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"prayers for bobby"

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Soundwave, Mar 19, 2016.

  1. Soundwave

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    Has anyone seen the movie prayers for Bobby? It's a good movie although I'm agnostic and not religious anymore. It reminds me alot of the things I went through with my mother with my sexuality. I like watching it from time to time it reminds me people can change the for the better and it also reminds me to never keep a bitter heart.
     
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    I have, and it's so good. Depressing as hell, but great nonetheless.
     
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    The only movie that made me weep.

    This movie tackles accurately the struggle of a Christian gay surrounded by Christian family members. And I do relate on him, Bobby. I think this movie is a good film to to let your homophobic Christian parents to watch. I actually plan to let them watch this movie before I come out to them.
     
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    Wonderful and heartbreaking film. I cried so much!
     
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    I watched a 5 minute video about being gay/lesbian and the ending made me cry and normally I can't cry since im so dehydrated.

    (Where they killed themselves)
     
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    This movie made me a wreck for 2 days when I watched it the first time. I related with booby then.

    Watched it a week ago and felt nothing.
     
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    I cried a lot during/after watching it. Doesn't help that 2 good friends committed suicide around the time I came out, but the movie is a tear-jerker.

    I watched it to psych myself up before coming out. When I came out to my parents we watched it together. Needless to say it was a really emotional night. My dad yelled at Sigourney Weaver's character several times for being so insensitive to her son. It was kinda of a beautiful moment that let me know my folks still fundamentally love me, even if they don't "get" me all the time.
     
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    I cried so much when I watched that movie even after it I couldn't stop.
     
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    It hit me a bit too hard when I watched it. I was an emotional wreck for a day or so and I cried for most of the film. The reactions of the family were a reflection of the reactions my own family and I wrote very similar words as he did in his last diary entry. I wish things were different and it is so heartbreakin to think of how he relt during the entire period and how little his family needed to do to keep him alive but they weren't even able to give him that. :frowning2:
     
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    What I like about this movie is that it shows the story from a religious perspective. Though it is frustrating to watch the mother's ignorance, it's beautiful how she is able to come around in the end, despite not having her son there anymore.

    I would be very interested to see how this movie may have affected individuals who are homophobic solely because their religion tells them to be. I've often wondered if movies like these are powerful enough to reach these people, or if they just find them stupid, or don't even find them at all..