Homosexuality?
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Spacer1 — 13 years ago(October 12, 2012 05:18 AM)
I loved how overtly and obviously gay DeNiro's character was, even though one of his ship's crew called it "being whoopsie" instead of actually saying "gay." He stole the show here, and I loved the bit at the end with Humphrey as well. The reason why they did that is because just like Shakespeare's tough guy acts on the ship, Humphrey was overcompensating by always fighting with Tristan and not being his true self. That was their connection and I don't know how anybody could misinterpret this. I guess some people do need to see full on sex acts to get it.
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donwan47 — 12 years ago(May 08, 2013 01:35 PM)
De Niro was excellent in this and despite what some people say his character was a positive role model.
Kind, honest, intelligent and possessed of a great and kind heart. He just happened to be in the closet because of prejudice. An all too common occurrence. -
clouseau-4 — 12 years ago(September 09, 2013 11:21 AM)
One of the messages of the movie was the importance of being yourself.
European fairy tales may not have had many (if any) explicitly "whoopsie" characters but of course we know they have existed throughout all of human history.
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Ithilfaen — 11 years ago(December 26, 2014 08:51 PM)
Nope, when I say fairy tales I mean old European fairy tales, I.e. hansel and gretel, red riding hood, the boy who cried wolf, etc.not modern day adaptations alternating from the norm
Not sure I agree since most of these tales never really included any kind of sexuality, straight or otherwise so by your standards, the depiction of straight love in Stardust is also inaccurate.
Regardless, this isn't an adaptation of any traditional fairy tale, it's a story with supernatural and magical elements that depicts love, lust for power, the quest for identity and many other human struggles. I think Captain Shakespeare's story fit perfectly in its midst.
As for the poster who thinks it makes no sense that Humphrey would be interested in a guy when he's actively pursuing Victoria, well, bisexuality is not a fairy tale to scare gay people straight (or vice versa), and maybe Humphrey was just pursuing Victoria the way Tristan was: because she's the "desirable" girl in the village, the pretty one, the one all the guys want, a trophy to whoever wins her.
For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco