Friday, April 12, 2013

A New Theme for a Story (Week 06)


These last two weeks I have been involved in a lot of political discussions about two topics (racism and gay rights) and how film has the ability to express these issues and be the voice of those that can’t speak.

I remember hearing once that art (film) has as duty to express what is in the human hearts and fight for our rights. I like that idea and I've always believe it; film is not just about entertainment, it is art, it is language, it is revolution (I like revolution – passive one, like art).

All these have made me think about making a gay theme story. However, I want to avoid clichés, it is not a new theme and it is difficult to be original. The best way to avoid cliché is doing good research and watching a lot of movies.

 There‘s a lot of live action gay films and most of them are full of sexual content. However, I found this animated short which it is not the best (neither the animation nor the script) but the gay theme is just in the background of a movie about an orphanage and water pollution.

I know most of you might freak out with this topic but... just give it a chance. I will try to find better stuff.


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