Octavia! No, she wasn't done. She wasn't nearly done. I don't like today, not at all.
BBM is still selling out theaters?
This is in Jamaica, the first weekend it was open (I think they start the movie week Tuesday or Wednesday). There was some question about it opening in Jamaica at all, and there was quite the littte homophobic furor. I figured my mother would see it, but not really my father. Turns out he's curious, and as my mother pointed out, it's better to see it with her than alone or with any of his domino buddies. So they're giving it another shot today. Cuteness.
My father asked why he should see the movie. I told him it was very well done. He asked why he should see "a gay movie" and this is where I think the whole "it's not a gay movie" has some weight. I told him to set aside any preconceptions he might be attaching to "gay" and go see a movie where two guys fall in love. If you go in braced with "gay! it's gay!" you're just not being open to the story. Unless of course "it's gay!" is a big pull, but even then.
It's a movie where two guys fall in love. The conflict is tied to the homosexuality, so it's not like it's some utopian world where it's not a factor. But your average Jamaican (which my father is not, otherwise he wouldn't be going to see it) is going to imagine effeminacy, cross-dressing, lisping, and 90 minutes of buttsex.
It's a movie about people. Go look and see what kind of people.
I made a girl cry in class today, and hit another one (she hadn't even signed up yet) in the face. the weepy girl was having a day, but when I finished working with her and the tears started welling and she turned away I sprinted for the lead teacher and asked him to go check on her. Another junior assistant explained to me that I was kinda terrifying at first glance.
I went over to the crying girl again later to tell her that her body was too tense and she started crying again. She was really upset that she couldn't not cry, but I think I didn't make it any worse. She was just having a day.
The girl I hit in the face (glancing blow, honest) took it very well (and it helped make the point I was trying to illustrate), and I think she signed up for membership. She'll make a good student.
Octavia Butler! Damn. My cousin's in the psych ward, my head feels like cotton from too much anti-migraine medication and...blah. Not good day.