OTP!!!11 and Angels in America.
Have decided that am changing OTP to Brian/Hunter. As I am probably lone OTP Brian/Hunter shipper, have decided that to defend my ONE TRUE PAIRING OMG, I am officially declaring war on all those crazy, delusional Brian/Justin fans who try to convince me that Brian and Justin's relationship is something resembling loving and happy in that stupid unconventional way they're always talking about. wtf is up with that? Everyone knows that the one true unconventional pairing is Brian/Hunter. Also, Hunter will be legal soon. So there.
In other news that is only related in that it also involves gay men, I have just seen Angels in America. Oh my god. Oh my god. That was my reaction after seeing it. I'm a huge spoiler whore, and I can never resist reading spoilers for anything. And I didn't read spoilers while I was watching this. That's how much I loved it.
All the actors in this miniseries were amazing, especially Mary Louise Parker, who played Harper Pitt, a woman who is not entirely there, but is strong enough to leave her husband, the only person she has ever felt safe with.
Oh, and Justin Kirk was brilliant. For serious, this guy was amazing. His performance made me feel so in awe of him, because he played this character dying of AIDS so beautifully. He was flippant and wonderful in the beginning, in that way that makes you love the character automatically. And then he was lovely and vulnerable when the audience was getting the feeling that his lover was about to leave him. And then he was so angry when Louis left, and you honestly felt his pain and his anger at this person who's leaving him at a time he needs him most. And then after the Angel visited him, he went around in his black cloak and clothes and told practically everyone he was a prophet in that defiant way that made people almost believe him before they realized what he was saying. I especially love it when he tells Joe, "I'm a prophet. … Prophet, prophet. I have sight, I see, what do you do?" I love his "beyond nelly." I love that he had no noticeable American accent when he spoke French. I love that he pulled the covers over his head and sang from My Fair Lady very loudly. I love how he imitated Dorothy Gale's inflection when he says, "And you were there. And you. And you!" I love his expression when he tells Louis that he can't ever come back.
Other actors were also brilliant. Al Pacino, I will admit, was very good. And when you know that he only had six weeks to shoot all his scenes, so he had to pull off all those emotionally heavy scenes one after the other, it's a pretty commendable task. And he made you sort-of like a character that is so easy to hate, which is also an achievement. But he didn't deserve all those lead actor awards, and I'll elaborate on this later. Meryl Streep was very good, though her Ethel Rosenberg freaked me out. I do not like ghosts. I think the part that freaked me out most was that when you thought that Ethel was a figment of Roy Cohn's imagination, she came out while Louis was reciting the Kaddish for Roy and you knew that she was a real ghost, not just a fantasy invented by a mind that's going. Jeffery Wright was so adorable and wonderful and camp. Brilliant actor.
Emma Thompson was totally cute as the Angel. Very impressive voice. And she had one of the best lines in the play, which is always a plus. Y'all know what I'm talking about. Patrick Wilson was very good, but I don't know. Out of all the characters in the play, I think I liked Joe Pitt and Roy Cohn the least, and because of that, I really can't feel the Patrick Wilson love. I mean, he was very good, like I said. But bleh. Maybe I'll analyze that later. Ben Shenkman was also very good. His nasal way of talking amused me, because it just kind of helped with the image of Louis. I think that his part was also one of those Roy Cohn parts where you could have disliked him if he'd been played the wrong way. But Ben Shenkman somehow made Louis contemptible, but likeable as well, because if you think about it, you can understand why he left, even if you think at the same time that it was a cowardly thing to do.
It makes me sad, in my little fangirl heart, that Prior and Louis never got back together, because I honestly believe they didn't. I'm sure Louis cried, because that's what he does, after that cut-off in the scene. I'm sure that Prior may have been moved, but I'm also sure that he stood his ground. And it makes me wonder at the nature of forgiveness. Prior said once that if Louis left him during his illness (which Louis did), that he would hate him forever. And when Louis asks him to come back, he says that he loves Louis. But he also essentially says that they can never have a romantic relationship ever again. And it must have been so hard for Prior, and so heart-breaking for Louis, but I think Louis accepted the fact that he would never be with Prior again as his penance. You know, you've committed a sin, this is the price you pay for the rest of your life. So yes, Prior forgave him, but he also punished him, and that's why I was wondering at the nature of forgiveness. Did Prior ever really forgive him after all? Not that I'm saying he was wrong in not letting Louis come back. On the contrary, I applaud him for it. But you know, fangirl heart thingy. This paragraph is way too long.
