"Milk" is a biographical film made in 2008 taking into account the life of LGBT rights activist and American politician Harvey Milk. The reason why Harvey is rather special is because he was the first man to be elected to the public office in California whilst openly admitting that he was gay.
The movie was written by Dustin Lance Black and was directed by Gus Van Sant. The lead role is played by Sean Penn, in which he recieved "Best Actor in a Leading Role."
The film opens with the scene of Harvey's birthday, when he was still living in NYC, and had not yet settled in San Fransisco. It focuses on his dive into city politics, and the various and often colorful arguments he wages in the Castro neighborhood as well as the city. It also follows the anti-gay campaigns of Anita Bryant and John Briggs. Several relationships, both romantic and political, are covered, and his tenuous affiliation with Dan White. The film ends with White murdering both Harvey Milk and the Mayor of San Fransisco in the City Hall.
We did not have time to finish the film, so I had to research the ending online. The parts I saw were pretty good, and I think Sean Penn's interpretation of Harvey Milk is very real, and also very thorough.
What I would like for our next film is that our teacher saves enough time so we can watch the whole film, and not just tidbits.
The sources I used were:
1. Milk, by Universal Studios
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Milk
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_(film)
Mathias~
Yes you have a point here Mathias. On the other side, it is easy to borrow the movie in our own library and to see the rest of it at home. Not the worst homework I would imagine. You write a nice commentary and I like it when you state your own opinion too.
SvarSlett