Twenty years ago, Ang Lee's drama about the love between two male sheep herders was released after a long battle to get it made. It was a watershed moment for gay representation.
I was a preteen when the crying game came out and I kept thinking the character was a man dressed as a woman.
I think it’s because I was more concentrated on primary sexual characteristics to identify people’s gender at the time because of my age. Obviously, I saw the movie way too young but it’s an interesting perspective that the twist didn’t exist for me.
Similarly to The Crying Game which Brokeback Mountain is closer to than it is to today.
I was a preteen when the crying game came out and I kept thinking the character was a man dressed as a woman. I think it’s because I was more concentrated on primary sexual characteristics to identify people’s gender at the time because of my age. Obviously, I saw the movie way too young but it’s an interesting perspective that the twist didn’t exist for me.
After July 24, 2025, the release of Brokeback Mountain will have been closer to the Chernobyl disaster
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