There was a reason I didn't put all my eggs in the "The Stonewall movie may be more accurate than the trailer hints basket," but no one ever said it wasn't a fictionalized account. I had a feeling it was going this way when Roland Emmerich made a snide comment about people reviewing it based on the trailer, but then turned around and said: "It's definitely a film about Danny's story." (Yes, that's what people were complaining about, Roland!) Again, if you want to hear from the real people, watch a documentary.
Michael Musto writes:
Speaking of our community being weird to itself: I saw just Stonewall and was amazed to find out that it was a fictional white guy—a real cutie, by the way—who started the whole legendary revolt while wrinkling his pretty brow and yelling: “Gay power!" How perfect for a movie whose most repeated soundtrack song is “A Whiter Shade of Pale!" Gosh, you learn something every day—like how our history can be twisted to sell a hokey plotline (albeit with some good scenes and ambience and wrapped in a welcome message about gays battling oppression). The lead character’s throughline doesn’t ring true as he transforms from deer in the headlights to rabble-rousing activist, which results in the riot scenes failing to make an impact since you’re not fully invested in the people by that point. In fact, the screening crowd tittered in the subsequent scene, where cute Danny tells a pal, “I’m too mad to love anyone right now!” After the screening, SiriusXM host Michelangelo Signorile suggested that the film might come off better if they didn’t even say it had anything to do with Stonewall. “True,” I replied. “It should be called Monster Bar or Pieces!” Or maybe they should have saved their money and instead shopped the true story of Stonewall regulars Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, and Titus Montalvo to HBO.More than anything, it doesn't sound like a good film so I think I will pass on this one.
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Okay, Hollywood, why don't you just skip the middelman and just give Roland a $100m to film himself literally taking a shit on landmarks around the world, then blowing his crap pile up with fire crackers.
I plan on seeing it so I can talk about it without being ignorant.
The 1995 movie was a mess and didn't do well.
What people want is a movie that tells the story that Stonewall has become.
Recently, you may have posted it, a Stonewall vet even said she didn't think Marsha was at the bar that night.
The reality is: There were a couple dozen people, all without cell phones to capture every second, having a normal night out, when yet another raid took place. Only this time, without planning or notifying the press, or filming it for YouTube, the queens fought back. A Brick was not the first thing thrown, it was drinks and whatever was handy, and finally, bigger things, like The Brick.
The above I learned from Bob Kohler and Marsha P Johnson.
So 'Stonewall' is a mockumentary? Yeah, I'll pass too.
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