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Bent (1997)
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Movie Review by Zara 
November 14th, 2007
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Ever wonder what BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN would have been like if the love story was in the middle of World War 2, set in Berlin and starring a young, hot Clive Owen? I'm not trying to demean the story that is told here, but I wanted to use one of the most recognized pieces of homosexual cinema in order to get the ball rolling. Perhaps it's that I'm an open-minded individual and understand that there have been far more left of center stories about love that didn't feature the XX/XY combo, I don't know. Point is, there's more to life than just Jake and Heath.
During the second world war, living in Germany was perilous. If you weren't a blue eyed blonde with fair skin, chances are you were going to end up singled out by our friends the Nazis. If you were a blue eyed blonde who happened the enjoy the company of a member of the same sex, you were automatically dropped to the bottom of the list. In BENT, we follow the misadventures of a gay man (Owen) who is carrying on as if he's seen the future and the future looks like the dance floor at Club 54. When Hitler decides to make a splash, suddenly his lifestyle is called into question and he must do what he can in order to survive.
So many movies detailing the history of this dark war tend to focus on those people of the Jewish persuasion. What most forget is that it didn't matter if you were Jewish. It mattered that you were different. There was a set ideal and if you fell outside of those parameters, your life was in jeopardy. Carefully guarded during their stays in the detention camps, much of what the prisoners were forced to do was intended to drive them mad. This movie excellently portrays the pain and frustration of just wanting to be yourself and discovering that who you are isn't desired. The madness wasn't hard to find; It was riding on the brink all along.
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