Character Flaw
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NovaIncognito — 13 years ago(January 19, 2013 03:28 AM)
Dude, you are justthis has to be my shortest and rudest post, but for someone like you I'll make an exception..you are simply just an idiot.
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NovaIncognito — 13 years ago(February 25, 2013 07:12 AM)
Wow, are you slow. This was part of the joke, part of the movie..the idea that these "middle american, small dust bowl town folk" didn't know much about drag queens, etc., and if they saw one, might not even consider it. That was part of the joke. And the fact that most viewers actually thought Leguizamo was a female, and had no idea it was him until they saw the credits or looked it up on the computer shows you that the only one that was super obvioulsy a man was Snipes, but again, that was part of the joke. Sorry you didn't get it, but people like you don't. You're just way too full of yourself, thinking you are some kind of intellectual, and professional movie critic, because of said self-believed intellect, to just chill, suspend disbelief, and enjoy a damn funny movie. You take yourself too seriously, which is not only obvious, but also a large understatement.
Now, as far as your statement "while men dress up in drag, they still visibly remain men, and not women" goes, I don't think anyone knows what the hell you are trying to say. That they dress up in drag but don't put make-up on, shave their legs, create fake cleavage and actually try to look like women, but still "visibly remain men?" If that's what you mean, well, that right there is enough to discredit everything else you've written.
If you are simply complaining that they stayed in drag throughout the movie, I pretty much agree with what another poster posted, with some additional thought. It makes sense that maybe they were stay in drag as they were treating this as some kind of "drag crusade" in going to the "drag queen of America" pageant, and on top of that, trying to "teach" Chi-Chi had to "be a drag queen" The other part of it is the fact that it was a vital part of the humor involved, with a lot of the histerical lines and references that you are probably too unknowledgeable to catch. If they weren't in drag the entire time, how funny would the movie be?
Your problem is, like I said before: you take yourself too seriously and you think too much of yourself. I dont see how people like you watch movies at all when you are so highly involved in critiquing them than rather just suspending disbelief for awhile and trying to just enjoy the damn movie. Geez.
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zyggums — 13 years ago(August 12, 2012 03:01 PM)
I thought They were in drag for the trip to claim their prize as reigning drag queen it was a uniform for their voyage which would be like 3 days. like when miss america wears her sash on tour.
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hilljayne — 12 years ago(May 07, 2013 01:12 PM)
They just wanted to drive across country in dragjust having fun. It's really not a big deal. They arrive in town as women so they have to keep dressing as women in order to avoid any, what they fear, prejudice.
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susan_mj — 12 years ago(August 24, 2013 07:14 PM)
Drag queens remain in drag all the time when they're gay men who feel more comfortable as women than as men. They were all obviously more than just drag queens, they liked men, they referred to themselves as fairies, etc etc. I know many gay men who dress as women ALL the time, who refuse to dress in anything less than overly feminine, but when they're in drag queen mode they go ALL out.
You said "Drag is meant to be an outfit, a get-up in which the man remains plainly and obviously, still a man. " You're thinking 'old school' drag or just men in drag, a drag QUEEN is exactly as it's portrayed in the movie. -
silver_faerie69 — 12 years ago(January 29, 2014 02:21 PM)
I have to agree with susan_mj. And one has to wonder if ANY of the people who agree with the OP even know any drag queens I do, they are some of mine and my husbands closest and dearest friends. They love this movie as much as I do and think it's spot on. Some people just need to argue or put movies down just because THEY don't like them, not because their argument has substance.
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grandmabrat — 12 years ago(February 06, 2014 02:44 PM)
apparently some people believe the 'rules' of drag queen life were supposed to be obeyed by the movie. I have no idea what the 'rules' are but we loved the movie. A lot of fun and mostly good feelings with little hatred and violence. The gay men I have known are very nice to women, so their being supportive of the women in town was not weird to me. Good movie all the way around and very far from a cliche. Good writing and many good characters.
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TheFatDruidofNacyl — 11 years ago(August 21, 2014 04:33 AM)
They were in a small town where people thought they were women. It was best to keep up the look. Also it seemed that they didn't just dress in Drag for the competition but considered it a way of life. To be a Drag Queen was more than simply putting on the costume. Also, sho is to say that Transvestites or Transsexuals can't also be Drag Queens?
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sohrmn — 11 years ago(September 27, 2014 10:48 AM)
Well, most transvestites are heterosexual, often married. These characters would appear to be gay 'draq queens'. Their is a line in the movie where one of the characters describe the difference.
Most transgender people I know who have donned 'draq' for extended periods of time, are preparing for gender reassignment surgery. This doesn't appear to be the case here, but that may have been a change made for the benefit of a story. -
pastorjwallen — 11 years ago(January 13, 2015 09:39 PM)
It's just an assumption on my part, but I always figured they were fine with being men, but they loved to wear what society considers women's clothing, and so they wore it all of the time to go along with their fabulous, larger-than-life personalities.
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