Mary says she wants to be alone, I see her making an effort to be more open to men. If the writer was trying to imply somehow that Mary was a lesbian, the movie would have been bad, because there would be no point to it - it would be purely for the exploitation factor. It's not important that she even be with any guy, so I think that's why the script chooses her to be sexually confusing. There is no real evidence here to support that claim apart from the fact that her character isn't motivated to jump every guy she can find. Remember, back in these days, people expected all pretty young girls were either married, had boyfriends, or were on the lookout for one.
Sorry, but the Prosecution's Case doesn't hold water.
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clunkygirl — 19 years ago(July 30, 2006 12:47 PM)
I think Mary's sexual orientation was not touched on at all in this film, rather, it was her lack of sexual interest
(this was implied to be the case even in life for her as she indicated at the doctor's office). Most people fall in the middle of the bell curve when it comes to sex drive/attractiveness and behavior. Couple this with the saturation of sex in film and it easy to forget that there are promiscuous hetero, homo, bi and asexuals just as there are sexually inactive hetero, homo, bi and asexuals - in other words, not everyone is ahem horny. And jeez, the neighbor is a caricature of a sleaze-ball - it seems the writer's intention that he be undesirable, period.
Lesbians have issues with men? Straight women do as well! I'm joking, sort of - generalizations like that are sweeping.
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DetectiveDoug — 19 years ago(September 09, 2006 08:33 PM)
Kind of off-topic, but if she was so anti-social, who were those two girls in the car with her? I'm not pushing for or against the lesbian thing (I do doubt it), but doesn't a playful joyride with friends seem like a strange way to introduce an emotionally detached/numbed character?
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TwoFace224 — 19 years ago(September 13, 2006 02:02 PM)
Personally i found nothing in this movie that made me think that Mary was a Lesbian. Sure she pushed away John. But if the only man who came on to you was a guy who looked like he worked for the mob. had Greasie hair and most likly had a weird shrine of you with some hair clipings. You would be running to the exit to. Now if some nice looking handsome guy was living down the hall. I think her reaction would have been different. Plus the fact that she was
Dead
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NobodyMove — 19 years ago(November 10, 2006 09:17 PM)
Mary's lack of interest in men is meant to represent sexual death. For a detailed analysis, check out this site:
http://www.horror-wood.com/carny.htm
http://armedrobbery.blogspot.com/