Review of Pride (2014) by Lasttimeisaw — 07 Feb 2015

PRIDE is an uplifting UK dramedy revamps the postures of various people in the actual events of LGSM (Lesbians and Gays Support Miners) movement in the summer of 1984, but it overtly dodges the over-used “based on a true story” troupe, and artistically gives the story some polishing in terms of some morale boost.

Joe (MacKay) is a young student, and being the surrogate for audience, he firstly engages in the 1984 London gay parade with wide-eyed novelty and closeted reluctance, and half-heartedly he becomes a founding member of new-coined LGSM group, lead by an avid 24-year-old activist Mark (Schnetzer). The film starts its narrative quite flamboyantly in the gay parade and quickly steers onto the thorny issue, to raise money for the UK miners who are under the same predicament where LGBT minority is, the mineworkers’ union starts a strike would last for more than one year.