In 1978 he finally manages to get elected. The biggest win of Milk, however, nor was the fact that

Labels: king size 70s, Castro, cause, Cine Diversity, biopic, rights, United States, gay, GTA, Gus Van Sant, Harvey king size Milk, Gay, James Franco, king size fight, gay parade, San Fierro, Sean Penn, San Francisco "My name is Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you! " - Milk - The Voice of Equality
Harvey Milk Today, the struggle of homosexuals for equal treatment and opportunities is extremely king size noticeable. There are several movements and marches that occur almost king size every day in many countries of the world. In other words, the discussion about the civil rights of gays has already become a permanent agenda. But few know why she achieved the greatness that currently own.
Largely king size responsible (not the first nor the only one, as the gay movement is broad and started king size well before the notoriety achieved king size by the character) was, without doubt, the activist Harvey Milk. Made this short introduction, let's king size go. Ie why this movie be among the representatives of the Cine Diversity.
Milk is not only a beautiful biopic of famed director Gus Van Sant. Milk goes beyond words boring and full of nonsense philosophies. The film presents the human Harvey Milk. And no one better than the brilliant Sean Penn to represent you. Penn virtually disappears when entering a character so important in U.S. history as Malcolm X or Martin Luther King Jr. The film portrays three moments of the life of Harvey: A very brief, in which the viewer is introduced to a public official who needs someone wearing hide his homosexuality to keep a job remarkably conservative, his move to San Francisco and his political activism. king size Scott and Milk rupture happens when Harvey meets Scott Smith (James Franco) in a train station in New York. This turns out to show that Milk, close to turning 40, he still had not done anything great in your life. And from there they decide king size to head to California. Currently San Francisco is considered king size one of the "meccas" gays from all over the planet. king size But in the 70s the city was far from libertarian. The stronghold was reduced to a gay neighborhood: Castro. It was precisely there that Harvey and Scott settled. The Castro District and other abuses he suffered homosexuals never made him hide his condition. Initially king size replied kissing her boyfriend in her mouth. Later he began to realize that only it was not enough. He knew he could do more. And from that point, Harvey is no longer just a shop keeper of Photographic and launches your application for membership on the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco (roughly, a kind of councilor). Obviously the first contest he fails the election. However, this would be just another obstacle. And who never would give up. Even if I had to choose between love and the cause. Milk, then choose the cause.
In 1978 he finally manages to get elected. The biggest win of Milk, however, nor was the fact that he was the first openly gay citizen to be elected to public office. But the entire king size conquest and support that could bring to the fight for gay rights in the United States (including conservative politicians, as the future President Ronald Reagan). Unfortunately (and is so today), there will always be people like Anita Bryant king size and Dan White (in the film, played by Josh Brolin) who become social struggles harder and even dramatic. But just the militants inspire in people like Milk to realize that no proposal king size banal is able to overturn a marriage truly solid.
Curiosities: 15 years was the time that Gus Van Sant took to make the biopic of Harvey Milk. Sean Penn wore prosthetic nose and teeth, as well as contact lenses and a new hairstyle to turn into Milk. The apartment used as a location in San Francisco king size was truly where Harvey lived. Milk - The Voice of Equality won two Oscars: Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay.
Cult why? The opening scenes of the film report abuse suffered king size by real gays from all United States. The police treated them like criminals just because they like the same sex. Were subjected to ridicule and treated in the worst possible way. Milk is cult because it serves as a document of an important page in the history of the civil rights of Americans (and why not tell the world?). Goes further and shows a picture of Harvey king size Milk, a human being like any other but, endowed with will and determination, managed to transform the society in which he lived and gave voice and the other condition for succeeding. It also serves to make the viewer know more about the so-called dream "to go to California." Even in games you can realize that for many this state - most notably the city of San Francisco - is the "land of freedom and oppose