A metaphor for undisclosed homosexuality
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vilafire — 9 years ago(June 14, 2016 08:39 AM)
Believe me, not everything does, but because of bigots and homophobes people had to be cagey when exploring such a 'taboo' subject.
But your response says a lot about you, sir or madam. Especially when the question is very valid. It's not like he said The Flintstones is about the gay identity in the Jurassic Era. -
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vilafire — 9 years ago(June 14, 2016 08:46 AM)
Do you think the movie says nothing about impotence or old age either?
I'm sorry if you're an adult and you think this is an example of simply a good thriller. You're thinking of a Jason Statham movie or something. -
vitabuona — 16 years ago(February 27, 2010 09:25 AM)
I agree with the OP. It's very similar to other films that deal with the topic of undisclosed homosexuality somewhere in the story line. I think it is very possible that that may have been what was implied. I don't think the OP should be attacked for stating their opinion or what they grasped from the filmit's totally feasible even if that may not have been the intended message.
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Greg75 — 16 years ago(February 27, 2010 12:43 PM)
I really didn't intend to make any fuss by opening this topic in the first place. As I wrote, "this [the homosexual subtext] seems like an interesting decyphering lead to me". I do see "Seconds" as a really fascinating, disturbing film, and not "gay" as such, but I was willing to discuss this idea that genuinely came to me. Now if mentioning anything about homosexuality subtext causes such a stir, and mostly provokes irate comments about general perception of homosexuality and not even homosexuality IN the film well I'm outta here.
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EllisFowler — 15 years ago(June 19, 2010 06:46 AM)
RidiculousI'm with gayspiritwarrior on this one. It's based on a novel, which I read after seeing the movie, and the film is not only quite faithful to it (except at the very end) but there's NO hint of homosexuality; it's just the story of a shallow guy who has led a superficially successful but ultimately unsatisfying life (WOW! Just like the film! Imagine!). The character is a man who knows something is wrong but who's missingfor lack of a better termthe spirit that would have led him to make more meaningful choices and the moral is that THIS is what the transformation can't give him. Heand every other man in that waiting roomis condemned to dissatisfaction that he'll never be able to resolve because even given a fresh start, the essence of who you are can't be altered. At no time is there any indication that sex with another guy will fix things.
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Shadow1517 — 15 years ago(July 27, 2010 11:42 AM)
some people do think that Hudson drew on his supposed homosexuality and having to cover it up in his portrayal of a man living a lie. So yes, the film itself is not about homosexuality (perhaps the communist blacklist is alluded to), but there are subtexts about ANYONE having to cover up who you really are to live a superficially more easy life.