Boys Don't Cry

[disbelief11]

I just watched Boys Don't Cry and am utterly depressed now. It's a haunting movie, about a person who is trying to figure out life and love, and about homophobia and hate crimes. Hilary Swank does an excellent job playing 21 year old Brandon Teena.

After watching the movie, I went online and found more information on Brandon Teena. While not a perfect person, Brandon certainly didn't deserve to be raped and killed. Nor did the two other people (Lisa Lambert and Philip DeVine) who were murdered that night, simply for being there with Brandon.

That there are people who will rape and kill a person because they don't easily fit into "normal" gender/sexuality roles scares me. It's happened so many times, in so many places; I just don't understand how the perpetrators can be blind to the person, the human being whom they victimize. For a short while, Brandon Teena and the two murderers were friends, or at least buddies. How does anyone ignore that shared history and willfully go from seeing a friend to seeing an "it"?

Comments

[shellies.livejournal.com]

that movie is amazing. it completely blew me away. it also depressed me to no end. i feel ya, hon. it would have killed my spirit had it been fictional.. but to know it's true breaks my heart into pieces.

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

but to know it's true breaks my heart into pieces.

Lots of little pieces.

[tigress35.livejournal.com]

That movie depressed me for like a week. I couldn't believe the cruelity of humans. My friends and I saw it and then were like,"Well.. wow.. okay.." and we couldn't say much more than that because we were so down!

Love love LOVE Depeche Mode btw

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

Hellaciously depressing, isn't it? But still a good movie, and I'm glad I've seen it now. It's reminded me to be careful to keep myself from slipping into a hurtful role with the people I meet.