Are any gay men offended by this film?
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AcidRaina — 11 years ago(March 06, 2015 11:40 AM)
Quite some time ago I had on 'The Birdcage' while doing some housework when a gay friend of mine came by to give my boyfriend at the time a ride to work. When he saw what was playing on my TV he was like; 'Why the hell do you own this crap?' He then explained to me why he was extremely offended by the film and it's over the top portrayal of gay life. When they left I remember him yelling 'Bye Raina, enjoy your big fat gay movie!' It was a humorous exchange on both our parts but I always think of that when I rewatch it.
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Dave1136 — 11 years ago(March 06, 2015 12:49 PM)
At last someone is offended! Yours is the only answer I received in stating that someone is offended.
If I was gay I would be offended by this film even though there were many laughs! I don't know, Maybe I have a thin skin! -
bmister-35191 — 10 years ago(May 09, 2015 07:19 AM)
The Birdcage is a movie about gay people for straight people. It reassures them that those silly gays just want to dance and sing and have fun.
The gays are harmless. A simple folk. They don't want to do anything serious like lawyers, doctors and engineers. The only want to work in the entertainment and hospitality industries. -
kylopod — 10 years ago(July 16, 2015 07:51 PM)
As a straight man I can see why a gay person might be offended by this film. It certainly trades in stereotypes. But you need to consider it in the context of its timeand even more so, the original French film which came out in the 1970s. Back then, it was unusual for a movie to feature openly gay protagonists, to make them unabashedly sympathetic, and to depict a homophobic politician as a ridiculous clown. By the 1990s when the American remake came out this wasn't quite as revolutionary but still was ahead of most other Hollywood treatments of the subject.
I will say one thing about the remake: I had the subtle feeling that Robin Williams was slightly uncomfortable in the role. He had done camp-gay routines before in his standup, and I suspect that's how he wanted to approach this materialunfortunately for him, the movie also demanded that he portray his character as a human being in a loving (if exasperated) relationship with his long-time partner. The original movie made that relationship believable; the remake, not so much. -
tuss_bear — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 04:15 AM)
I was OK with this movie until it ended with the huge closeup of the STRAIGHT married couplethen I was indeed mortally offended. This movie isn't about the straight married couple, it's about the 2 men who have been together for 20 years.
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beyondtbm0914 — 10 years ago(March 19, 2016 07:37 PM)
Not at all. I absolutely love this movie. It's being shown on HBO. It has a lot of things in it especially politics. It was just, maybe even somewhat unrealistic but funny anyway, how the conservative senator and his family came together at the end with "the gays" and a plan and the marriage at the end. I also love the actors in it as well especially obviously Robin Williams and Nathan Lane (I didn't know he voiced Timon in Timon and Pumbaa).