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I Am Michael Reviews
Ok this was definitely made by GB News.
It is so nice to see a film about a man with a life experience that is quite similar to myself! I absolutely loved this film. It is extremely well told and takes a middle path in how the story was told. I loved that it did not vilify the main character but simply told his story. It's an underrated masterpiece and very beautiful and tender! Recommend 100% for any audience.
O filme começa em um ponto incrível para se abordar, que é a liberdade de ser quem é, sem medo e sem restrição de personalidade, porém quando o personagem principal começa a se auto desconstruir devido a uma religião, o filme engata em um ponto que meus olhos não aguentavam mais. O roteiro nos faz facilmente nos esgotar de estar preso na história de um cara que revoga a ser quem é e ainda ser escroto com as pessoas que tem a coragem de serem o que são.
I am Michael starring James Franco, Zachary Quinto, and Emma Roberts directed by Justin Kelly. This film based on a New York times article tells the incredible story of a gay activist called Michael Glaze who later became a born again Christian, renounced his homosexuality and married a woman. This movie was always going to be controversial and the filmmakers decided to take a neutral approach by not endorsing either the religious beliefs of Michael nor condemning them. This neutral approach works and it stops the movie from being a Christian movie nor an anti-Christian one but simply a film that looks at the life of a real man who struggled with his beliefs and sexuality. James Franco beautifully portrays this man as he evolves from a openly and proud gay man to a very conservative evangelical who sees homosexuality as sin. Is not his best performance but we come to sympathize with him and see his point of view. Zachary Quinto also does a good job as he portrays Michael's boyfriend who becomes very distressed to see his lover reject everything they had embraced. The movie's biggest problem is that it can be quite dry as the drama drags on and it relies on stereotypes for both gay men and evangelical Christians. Yet is a beautiful movie that makes us confront realities about life that are hard to face.
It will ruin your life. Life is everything. Not all people have the same experiences and whatever.
As someone who has had intimate experiences in both the Christian Church and the LGBT community, it is clear that this film was written and directed by someone who has not done enough research into the complexity, specificity, or realism of either of these two worlds. All of the dialogue is extremely on the nose and there are barely any convincing moments of acting. There are also ton of laughably awkward moments that make me wonder how no one in production caught them. It was painful to watch this movie, but I kept going because I was waiting to hear what the film had to say about the topic of homosexuality and Christianity. Well, the film's thematic voice never came. Either that, or it was so poorly executed that I missed it. Save your time, and do NOT watch this film.
Once a gay activist, Franco goes on a conversion experience that the movie and Franco's character seem to highly doubt the authenticity of.
Depressing and boring. Biggest piece of crap I've seen in many years. Why can't we have good lgbt films?
I think what a lot of reviewers are missing is the clear turmoil bubbling beneath the decisions. It's not about promoting, or even just showing, a conversion. It's a story of a man who continues to lie to himself. That's definitely the message I received from the final scene. A difficult subject matter to be sure, but it's reality.
A story both compelling and fascinating it features one of James Francos strongest performances
Ridiculous, offensive and untastefull. The Life of a person that lives on prejudice should never be biographed...
I like the performances, but it's only mildly enlightening or entertaining, like an after-school special.
gays in halifax, that's cute. and james franco no less. as stupid as it would be to relinquish gayity (for jesus) this made me think that it might be kind of cleansing to just be nothing. asexual is where it's at? then again as soon as a james franco walked by i'd give in and gaayyyyyy.
based on a true story this kind of movie scares me. as many people think that religion can change who you are born to be. maybe Michael was never gay to begin with but by. maybe his enlightened with God was a twisted manipulation of his true believe. thru love and determation he did change his ways of being accepted by society but at what cost. this to me is a sad story. because religion should never justify whom you choose to love.
I am Michael makes for an unusual and slightly uncomfortable viewing. Based on a true story it tells the tale of a young gay man, Michael and his lover Bennett. Both are movers and shakers in the San Francisco LGBTQ community, involved in magazine publishing and rights issues. Michael however, begins to have doubts about his sexuality and is increasingly troubled as he finds a path to faith in God. Breaking with Bennett, he goes on to reject the gay life and enrols at a Bible Study college where he meets, falls in love with and eventually marries a young women's he meets while at college. The central performances are by James Franco and Zachary Quinto are good enough but there's an awful lot of internal navel gazing which doesn't make for the most exciting and engaging cinema and my overall impression was this is a guy who really needs to take a good look at himself and grow up. I'm perfectly comfortable with the idea of fluid and changing sexualities and know enough people who've gone the other, straight to gay lifestyle to know that this is a journey that many people go through. But, for me, the whole "Finding God" thing rings a bit hollow and affected. In my experience, this is a mask for people with deeper issues that are more to do with family, tradition and conformity and I think the real Michael probably has a lot more confusions to deal with than are presented here. Nevertheless, the film did provoke conversation between myself and my partner about this topic so for that, if nothing else, it served a purpose.
As the first scene played across my laptop scene, I very well cringed. I thought the statements were far too heavy and dramatic, and although I consider myself a critic of religious groups, I had a feeling that this intitial portrayal intended to unfairly turn the audience against christianity. However, the succeeding scenes changed my mind. Yes, the movie is a little too liberal with shots saturated with drama and close-ups of Franco's dark demeanor. But what really establishes this movie as necessary and valid is underlying true story, as well as the heart-wrenching evolution of Michael. Maybe this evolution, the way that Michael seems to struggle and repress something, wasn't totally accurate. Or maybe it was. For me, it doesn't matter. The journey that Franco's character displays provokes many questions and leaves a lingering feeling after the final scene closes out. I recommend following this movie with Michael Lost and Found, a short documentary produced by Michael's ex-boyfriend Benjie. If I Am Michael does not provoke you, then the documentary will.