So am i to understand that your just having abit of a sook? Where in Australia do you live! must be in a town because your perception is alittle off! On what City Australian socirty thinks of lesbians and gays, or are you more so trying to differentiate yourself from others in the homosexual lifestyle?
Umm... no? I'm ...( 7 months ago by onebeat89)
Umm... no? I'm trying to look at the way gays and lesbians are treated in Aussie film. While it's largely better than hollywood and other film industries, it still has improvements to make. I didn't ask you to agree with my opinion, I was simply speculating. Besides the only part of this that even mentions society is right at the end, and like I said it's just speculation.
There's no 'lifestyle' as you call it, and I'm not trying to differentiate myself from anyone.
What do you mean ...( 7 months ago by loki6993)
What do you mean there is no lifestyle? Iam as camp as a row of tents and that is still the way i refer to myself. Otherwise now i have a better understanding of what you were trying to say.
I just don't see it ...( 7 months ago by onebeat89)
I just don't see it as a lifestyle. I don't refer to myself as having a specific sexuality, and I don't live any differently to any of my 'straight' friends. That's why I don't think of myself as having a homosexual or lesbian lifestyle. It's just a personal opinion thing I guess.
I strongly agree ...( 7 months ago by hamnoo)
I strongly agree with you, onebeat89.
thank you for this ...( 6 months ago by lexomil1414)
thank you for this interesting analyse of Gay and lesbian in autralian movies. I wish in France we were able to make films like that.
i don't think the ...( 5 months ago by montavilla)
i don't think the lesbian couple in 'love and other catastrophes' as characters themselves were intentional to be a 'joke'. they were funny, because the film was a comedy - the other straight characters were just as funny and their relationships were not a 'joke'.
the scene you references is where frances o'conner's character was trying to make her ex-girlfriends new girlfriend uncomfortable and jealous. it was hilarious. love and other catastrophes is an awesome film.
ps, i'm an american.
LESBIAN AND GAY ...( 5 months ago by evnts101)
LESBIAN AND GAY PRIDE!
What can I say, ...( 5 months ago by onebeat89)
What can I say, I've taken liberties I'm sure :D thanks for the feedback.
And I know, that's probably my favourite scene of the film! Great timing, realistically awkward... brilliant.
At 2:05... correct ...( 5 months ago by feyth85)
At 2:05... correct me if I'm wrong, but is that Radha Mitchell on the right? I didn't know she was Australian! She was in High Art (beautiful movie!).
It sure is... and ...( 5 months ago by onebeat89)
It sure is... and she sure is! I've never seen High Art (not available here) but I've read about it and it sounds interesting. I'd say LaOC was one of her first film roles... could be wrong though
She's SO CUTE in ...( 5 months ago by feyth85)
She's SO CUTE in High Art. And it's such a beautiful movie. You should really watch it some time!! It's one of my favorite lesbian flicks ever. I'd invite you to come over and watch it, but it's probably cheaper for you to just buy the movie ;)
Anyhoo, thanks for the info!
HUGH girlfriend?( 5 months ago by over18andahalf)
HUGH girlfriend?
umm... sorry?( 5 months ago by onebeat89)
umm... sorry?
Great vid! I don't ...( 5 months ago by WindyJ)
Great vid! I don't know that I agree with the fact that any representation is better than none but I still really like this. Very well thought out and well done! Thank you for posting :) Did you do this for a class or anything?
Thanks for your ...( 5 months ago by onebeat89)
Thanks for your comment! Yep, I made this as my practical response when I did the Australian film unit in media.
this is real aus.( 5 months ago by anoopkarnal)
this is real aus.
Wow, this gave me ...( 4 months ago by NiaNamora)
Wow, this gave me an interesting look inside Australian films, as well as getting to know ya'lls society a little better. It also makes me look at the differences between your culture and mine (I'm From the U.S.). For example it's more socially acceptable to see lesbians then it is to see gay males in the U.S., as it is the opposite in Australia.
As for your analysis on the movies...I always found all characters in movies to be at least semi self-absorbed, but that's just my perspective.
yes..well.. i loved ...( 3 months ago by SuperDuperTracy)
yes..well.. i loved this analysis (no pun intended)..but I don't agree that any representation is better than none at all.. gay people being consistently portrayed as deviants, often violent or psychotic is never a good thing!!.. i remember hiding to watch any any film with a gay character hoping to understand myself and often coming away feeling like something was wrong with me because the character was so tragic. I could have done without seeing that in those days..
Isn't the term ' ...( 3 months ago by llretarded)
Isn't the term 'lifestyle' merely another way of differentiating homosexuality from the norm - I mean you never hear of heterosexuality being a 'lifestyle' choice do you? Also, I think it is important to keep in mind that the things that individuate homosexual people from each other far out strip the mere coincidence that they have a similar choice in the sex of their partners...that is, sexuality is not identity for heterosexuals only for homos... why?
yes that's true. ...( 2 months ago by onebeat89)
yes that's true. luckily most of Aust's gay characters aren't serial killers, but we do get stuck with that label sometimes in films.
do you know what ...( 2 months ago by crazykrew)
do you know what the first song that was up is called???...
Everybody Knows ...( 2 months ago by onebeat89)
Everybody Knows That You're Insane by Queens of the Stone Age.
Thanks! Sure - the ...( 3 weeks ago by onebeat89)
Thanks! Sure - the movies I used were He Died With A Felafel In His Hand, The Getting of Wisdom, The Well, Only the Brave, Picnic At Hanging Rock, Love and Other Catastrophes and Sirens.
