Review of Milk? (2012) by Bruno L — 10 Sep 2010
Gus Van Sant takes a uniquely entertaining and initially questionable path for a historic biography. The movie is seen through the un-tempered perspective of Harvey Milk. The movies opens on conservative closeted insurance agent Harvey Milk celebrating on the eve of his 40th birthday.
A chance encounter on his way home on the New York subway with hippie James Franco give him spark he needs to leave his double life and live as am openly gay man in a hopefully more accepting social climate in San Francisco.
He opens a camera shop that ends up being more like a coffee shop for his eclectic group of friends. As more of a lark at first he decides to run for political office. Undaunted by failure he forges on and develops a deeper understanding of the societal need for an openly gay man to rise to political office as an affirmation of gay and lesbian rights.
Milk?s/Van Sant?s point in the end is that knowing at least one gay person may just give the world enough empathy to make the world a better place.
This review of Milk? (2012) was written by Bruno L on 10 Sep 2010.
Milk? has generally received positive reviews.
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