Aww, I’m glad it made you feel that way, anon! I was going to say that I didn’t think it was entirely free from homophobia, but tbh, that really had nothing to do with the main conflict, so agreed.
I think what I like about the movie so much is how much it’s for us. So often, media featuring marginalized characters has them suffering for the benefit of other people, so THEY can watch and, you know, Learn and Sympathize, and like, I understand the intention, but aside from being unsure it even works, it just means it’s for someone else. But this was entirely for us, the way they met and it jumped ahead, knowing we’d understand, the conflict as it came up, it didn’t need to be delved into detail, and then of course the ending was so much more for us than the people who need to be explained to again how bad it was for historical gays. There can be conflict and angst and tension without giving us a full dose of in your face bigotry.
