Comments on: FIRE d: Deepa Mehta http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/fire-deepa-mehta-azmi-nandita-das/ thinking film Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:41:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Priscilla Eyles http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/fire-deepa-mehta-azmi-nandita-das/#comment-475016 Priscilla Eyles Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:03:35 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-475016 I though this film was fantastic and yes Das is beautiful, but Azmi isn't sterotypically beautiful in my eyes she's too old for Hollywood/sexist norms of beauty for a start if your going to take that argument. And what's wrong with having a beautiful actress in the role of a lesbian, no-one complained about Jolie playing Gia which was a great film (maybe it's the fact that shes apparently bi). I think lesbians come in all shapes and sizes and dont all look like your view of lesbians: Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O'Donnell etc. I also thought the characters engaging and the film brave and great achievement for a film based in a country where homosexuality is still outlawed. I though this film was fantastic and yes Das is beautiful, but Azmi isn’t sterotypically beautiful in my eyes she’s too old for Hollywood/sexist norms of beauty for a start if your going to take that argument. And what’s wrong with having a beautiful actress in the role of a lesbian, no-one complained about Jolie playing Gia which was a great film (maybe it’s the fact that shes apparently bi). I think lesbians come in all shapes and sizes and dont all look like your view of lesbians: Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O’Donnell etc. I also thought the characters engaging and the film brave and great achievement for a film based in a country where homosexuality is still outlawed.

]]> By: Fire Lesbian Movie http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/fire-deepa-mehta-azmi-nandita-das/#comment-436824 Fire Lesbian Movie Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:01:34 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-436824 A lot of respect to you but i must disagree. i think Fire is an exceptional movie I think one needs to consider when it was made [1996] and where it was released [India] I think, considering the sentiment of the periods and environment Deepa made a very bold and respectable statement with this movie I didn't watch fire till about 2006 and was suitably impressed A lot of respect to you but i must disagree.
i think Fire is an exceptional movie
I think one needs to consider when it was made [1996] and where it was released [India]

I think, considering the sentiment of the periods and environment Deepa made a very bold and respectable statement with this movie

I didn’t watch fire till about 2006 and was suitably impressed

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