Different From the Others
- Kylie Lydon
- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min read
WOW! This is the first thing I have to say about the film. It just amazes me that there was a pro-gay film all the way back in 1919. This film also felt years beyond its time. The film was talking about a gay couple/love affair, but it was a teacher-student relationship as well. Thinking about the 1900's everything seemed to be so protected and shelter especially when it came to what people were watching. However, this film took that thought out of my head right away. I think that this film did wonders for some gay communities and future films. I thought that it was especially important that the film had a suicide in it because there is not always going to be a happy ending, even when there is progress.
This is considered the beginning of the modern LGBTQ rights movement as it has a political agenda but there was more representation of LGBTQ people during the silent era then many people would expect. Unfortunately, they are often represented in relationship to comedy or comedic roles. This is one of the first films to take issues facing LGBTQ people seriously.
I totally agree! This film really wowed me and it was magical to see representation of the LGBTQ community so long ago, and I can only imagine how impactful it must’ve been to those who needed it in it’s time. Have a lovely summer!
I totally agree! This film really wowed me and it was magical to see representation of the LGBTQ community so long ago, and I can only imagine how impactful it must’ve been to those who needed it in it’s time. Have a lovely summer!
I was thinking the same! The fact that it was the year 1919 and the film had three major topics (homosexuality, suicide, and student-teacher relationships) that I figured would've been too sensitive for the audience at that time.