Thanks for reply. It was just that I enjoyed the movie so much that I wished I could have been able to hear each and every word the lead characters were saying because I cared so much about them. I can understand English well enough watching American movies, and I can hear clearly dialog enunciated by Betty Davis or Gary Grant in movies made before 1970 without subtitles. It's just that modern day movies try too hard to be "realistic" and let their actors talk in sloppy ways that causes conversation pieces to become muddled, which sadly prevents the movies from attaining full bloom. Since movies are made mainly to tell a story in an entertaining and engaging way, being too "realistic" is not really that important as long as the dialog or acting is not overly contrived.
I am a hopeless romantic, and I prefer to see movies that have happy endings. Gay themed movies used to be predominantly sob stories about AIDS, drug addiction, transvestites or bigotry, etc. I think it is high time this genre went mainstream to tell stories like "In Bloom" about gay people who are normal looking and lead normal day-to-day lives. No more tears, LOL.
I am looking forward to your next project, where I hope to see well-groomed, good-looking actors in intelligent scripts. Perhaps, you could do a remake of "Green Plaid Shirt" or "Parting Glances", or something along those storylines? Both these films had very good lead actors and decent scripts in most parts, but suffered from very poor sound quality, editing, secondary characters and story flow.
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Chris-227-206129
9 years ago
There is definitely something to be said about the films of Old Hollywood. They are melodramatic, operatic, and often unrealistic. We set out to make a more raw story, and that means mumbling and stumbling sometimes in dialogue. I apologize for the lack of subtitles, but not for the style in which we told the story.
This is also not a "GAY" film - this is a film about relationships, regardless of sexuality. There is no gay bashing, no dying of AIDS, no coming out to parents - none of the cliche staples of the genre. I hoped to tell a tragic story of two PEOPLE in love. There are films with a social agenda - films about revolution and civil rights, and yes, we need those films - but this is not that.
In the end, I think it is high time people stop categorizing stories about love as GAY or STRAIGHT, but as HUMAN.
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appyyh
9 years ago
No need to apologize. You are the director/producer and you have every right to make the movie for your own amusement without caring for any viewers' reception. I was just speaking from an audience's point of view and wish I could have been 100% immersed and followed the full story clearly had I been able to decipher every word spoken there. Kudos to the lead actors in "In Bloom", their fine performances and facial expressions succeeded in conveying the plot most of the time, thereby engaging me to resonate with their characters.
I totally agree with you that the subject matter of romantic relationship, and convoluted nature thereof, is universal regardless of sexuality. What makes "In Bloom" unique is that the couple are both male, and males have very different ways, programmed in their genes, of expressing love and affection than females. Plots of "falling in and out of love" between straight couples have been dealt with in movies countless times, masterpieces of which include "The Way We Were" and "Umbrella of Cherbourg". In fact, romantic relationship between a man and a woman has been told and retold to death since Shakespeare's time for the last 450 years (famous scripts included those of Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters in classic literature), and poignantly and masterfully treated by blockbusters such as "Roman Holiday" and "Somewhere In Time" in modern times. On the other hand, gay relationship has not been well presented with normal lead characters like "In Bloom" until recently, so I think therein lies immense opportunity for fresh treatments in that genre. The fact that unique responses to intimacy of male couples being able to transition easily between masculinity and tenderness can be very versatile tool in a storyline. Just my 2 cents' worth.
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