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Post by GayTime on Jan 27, 2009 16:28:50 GMT -5
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quan87
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Post by quan87 on Jan 27, 2009 21:23:17 GMT -5
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Post by harmonium on Jan 28, 2009 5:34:29 GMT -5
Okie, I have just finished watching the movie. It was not as big as a tearjerker I expected it to be. There were a couple of funny moment in the movie. I was expecting to go all teary throughout the whole show but surprisingly, I didn't shed a tear. I did feel a lump in my throat for the sad scenes (esp. the part when Mary expressed her guilt in the church with the reverend). The movie was heart-wrenching. I mean seeing how Bobby struggled with his emotions which I think everyone who is gay can totally relate to it.
And I didn't really dislike Mary. She was being well-intended. She wanted the best for her son, but of course what she conceived to be the best may not be just right for Bobby. Her blind faith has misled her into overlooking the bigger picture. And it is such a pity that she has to discover it only when her son is dead.
And it was really good to see that Bobby's siblings and Father did not turn away from him. They kind of accepted for who he is. And I totally like Bobby's cousin, Jeanette. She is being so supportive and all.
And I do agree they are rushing the show due to the time limitation, it would have been great if this is made into a one-off mini-series. Maybe greater details would have been disclosed and explored. And I do find the arty-fart scenes redundant, found them a little out of place.
Overall, this can be a very educating tool to send positive message to the public. And hope that every Bobby out there is receiving help one form or another and that he/she is not alone in dealing with his/her sexuality.
On a very shallow note, there are a couple of cute guys in the film. Hehehe. Ed (Bobby's brother), David (Bobby's boyfriend) and the guy that made Bobby all weak in the knees at the locker scene. Hehehe.
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Post by GayTime on Jan 28, 2009 15:41:15 GMT -5
Here are some interesting differences I found just by skipping through the book (I plan to read it on the plane next week):
-Jeannette, the cousin from Portland, is an out lesbian with a girlfriend. Bobby lives with the two of them.
-David, the hot boyfriend, is a rather flattering composite character: While Bobby had LGBT friends, the book depicts his relationships as short and rather sex- driven.
There's a passage from his diary implying he briefly worked as a hustler to make money.
-Bobby seems to have been more rebellious than the movie suggests, with dates picking him up from home in front of his mother's eyes.
-The movie 'blames' Mary for the suicide - and she certainly had her part in it. The book seems to draw a more balanced picture, focusing mor on Bobby's own fear of being rejected by the family his loves and his inner conflicts regarding homosexuality and religion.
-Mary holds her 'before you echo Amen' speech for a 'Gay Freedom Day' in front of the CONCORD, Ca City Council, not in front of the Walnut Creek, Ca City Council. Concord and Walnut Creek are neighboring cities and Concord is bigger. The Rev. Whitsell urged Mary to speak - he wasn't surprised and it was not the spontaneous act it is implied to be in the movie.
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Post by jsg03jd on Feb 1, 2009 11:05:28 GMT -5
I was surprised to see Austin Nichols in this movie. At any rate, I liked the film. A little rushed, but that's generally the case with made for TV movies.
I attended anticipated mass last night (I attend a Jesuit parish) and during the homily, the priest discussed his thoughts on the meaning of the gospel and the readings that dealt with the teaching that people should not harden their hearts toward others because of what others -- family, friends or otherwise -- have done to them. ("If you hear God's voice, harden not your hearts.").
During the homily, the priest said he watched PRAYERS FOR BOBBY with his sister, and that this movie illustrated one of the tenets of Jesus's teachings -- that God loves everyone unconditionally. He cited one of the lines from the film, where Sigourney Weaver's character finally had an epiphany that God didn't need to heal Bobby because there was nothing that needed to he healed. The priest then tied that back to the readings by saying that that moment was when Bobby's mother's heart was no longer hardened because she finally heard God's voice when she had her heartbreaking realization.
I wanted to share that because it was a great service and a beautiful homily. And, yes, I was a little surprised that our priest discussed PRAYERS FOR BOBBY during the mass. In retrospect, I shouldn't have been because the Jesuits -- in my experience and at least in my parish -- have always spoken/preached about God's love for everyone and that means the fullest extent and the broadest meaning of "everyone."
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Post by softfurbear on Jul 18, 2009 4:52:22 GMT -5
As GayTime noted over on the TGOG blog: "Prayers for Bobby" has been nominated for 2 Emmy awards in two catagories. One for Outstanding Made For Television Movie and one for Sigourney in Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. The Emmy Awards with be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris on Sunday, September 20th at 8/7pm Central Time. www.emmys.com/nominations |
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Post by kevvoi on Jun 30, 2020 5:18:23 GMT -5
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