Review of And the Band Played On (1993) by Patrick M — 26 Nov 2009

I believe my mother owns this movie on VHS and it is simply one of the most provocative films you'll ever see. It's amazing how two of my favorite top twenty at the time of this writing are made for tv movies, but this one was incredible.

The movie is about the AIDS virus when it first hit, how it was first spread and all the lives that it affected. The cast is off the charts, famous people are in the double digits in this movie, not just one hit wonder actors.

The movie dealing with AIDS does focus a lot on the subject of homosexuality of males, mainly because they believe that is how it first started.

I think my interest in the movie is not just the drama of it, but I've always wanted to be an immunologist or someone that finds the cures for diseases. It's incredible how they mix in the political aspect of how the government and President then, Ronald Reagan would not even recognize the disease. They just kept ignoring it, thinking it would go away.

Well it hasn't and many people in the world are suffering because of it. This is simply put a movie that will open your eyes, educate you as to what really happened, and it's something that stays with you. The song that is played at the end of the movie is a perfect song for your funeral to, since I recently took that quiz, it's by Elton John, it's called "The Last Song", and you should give it a listen as well. Combining it with the end of the movie, the information and scenes they show you while it plays will make practically anyone tear up.

It's a perfect movie in my opinion.