Put it in perspective

Rating: 9/10 (22 June 2006)

I have two comments on the movie. I thought it was very thought provoking and was a well done movie. It was very sad and I am trying not to sound trite, but it makes me realize how unacceptable this was back in the 1960's. Things have gotten better, but like race relations, we have a long way to go in acceptance of those different than us.
My second comment is that I don't see this as a "Great love story" as I've heard others claim it to be. If this was an affair between a man and a woman, would we call that a great love story? We would probably call it adultery and condemn the couple. However, this couple did not have the option of dissolving their marriages and publicly becoming a true couple. That is probably why I can grieve for their love without condemning their adultery.
I guess I have a third comment: This movie really stayed with me after I saw it. There was a lot of emotion between the two men and I actually forgot I was watching a movie and felt like I was there. I would encourage any adult to watch the movie and keep in mind that just as "The Color Purple" wasn't a "black" movie, this movie is not a "gay" movie.