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LonePirate

(13,909 posts)
Sat Jun 19, 2021, 10:19 PM Jun 2021

Joe Bell (Movie Trailer)



I watched this trailer earlier tonight after IGN tweeted about it and frankly, it pissed me off. The film is based on a true story which I am unfamiliar with so I am not sure what liberties were taken. Still, it's a film where the gay character faces an untimely end while a straight character is redeemed or turned into a noble figure despite earlier mistakes.

Again, I don't know the details behind the real life events and movie trailers are notorious for not always being honest with the audience or faithful to a story. My issue, though, is why was this movie made? Where are the movies with the gay superheroes? Where are the gay romantic comedies? Where are the buddy cop movies with a gay lead? None of those are to be found but Hollywood can crank out yet another movie about a tragedy befalling an LGBT person/character. Not only that but it stars Mark Wahlberg despite his questionable past on LGBT matters.

If this movie appeals to you, then great. I hope you enjoy it. I won't be spending one penny or one second watching this movie. Hollywood needs to do better.
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Joe Bell (Movie Trailer) (Original Post) LonePirate Jun 2021 OP
It doesn't pressbox69 Jun 2021 #1
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pressbox69

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1. It doesn't
Wed Jun 23, 2021, 12:12 PM
Jun 2021

look interesting to me. After watching Bette Davis in Dark Victory and Tom Hanks in Philadelphia, I don't need to spend another 2 hours watching somebody die on the screen.

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