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However, as well done as his response was, he failed to mention what, to me, is the biggest problem of the movie. In the entire thing, there is not a single human being. This movie is populated entirely by violently heterosexual men, and homosexuals who are exactly what the heterosexuals want them to be–shallow, nondescript, and indistinct beings who are kept in the shadows where they can be easily ignored. There is no depth, no roundness, to anyone (although Denzel Washington’s character can be described as a maze!). How Tom Hanks, or Mr. Washington, could stand to play such a meaningless role, is beyond me.
In this modern world, Hollywood pictures are made or broken not by their quality or content, but by the big name stars they can boast. This film is no exception. Its success rests not on its artistic merit (or lack thereof) but rather on the novelty of seeing comedy star Tom Hanks play a “dramatic” homosexual role. There is no thought spared for Truth, only Spectacle.
