Product: Gods and Monsters (1998)
Rating: 4.0
The Golden Years from a Gay Perspective
Although the issue of growing older in American society contains similar features for people of all backgrounds, Gods and Monsters sheds some light on the gay perspective of the "golden years."Reduced to living on fantasies in the past, an aging and ailing James Whale, Director of the Frankenstein movies in the 1930s, finds pleasure in being attracted to his straight young yard man.To me, what gives the story an extra layer of depth is Whale's ultimate reliance upon Clayton Boone (the yard guy) to help him try and achieve what we all could potentially and privately seek due to our American social mores.BTW: Lynn Redgrave plays the part of Hanna (the housekeeper) to the hilt.Not a typical "pick-me-up" movie, yet a very practical and artistic presentation of a very real slice of human life.