Re-Viewing
Why or why not is the film worth seeing again? What factors determine whether you want to see a film more than once? Which of these factors does this film use effectively? Explain.
1. This film is DEFINITELY worth seeing again because it has so many great points in the debate on LGBT rights, especially from the religious viewpoint. The fact that the movie uses actual verses from the Bible that have been used against LGBT people for a long time to create reasonable doubt for reasonable people.2.Factors that determine whether I want to see a movie more than once is how it affects my emotions and whether the film has to do with anything going on currently.3. The film uses a current event that is affecting millions of peoples lives and they are using scriptural quotes that have been used against the gay community and are proving these quotes wrong. Also the film uses the viewers emotions to help convey just how unaware the current christian church is of gays.
Enduring qualities
Can this film stand the test of time? Why or why not? How does it relate to the universal ideas or situations? How does it deal with contemporary situations and/or ideas from the past?
1. I would say that this film could stand the test of time because it is about a civil rights movement for acceptance and equality for all men. It uses a true story to help the viewer get a sense of making up their own mind on the viewpoints instead of letting other people make that decision for them.2. This films enduring qualities relate to universal ideas and situations because the film uses a current event (the fight for gay freedom and equality) to show that people can be brainwashed by societies views just to fit in.3.This civil rights issue dates back to the time of Abraham in the Bible (Sodom and Gomorrah is used as an example). Throughout history people have discriminated against the gay community because of their religious views, and societies views. These two ideas are ideas of the past. Times are changing!! Truth
How does the film deepen your understanding about some significant idea or cast new light on it? Does it present new ideas? In what ways are the characters credible? How do they behave in ways you expect? Cite specific examples.
1. This film allows the viewer to see a women who is hard core christian change her views about the gay community because her son killed himself. He killed himself because of the way his mom had treated him for being gay. She thought that religion would change him but he couldn't change because God made him the way he was. It allows me to see what the gay community goes through on an everyday basis.2.Yes, This gives the viewer a new perspective on such a controversial topic as gay rights. It also disproves a lot of "evidence" that is used to discriminate against the gay community.3.The characters in this film are completely credible because the film is based on a true story and shows what happens when people don't accept people for who they are especially when these people are you family members and tell you that they will never accept you for who you are. Emotional Response
How were you moved by the film? Did it make you feel sorrow or joy or anger? What emotion(s) did you feel when the film ended? What techniques were used that especially moved you? Describe one scene you found especially moving. Explain how and why it affected you. 1. I was moved by this film because I have a strong connection with this topic. Throughout the film is felt sorrow and joy. I felt sorrow for the way Bobby was treated by his own family. His families rejection ultimately led to his suicide. I felt joy because eventually his family would learn to accept Bobby the way he is, even after his death.2.When the film ended I felt joy because at the end of the film Bobby's mother finally came to terms that her son was gay and decided to help with the fight for gay rights and to stop discrimination against gays.3. Some techniques that the film used was the use of a current issue in todays society, the fact that the film is based on a true story, and the way they told the story to get the viewer emotionally entangled in the film. One scene that I found especially moving was when Bobby family goes to a gay pride parade and Mary (Bobby's mom) thinks she sees Bobby, in reality is a teen that resembles Bobby, she then walks over to the teen and gives him a hug. This scene affected me because it shows that Bobby's mom finally accepts Bobby and other gays the way they are. She also knows that they can't change. From this point on Bobby's mom will help in the fight for gay rights. Double TIQA In the film Prayers for Bobby, directed by Russell Mulcahy, the abundance of family presence in Bobby's life shaped the way he thought about the life he was leading and ultimately caused him to kill himself. Throughout this movie Bobby gets told time and time again that being gay is a sin and that he will end up in hell for all eternity. Most of this came from his own family. In the movie Bobby's family plays a big role in his mental state after he comes out of the closet. His mother thinks that religion is the answer and the reason for the lack of support from his family is because his mother will no have a gay son. In one to the films scenes, Bobby comes home after spending 2 months in Seattle with his cousin. When Bobby is in Seattle he finds a male counterpart. Shortly after this his 2 months in Seattle are over and he must head back home to Walnut Creek, California. In the film Mary Griffith says "I won't have a gay son(Mary). Then Mom you don't have a son(Bobby). Fine(Mary)."These quotes said by his mother prove that the abundance of family in a persons life shape the way this think and the way they live their life because its shows how Mary Griffith brainwashed Bobby because he was homosexual. She implanted the fact that he was going to hell and that he would never be accepted for who he was in their household. This will ultimately cause his suicide because he thinks that no one will accept him for who he is. Another great example of how the abundance of family in a persons life shapes the way they think and the way they live their life would be in the scene where a church in Walnut Creek tries to get a gay pride day and Mary gets up to the podium and reflects on Bobby's life. This speech speaks of how Bobby's family didn't accept him and how Bobby's death brought change to his mother's faith and her views on homosexuality. In the speech in says, "Bobby's death was the direct result of his parents ignorance and fear of the word GAY." This quote helps to support the fact that the abundance of family presence in a persons life shapes the way they think because it shows that the reason for Bobby's death was because of his parents and the stance on homosexuality. They believed that Bobby was able to change but he wasn't and was never able to. Bobby's abundance of family presence negatively affected his life so much that he decided to end it.
Rest in Peace Bobby Griffith. I hope to see you in heaven one day.
