don't waste your time!


Honestly, I don't usually go on message boards to praise or condemn a movie, but here I feel I need to but in and say that this is an abysmally stupid film, and seems to have been intended for an audience with an I.Q. of a treestump. I think it is condescenting, mean spirited and insulting to both muslims and gays. Please discourage future filmmakers from making this kind of junk by not going to see it. If you must, try to work it out so that you don't actually pay to get in. Please spend your money on better films. 'Proteus' is do out soon. Go see that instead. Avoid this one at all costs.

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Have you actually seen the film?

"With dreams of gasoline drying our eyes,
Green fields and death machines high in the sky..."

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I have. How about you?

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this is the plot according to imdb:

"Alim is an Ismaili Canadian who lives in London, thousands of miles from his family, for one very good reason--he has a boyfriend. His ideal gay life begins to unravel when his mother shows up to find him a proper Muslim girlfriend and convince him to return to Canada for his cousin's extravagant wedding."

firstly, u cannot be gay and muslim. islam disagrees with homosexuality. so, alim being gay and muslim can be seen as offensive.

secondly, u cannot have a relationship outside of marriage in islam i.e. u cannot have a boyfriend/girlfriend. so alims mother finding him a "proper muslim girlfiend" can also be offensive.

the writer films seems all to have some "oooh, im gay, accept me" theme to them; Stag, Surviving Sabu etc.

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That is so ignorant I can't believe it. Every group can disagree with homosexuality, but that doesn't mean there aren't people from that group who ARE. The director is Muslim and is gay. deal with it. That's why he made this movie. To show what the experience is of people of his origins who ARE gay. And also, She doesn't take Alim home to get him a girlfriend. I believe she's trying to fid him a wife.

If you don't like to hear people asking to be accepted because they are gay, then don't listen. Oh wait, you already aren't...

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Alim isn't Muslim.
His heritage is, but he isn't.

Did you watch the movie? Or the others you mention? The films "seems" to have that theme, but one can't be sure until they actually _see_ them before deciding.

The movie is not offensive. Narrow-minded opinions that everyone should fit neatly into the confines of a single religion are. People are quick to make references to religious ideas to support their opinions. Funny how they pick and choose. Many christians like to bring up that infamous Leviticus verse translated to English from an ambiguous verse, but that is the _only_ verse from the Mosaic Code many actually know or promote. Even if they knew the others they would probably disregard them. Live YOUR OWN life and save YOUR OWN soul.

There are tons of movies about straight people struggling with family acceptance of themselves and their significant others. Few think twice about it. Sexuality actually varies a lot in real life. Disagree with non-heterosexuality if you have to, but it doesn't change the fact that gay people exist.

Something related:
I saw the movie 'Kinsey' with a friend, not knowing much about Kinsey or his research. I'm shocked that I never heard of it before! Great movie.


I see lots of comments like "OMG!! DONT WATCH THIS MOVIE ITS SO GAY! DONT WAIST UR MONEY!!!" I wouldn't have guessed IMDB would be so popular among middle school kids...


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I thought this movie was totally charming, except for Alim's sleazy cousin (and the actor did a really great job portraying sleaze).

If you found this movie offensive because it was about gay guys, did you not read any descriptions of the plot before seeing it? Or if the idea of Muslims being gay is that offensive to you, again, did you have any idea what the movie was about? Personally, I don't see sad movies (especially chick flicks). I know they'll upset me, so I stay away from them, even those that are critically acclaimed or award winners. I sugggest you do the same, with movies that will upset you.

Re: orangegoby's post above -- you make a lot of good points, and I liked the end of your post. Do these kids' parents know they're posting to imdb? Maybe there should be a lower age limit, like 17. Or a filter that removes posts that do not have enough punctuation or too many caps.

And to the little twerp who keeps posting that "THIS MOVIE IS SO GAY" (whose posts I will not be seeing from now on; thanks, imdb), yes, this movie is gay. That's the point. And it's not a bad thing.

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you must be from 'Uranus' to think there is no gay in the Muslim community and that all hetero do not have relationship before marriage. Lol...

'We only against the things we're guilty of'

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They weren't saying that it doesn't exist. They were saying that Islam prohibits it.

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DUHHHHHHH

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