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Originally Posted by Supz
Whats so interesting about the times we live in that has to do with this movie.
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When I was growing up, there is no way this would be made let alone have two A list stars in it and be on HBO. I'm glad we have reached that level even if I do hope there is a time when nobody cares about the sexuality of an actor playing a character that happens to be gay. Though, it is probably fair to say that in this story the character doesn't just so happen to be gay rather than it being the subject of the story.
As far as the times we live in, I also find it interesting that part of the marketing of the film is the story they are telling that the concept was rejected for theater release because they were told it was 'too gay'. Using claimed homophobia to publicize because they know that will get people to watch partially out of curiosity and partially out of protest is indeed a sign of the times to me and as a non-straight person interesting to watch.