Milk is a
wonderful film depicting one of America’s most challenging and monumental
moments of human rights. Harvey milk, portrayed perfectly by Sean Penn, is such
a wonderfully amazing American hero, and this film captured his wit and
personality perfectly. Sean Penn does great justice to the wonderful politician
of the people, and he makes it clear that he appreciates the wonderful
character Milk presented to everybody he met. This movie has a stellar cast
that all blend perfectly together to really depict the sense of urgency,
courage and perseverance these openly gay activists exhibited to a world that
hated them. I do not know how they had the courage to face police brutality,
constant public harassment and to hear respected individuals across the nation calling
them sick and un-human. Cleve Jones, Emile Hirsch, exhibits this courage by his
transformation from a small town homosexual looking for a wealthy man in
California, to one of Harvey Milk’s most trusted friends and spectacular
political activists. There are so many wonderfully complex aspects to this film
and each scene after another was equally enchanting to the very complex life
story of Harvey Milk.
In the
beginning of the film, the bold dismal mood was set as the video footage
screened the aftermath of the double homicide, and also during the entire film
as Sean Penn brilliantly dictates his “In case of assassination speech.” Clearly
this film was created to ignite emotion and portray a terrifying historical moment
in American history that normally gets passed over. The life of Harvey Milk was
very complex and heavily challenging. The film included many wonderful moments that
made him very happy and fulfilled, but the immense hate and ignorance this man
faced in his life was truly incredible. The historical Hollywood films, which
present real situations that people find easier to sweep under the table than
to discuss, allows knowledge and understanding about these major events to flow
through modern Americans.
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