Defying Gravity
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Movie Reviews of Defying Gravity
Movie Review: Wonderful Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
I absolutely love this movie. It is a very realistic depiction of how gays and lesbians deal with coming out of the closet in college. Griff and Pete met and fell in love in a fraternity house. Pete moves out of the house and starts living a semi-open gay lifestyle. Griff is still living in the house and is still completely closeted. The relationship between Griff and Pete quickly disintegrates because Pete is getting tired of Griff's refusal to quit living a lie--Pete gets really upset when Griff starts flirting with this girl right in front of him. Their relationship is basically over--in that they have had a big fight--so they go their separate ways and Pete is immediately gay bashed and spends most of the remainder of the movie in a coma. Griff's life is immediately thrown into turmoil as he starts to come to terms with the guilt he feels over the fact that he was not there for Pete when he needed him most--Griff had seen the truck following Pete down the street and he had this feeling that something was not right but he ignored it and drove off. As Griff's life starts to come apart he meets this girl who is a lesbian and is also firmly in the closet--they become friends of sorts and offer some emotional support for each other as they deal with the issue of coming out. Griff also has problems with his best friend in the house because he is grieving for Pete and trying to figure out what he is going to do, and he cannot tell his friend any of this because he is not out--When Griff and his friend first find out that Pete is in the hospital they go and there is police detective there that asks them questions and Griff completely denies having been with Pete right before he is attacked. However, Griff comes to realize that he loves Pete enough to come out of the closet, and he eventually tells his friend, who urges him to go to the police, and does not act at all negatively to the news that his best friend is gay. There is one really poignant moment where Griff's best friend and girl friend are displaying affection in public and Griff and Pete are standing right next to each other, watching this going on, with looks of such envy on their faces that it breaks my heart that there are so many people out there who react so negatively to homosexual relationships.
Movie Review: A Simple Pleasure
Summary: 4 Stars
DG presents a cinematic fantasy-of-sorts, which seeks to capture something like the experience of (we enjoy visualizing it with the director, anyway!) a handsome straight-acting frat boy in love with another HSAFB. We are gingerly confronted by problems of violence, prejudice and fear that lie at the heart of the Collective Coming Out Story, but we are sheltered from too much pain by the ever-present flash of frat-boy teeth, sworl of frat-boy hair, and pleasure-inducing photography. With its tender moments, some pitiable moments, and many moments of poignant emotionality, this well-dressed, low-bucks MOVIE delivers a sweet savory message. It is not a gritty portrayal of gay frat-boy experience. It is an idealized scenario in which problems are raised and then resolved in a relatively sanitized, pleasurable way. Precisely what I love seeing!!!Acting sometimes a little shaky, but nonetheless I love to LOOK at this film. Lange and Handfield's blue eyes at times shamelessly dazzle the camera. Overall, you can tell that the settings were carefully chosen, impeccably lit and then shot.
Recommended for anyone who needs a cinematic cappucino cappricio.
Movie Review: If I had a boyfriend, I'd treat him better than this.
Summary: 4 Stars
Okay, what to do when your boyfirend is cute, kind, patient, and cool, but you're the social director of your frat and nobody knows you're gay? In case you ever wondered, this movie answers that burning question.
Honestly, it's a very earnest look at coming to terms with being "different": not straight, not going to get married, not being like most of your other friends. Fortunately, our lead has a very good, wise, and incredibly accepting best friend, who helps him come to terms with his feelings and gives him the courage to make some good choices.
The acting in this film is pretty good and the pacing and editing is solid. This is a strong effort.
I thought it added complexity that the "other" gay person in this film was not only a woman, but a closeted black woman, struggling with her own feelings and her own need to be accepted.
Other than the prolonged amount of time and encouragement that the lead takes to decide to do the right thing, this is a really good film worth seeing, perhaps more than once so you can get all the nuances of each well-developed character as they evolve.
Movie Review: very basic type of movie but it gets the message right
Summary: 4 Stars
this movie is a very good movie in a general way. there are all the basic structures that make a good movie. the acting is like a tv movie but it is totally watchable. there is the age old story of someone who is gay but at the same time tells himself that he isnt. and the one he sleeps with wants him to be more open but cant because of peer pressure. then it takes a tragedy to make the main character to realize who he is and to finally acknowledge the feelings he really has. this is a very touching movie and it has a great message of accepting who you are and allowing others to see the real person inside. this is a good movie for a recently out person to see that there are a lot of people that go through the troubles of coming out and accepting who you are. it also shows that sometimes bad things do happen to people and that the world is not such a nice place. but in the movie everyone gets what is coming to them and the bad guys pay for what they did. like i said this movie is not the most revealing or revelatory movie ever made but it gets the job done and does it very well. watch you should not be disappointed.Movie Review: Solid, if unspectacular
Summary: 4 Stars
Griff and Pete are fellow students and lovers. Griff wants their affair to be a secret, playing the straight game, while Pete wants the opposite. Then, one night, a brutal assault takes place..Defying gravity has many strengths, among them a levelheaded script and some very restrained acting by Daniel Chilson and Niklaus Lange. It strives to be more than just a [homosexual]teenage movie by keeping the emotions in check, stearing clear of provocative scenes. This is admirable, even if the result often looks like a TV-movie of the week. The danger just isn't there.
Still, all the characters are interesting, even the bad guys. The script holds back enough information to keep you guessing, and the ending is quite acceptable.
Note: The word "[homasexual]" isn't used at all in the script! Other defamatory expressions for [homosexual] people are frequent, though.
There is a scene right after the end-credits which you shouldn't miss. Don't turn off until you get there!