I Am Michael

Ok this was definitely made by GB News.

It is so nice to see a film about a man with a life experience that is quite similar to myself! I absolutely loved this film. It is extremely well told and takes a middle path in how the story was told. I loved that it did not vilify the main character but simply told his story. It's an underrated masterpiece and very beautiful and tender! Recommend 100% for any audience.

O filme começa em um ponto incrível para se abordar, que é a liberdade de ser quem é, sem medo e sem restrição de personalidade, porém quando o personagem principal começa a se auto desconstruir devido a uma religião, o filme engata em um ponto que meus olhos não aguentavam mais. O roteiro nos faz facilmente nos esgotar de estar preso na história de um cara que revoga a ser quem é e ainda ser escroto com as pessoas que tem a coragem de serem o que são.

I Am Michael is a tough sell and it's all the better (and worse) for it

I am Michael starring James Franco, Zachary Quinto, and Emma Roberts directed by Justin Kelly. This film based on a New York times article tells the incredible story of a gay activist called Michael Glaze who later became a born again Christian, renounced his homosexuality and married a woman. This movie was always going to be controversial and the filmmakers decided to take a neutral approach by not endorsing either the religious beliefs of Michael nor condemning them. This neutral approach works and it stops the movie from being a Christian movie nor an anti-Christian one but simply a film that looks at the life of a real man who struggled with his beliefs and sexuality. James Franco beautifully portrays this man as he evolves from a openly and proud gay man to a very conservative evangelical who sees homosexuality as sin. Is not his best performance but we come to sympathize with him and see his point of view. Zachary Quinto also does a good job as he portrays Michael's boyfriend who becomes very distressed to see his lover reject everything they had embraced. The movie's biggest problem is that it can be quite dry as the drama drags on and it relies on stereotypes for both gay men and evangelical Christians. Yet is a beautiful movie that makes us confront realities about life that are hard to face.

It will ruin your life. Life is everything. Not all people have the same experiences and whatever.

As someone who has had intimate experiences in both the Christian Church and the LGBT community, it is clear that this film was written and directed by someone who has not done enough research into the complexity, specificity, or realism of either of these two worlds. All of the dialogue is extremely on the nose and there are barely any convincing moments of acting. There are also ton of laughably awkward moments that make me wonder how no one in production caught them. It was painful to watch this movie, but I kept going because I was waiting to hear what the film had to say about the topic of homosexuality and Christianity. Well, the film's thematic voice never came. Either that, or it was so poorly executed that I missed it. Save your time, and do NOT watch this film.

Once a gay activist, Franco goes on a conversion experience that the movie and Franco's character seem to highly doubt the authenticity of.

Depressing and boring. Biggest piece of crap I've seen in many years. Why can't we have good lgbt films?

I think what a lot of reviewers are missing is the clear turmoil bubbling beneath the decisions. It's not about promoting, or even just showing, a conversion. It's a story of a man who continues to lie to himself. That's definitely the message I received from the final scene. A difficult subject matter to be sure, but it's reality.