Movie: Prayers for Bobby
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Re-Viewing
Why or why not is the film worth seeing again? What factors determine whether you want to see a film more than once? Which of these factors does this film use effectively? Explain.
1. This film is DEFINITELY worth seeing again because it has so many great points in the debate on LGBT rights, especially from the religious viewpoint. The fact that the movie uses actual verses from the Bible that have been used against LGBT people for a long time to create reasonable doubt for reasonable people.2.Factors that determine whether I want to see a movie more than once is how it affects my emotions and whether the film has to do with anything going on currently.3. The film uses a current event that is affecting millions of peoples lives and they are using scriptural quotes that have been used against the gay community and are proving these quotes wrong. Also the film uses the viewers emotions to help convey just how unaware the current christian church is of gays.
Enduring qualities
Can this film stand the test of time? Why or why not? How does it relate to the universal ideas or situations? How does it deal with contemporary situations and/or ideas from the past?
1. I would say that this film could stand the test of time because it is about a civil rights movement for acceptance and equality for all men. It uses a true story to help the viewer get a sense of making up their own mind on the viewpoints instead of letting other people make that decision for them.2. This films enduring qualities relate to universal ideas and situations because the film uses a current event (the fight for gay freedom and equality) to show that people can be brainwashed by societies views just to fit in.3.This civil rights issue dates back to the time of Abraham in the Bible (Sodom and Gomorrah is used as an example). Throughout history people have discriminated against the gay community because of their religious views, and societies views. These two ideas are ideas of the past. Times are changing!!
Truth
How does the film deepen your understanding about some significant idea or cast new light on it? Does it present new ideas? In what ways are the characters credible? How do they behave in ways you expect? Cite specific examples.
1. This film allows the viewer to see a women who is hard core christian change her views about the gay community because her son killed himself. He killed himself because of the way his mom had treated him for being gay. She thought that religion would change him but he couldn't change because God made him the way he was. It allows me to see what the gay community goes through on an everyday basis.2.Yes, This gives the viewer a new perspective on such a controversial topic as gay rights. It also disproves a lot of "evidence" that is used to discriminate against the gay community.3.The characters in this film are completely credible because the film is based on a true story and shows what happens when people don't accept people for who they are especially when these people are you family members and tell you that they will never accept you for who you are.
Emotional Response
How were you moved by the film? Did it make you feel sorrow or joy or anger? What emotion(s) did you feel when the film ended? What techniques were used that especially moved you? Describe one scene you found especially moving. Explain how and why it affected you.
1. I was moved by this film because I have a strong connection with this topic. Throughout the film is felt sorrow and joy. I felt sorrow for the way Bobby was treated by his own family. His families rejection ultimately led to his suicide. I felt joy because eventually his family would learn to accept Bobby the way he is, even after his death.2.When the film ended I felt joy because at the end of the film Bobby's mother finally came to terms that her son was gay and decided to help with the fight for gay rights and to stop discrimination against gays.3. Some techniques that the film used was the use of a current issue in todays society, the fact that the film is based on a true story, and the way they told the story to get the viewer emotionally entangled in the film. One scene that I found especially moving was when Bobby family goes to a gay pride parade and Mary (Bobby's mom) thinks she sees Bobby, in reality is a teen that resembles Bobby, she then walks over to the teen and gives him a hug. This scene affected me because it shows that Bobby's mom finally accepts Bobby and other gays the way they are. She also knows that they can't change. From this point on Bobby's mom will help in the fight for gay rights.
Double TIQA
In the film Prayers for Bobby, directed by Russell Mulcahy, the abundance of family presence in Bobby's life shaped the way he thought about the life he was leading and ultimately caused him to kill himself. Throughout this movie Bobby gets told time and time again that being gay is a sin and that he will end up in hell for all eternity. Most of this came from his own family. In the movie Bobby's family plays a big role in his mental state after he comes out of the closet. His mother thinks that religion is the answer and the reason for the lack of support from his family is because his mother will no have a gay son. In one to the films scenes, Bobby comes home after spending 2 months in Seattle with his cousin. When Bobby is in Seattle he finds a male counterpart. Shortly after this his 2 months in Seattle are over and he must head back home to Walnut Creek, California. In the film Mary Griffith says "I won't have a gay son(Mary). Then Mom you don't have a son(Bobby). Fine(Mary)." These quotes said by his mother prove that the abundance of family in a persons life shape the way this think and the way they live their life because its shows how Mary Griffith brainwashed Bobby because he was homosexual. She implanted the fact that he was going to hell and that he would never be accepted for who he was in their household. This will ultimately cause his suicide because he thinks that no one will accept him for who he is. Another great example of how the abundance of family in a persons life shapes the way they think and the way they live their life would be in the scene where a church in Walnut Creek tries to get a gay pride day and Mary gets up to the podium and reflects on Bobby's life. This speech speaks of how Bobby's family didn't accept him and how Bobby's death brought change to his mother's faith and her views on homosexuality. In the speech in says, "Bobby's death was the direct result of his parents ignorance and fear of the word GAY." This quote helps to support the fact that the abundance of family presence in a persons life shapes the way they think because it shows that the reason for Bobby's death was because of his parents and the stance on homosexuality. They believed that Bobby was able to change but he wasn't and was never able to. Bobby's abundance of family presence negatively affected his life so much that he decided to end it.
Rest in Peace Bobby Griffith. I hope to see you in heaven one day.