i am a straight girl and loved this movie, and not that i did not have a problem with kissing scenes, i enjoyed them.

Hetero guy, no problems here. Best film Gus Van Sant has made, one of Penns best performances, one of the best films the year it came out. It's like the type of film Oliver Stone would've made early in his career if he were gay.

I'm straight and it didn't make me uncomfortable, nor did it any of my straight friends who saw it. Your opening statement is not true.
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the "sex" scenes were either just some kissing or very short/shot in the dark so they didn't bother me
so many movies, so little time

paomiazoh,
Though I respect your feelings on the subject, and feeling the way you do appreciate your openness in viewing the film in the first place, I have to say your comment comes across as somewhat juvenile.
As a gay person, I have been viewing straight love and sex scenes my entire life, and am not always comfortable with them, so can understand that if this was something new to you it may well have been an uncomfortable feeling to see.
Nonetheless, as you were open minded enough to give it a shot, it strikes me as disingenuous of you to go to the trouble of making a post specifically aimed at the film's content. The very heading of your post assumes that all straight people feel as you do and only the LGBT community will be comfortable with the subject manner.Untrue.
The film's critical and relative box office success suggest that many people of various sexual orientations admired the production. Perhaps this indicates that the problem lay not with the film's content and subject matter, but rather within yourself?
Personally, I'm not a fan of sex scenes in film as a rule - I tend to fast forward through them when possible as I find them boring - but in an instance when they are pertinent to the plot and forward the story, I watch because they're a part of telling the story.
And I don't bitch about it afterward.

I felt the same way watching Brokeback Mountain, even though I actually enjoyed the film. I haven't seen this one yet.

It didn't make me uncomfortable, in fact, I thought it was cowardly to not even include a single "proper" gay sex scene. If you're going to make me watch 2 hours of gay propaganda oscar bait, at least go all the way.

If it makes you uncomfortable, you have a phobia about it, therefore are a homophobic.
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Why? I'm gay and can quite comfortably watch men/women or women/women go at it. Also I have straights friends ho as far as I know aren't uncomfortable watching gay stuff.

Oh yeah, meaning a real American is a heterosexual WASP. WASPs have controlled the country for 350 years and just look at what a mess they have made. No prejudice here, this film viewer is one.

Oh yeah, meaning a real American is a heterosexual WASP. WASPs have controlled the country for 350 years and just look at what a mess they have made. No prejudice here, this film viewer is one.

I never had any problem with gays. Its seems that America wants a sanitized society!

You said it well OP in your post, it's YOUR truth, but the tittle of your thread it's a wrong generalization.
I'm not gay and I found this film great and very moving.
Please excuse my terrible redaction, english is not my native language.

Spoken like a true homophobic, under-educated individual. It has nothing to do with political correctness. You yourself used the term "gay". The impolitic label would be "fag" or "queer". Don't be a hypocrite as well.

watching two men screwing each other is supposed to be suppressed.
If that was in the movie I missed it. Will admit the kissing in bed scene did make me a bit squeamish though. For some reason I was fine when the kisses when they were upright though. At the same time, I knew what the movie was about before I started watching. Didn't see I had any right to complain.

Of course it made you feel uncomfortable. An obviously normal reaction that your supposed to deny because of political correctness.
We're suppose to respect the fact that gay people are just doing what comes natural to them, but your natural instinct to feel uncomfortable watching two men screwing each other is supposed to be suppressed.

I hate to hear that but respect your feelings about it. I hope you were still able to take away some sense of inspiration from it. Movies like this are rare. Maybe there will be a time in the future where you can revisit it and not feel as uncomfortable.
Also remember, the lead actors in this movie are straight.

Really? I thought it was a typical allegory of upward mobility and triumph of the will Hollywood propaganda.
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Very strange thing to sayI am not gay but found the story and performances very good

Instead of defending the OP, it would be better to suggest he reexamine his heterosexuality and latent homosexuality. This is hardly an unusual dichotomy. However, the fact that the film made him uncomfortable belies the pretension of being non-homophobic.

Very well said.

isnt it better that he finished the movie AND was willing to watch a movie that could potentially make him uncomfortable?
How is it fair to say "why did you watch it then?" when hes only expressing his discomfort with the gayness of the movie.
if he knew there would be scenes that he would find uncomfortable, then its great he was still willing to give it a chance. If he didnt, and he watched it then hes allowed to feel uncomfortable.
its so lame when people act like people are being unreasonable when they have a negative opinion. This is a discussion website. People are allowed to express likes and dislikes.

LOOOL
If you're the type of person to be made uncomfortable by the content of this film, why would you watch a film like this?
It is a fantastic film.

I thought this movie was outstandingly hot!
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