This I hope will be the first in many blogs inspired by a film. I just returned from the opening night of the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival and saw Shortbus. This movie has been declared porn by many due to the sex scenes in this movie being real and not simulated. However, I can tell you now, this is far from porn and in the beginning of a new type of story telling.
The art design was inventive and the acting was so real and human that I felt like these were people I new or in some instances, these were my own life experiences.
The most disturbing part of the movie for me was a character who I assume was supposed to be former New York City Mayor Ed Koch. There was as sadness in this man. A deep sadness that spoke to me on a most basic level and made me want to do exactly what Ceth (pronounced Seth) did - give him a kiss and a hug.
This movie reminded me of the reason I like to see the movies - the feelings it makes me feel - often the feelings that are kept hidden and deep inside, but need to be forced out. That is the power of movies for me.
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