Milk

The other weekend when Mark came over, we had a couple nights staying in at home and watching movies. He's been wanting me to watch the movie Milk and so did I. I've heard so many good things about that movie, and especially because it touches upon a subject that is close to home: discrimination.

I don't know if any of you have been discriminate again before but I can tell you, it's not a fun feeling. There was one time when Mark and I were at the mall holding hands, and these young high school kids began to make indecent remarks. Whatever we both thought. But I can't imagine living back during the times of Harvey Milk and the many injustices that people, like me, had to endure. It was a rough time for gay rights. I am so thankful for those who fought for what we have today. Grant it, there is still not a whole lot that we can do, like get married in California (come on Iowa granted it before California.. WTF?!), but it's more than what was possible.

Harvey Milk was a revolutionary. I didn't know much about him. Bad gay! Bad gay! ::disciplining self:: This movie though was very enlightening.

Starting off with his grassroots movement in the Castro disctrict, to his rise to supervisor, it shows the hard road that gays had to travel.

The movie was very well done and the real life footage adds more of that personal touch and brings it back down to reality. After watching this movie, I can understand why it did get the many nominations that it did.

Great work Sean Penn! And James Franco!

I recommend this movie to everyone, not only because of the great acting, but because of the message and struggles it examines!