February 3, 2004
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[#35] Minority Report
Was watching X-MEN 2 again yesterday with my dorm-mates...and almost twice! I just love this movie and I think 2 is even made better than 1! Everything is good in this movie, story, acting, actors/tresses, special effects, music...and most importantly, well at least it is to me, this is all about Minority!
I first watched this movie in cinema, though it was so cool. But now when I watched it agian, it's interesting to find out that I discovered more this time. I can't help thinking the minorities in this movie are exactly the true shadow of what it is like in real life. But the only difference is, in the movie, each individual of the minority is so powerful.
I begin to wonder: Will I ever realize that if I were not gay? Maybe the answer is NO.
When that cute Bobby a.k.a. ICEMAN, went home with other X-mates, his family saw all these weird people in the room and looked confused. 'This is...Professor Logan.', Bobby said, 'There is something I need to tell you...' Then they sat down and had this conversation:
Mom: So uh...when did you fist find out that you were a ... a...
Pyro: (playing with the Zippo, making noise) A mutant?
Mom: (looking at Pyro) Would you cut that out? (Pyro closed the lighter)
Dad: You have to understand. We thought Bobby was going to a school for the gifted...
Rogue: Bobby is gifted!
Dad: We know that. We just didn't realize that...
Mom: We still love you Bobby! It's just this...mutant problem is a little...
Logan: What mutant problem?
Mom: (looking at Logan)...complicated...
Dad: What exactly are you a professor of Mr. Logan?
Logan: Art!
... ... (After Bobby turned mom's coffee into ice, Ronny, his brother ran out to call the police)
Mom: Bobby... Have you tried...not being a mutant?
Now I almost laughed out. A roomfull of people, straight people exept me, were watching but no one would ever think that this is such a perfect coming out dialogue for gay people too. The mother's lines are perfect lines for tens of thousands of mothers in the world who just heard their son and daughters coming out to them. 'Have you ever tried...not being gay?' Pretty clever movie, isn't it!?
Many people here, especially here in Japan. or say Asia, won't see this movie with the context of minority issue, or without knowing that this movie or the original comics was more or less related to the anti-discrimination movements in 1963.
When I told the above to my friend, he asked me after a good laugh: Do you always think so much when you watch a movie??? I said: No if I were not gay
Oh by the way, did you notic this place where you can make your entry at Xanga, is called X-tools? How cool is that!
Comments (5)
could also swap the word mutant for stoner. I didn't have that kind of conversation with my parents when they found out. Nope. They were not reasonable at all about it. Not at all. Not that it affected anything but they had to have their 'little' say.
I'm not writing anything right now, too sad, but I'm posting bits of silly news on Soap0pera
I wonder if it would be easier to come-out as a mutant rather than as gay? What are you going to do first E? Come out as gay or as a mutant? Which will your parents accept most? Î
First off! Yes, a great movie, and yes, better then the first, and yes, I can't wait for the third installment.
Secondly, I also read the novel before I saw the movie. Yes, that's probably making me an uber-nerd, but that's ok, I liked the novel even better then the movie, mostly because my mind isn't inhibited by the restraints of technology and film.
Thirdly, yes, that scene is a VERY strong allusion to coming out conversations, and I thought that first when I read the novel, and again when I saw it on the screen. So, don't feel too special, you don't have to be gay to see that. ::Hums::
Fourthly! If you DO think that much when you watch television, or movies, or listen to music, or read a book, then GOOD FOR YOU! While superficially, every entertainer hopes to do simply that, entertain, it means that they are really doing their job if they can provoke some thought or debate about real world issues, such as minority discrimination, or discomfort with personal issues and families, so keep on thinking!
I got a phone call today that made me think I was being asked to join the X-men...but then I realized I didn't have any superpowers, AND it wasn't real, but for a minute, I felt really cool.
lol - I didn't even realise you were gay mate! Not that it makes a difference, i'm just usually the last person to notice these things.
*looks at blogrings OeO is subscribed to - slaps face*
anyhoo, yeah mate that dialogue wasn't lost to most people! In my review (I always write reviews) I stated how X2 was as much a statement on tolerance as it is understanding. Great movie, great message.
I put that story up on my site, so drop by to read it.
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