I knew when I watched Torchsong, Parting Glances, Boys in the Band – them type of movies, I know I had seen some important cinema, to that list and others I could add, I commend God’s Own Country as a quality gay movie. I am nothing to do with the making or distribution of this film.
If only one person reading this has a look & decides to watch this movie – then I have done my job. When I saw this movie – I was filled with so much emotion I promised myself I would let other guys know that there is a quality movie that deserves to be watched. I search the web for movies with a gay subject & occasionally you find an amazing movie. Had it played worldwide to an audience we would have been looking at a best movie Oscar with a nod to either in the lead or both. This movie was made with a low budget with limited release venues.
Hidden sexuality & alcohol plus racism make the English guy a nasty piece of work, until one day……. Set in northern England (miles away from London), a farmer’s son is angst ridden that he looks after the sheep on the family farm on his own.įree workers movement in the European Community means his family take on a Romanian guy to help with the sheep. Very disappointed & kind of surprised (can I be both?) that the excellent British movie ‘God’s Own Country’ never made the list. Have a look at our picks for the best cinema of the decade. So which fabulous feature films will be forever remembered as classics? Not coincidentally, the 2010s have also seen an explosion of characters and storylines in the movies, keeping pace with the community it depicts. In fact, my idea was to make a list with good films. Even the setbacks of the Trump community can’t hold back the wave of cinematic awareness. You’ll say that the title is a little extravagant but that was the point.
Marriage equality, the right to serve in the military, the increased visibility of transgender people have raised awareness and emboldened queer people all over the world. It’s been wild, wonderful decade, and we can hardly wait to see what the next one has in store. We’ve grown more aware of intersectionality, gender identity, and sexual fluidity and we’ve seen major social and political advancements across the globe.
We’ve seen an explosion in queer representation in film and TV, music, politics, and on social media. As we enter into the roaring ’20s, Queerty is looking back on the last 10 years of culture in our “Decade of Decadence” series.