Um. The Al Pacino thing. He was very good, like I said, but the entire point of a Lead Actor award is to acknowledge the main character, the sort of focal point around which most of the action centers. And anyone who's watched the miniseries can tell that Roy Cohn was not the main character. Prior Walter was. That's why I think he didn't deserve those awards. I think he deserved them in the Supporting Actor category, but the fact that Justin Kirk was the only actor in the entire main cast that wasn't nominated for an acting award at he Golden Globes, and then the fact that he was nominated as a Supporting Actor at the Emmys annoys me. I mean, Justin Kirk did gain a whole lot of publicity through Angels in America, and I hope that he goes on to do great things, but the fact that he was overlooked will always bother me.
I think I'm done-ish. Anyone on the flist who's seen Angels in America, please comment. I need to rave about it more, because it is so brilliant. I need to find an Angels in America icon.
In other news that is only related in that it also involves gay men, I have just seen Angels in America. Oh my god. Oh my god. That was my reaction after seeing it. I'm a huge spoiler whore, and I can never resist reading spoilers for anything. And I didn't read spoilers while I was watching this. That's how much I loved it.
All the actors in this miniseries were amazing, especially Mary Louise Parker, who played Harper Pitt, a woman who is not entirely there, but is strong enough to leave her husband, the only person she has ever felt safe with.
Oh, and Justin Kirk was brilliant. For serious, this guy was amazing. His performance made me feel so in awe of him, because he played this character dying of AIDS so beautifully. He was flippant and wonderful in the beginning, in that way that makes you love the character automatically. And then he was lovely and vulnerable when the audience was getting the feeling that his lover was about to leave him. And then he was so angry when Louis left, and you honestly felt his pain and his anger at this person who's leaving him at a time he needs him most. And then after the Angel visited him, he went around in his black cloak and clothes and told practically everyone he was a prophet in that defiant way that made people almost believe him before they realized what he was saying. I especially love it when he tells Joe, "I'm a prophet. … Prophet, prophet. I have sight, I see, what do you do?" I love his "beyond nelly." I love that he had no noticeable American accent when he spoke French. I love that he pulled the covers over his head and sang from My Fair Lady very loudly. I love how he imitated Dorothy Gale's inflection when he says, "And you were there. And you. And you!" I love his expression when he tells Louis that he can't ever come back.
Other actors were also brilliant. Al Pacino, I will admit, was very good. And when you know that he only had six weeks to shoot all his scenes, so he had to pull off all those emotionally heavy scenes one after the other, it's a pretty commendable task. And he made you sort-of like a character that is so easy to hate, which is also an achievement. But he didn't deserve all those lead actor awards, and I'll elaborate on this later. Meryl Streep was very good, though her Ethel Rosenberg freaked me out. I do not like ghosts. I think the part that freaked me out most was that when you thought that Ethel was a figment of Roy Cohn's imagination, she came out while Louis was reciting the Kaddish for Roy and you knew that she was a real ghost, not just a fantasy invented by a mind that's going. Jeffery Wright was so adorable and wonderful and camp. Brilliant actor.
Emma Thompson was totally cute as the Angel. Very impressive voice. And she had one of the best lines in the play, which is always a plus. Y'all know what I'm talking about. Patrick Wilson was very good, but I don't know. Out of all the characters in the play, I think I liked Joe Pitt and Roy Cohn the least, and because of that, I really can't feel the Patrick Wilson love. I mean, he was very good, like I said. But bleh. Maybe I'll analyze that later. Ben Shenkman was also very good. His nasal way of talking amused me, because it just kind of helped with the image of Louis. I think that his part was also one of those Roy Cohn parts where you could have disliked him if he'd been played the wrong way. But Ben Shenkman somehow made Louis contemptible, but likeable as well, because if you think about it, you can understand why he left, even if you think at the same time that it was a cowardly thing to do.
It makes me sad, in my little fangirl heart, that Prior and Louis never got back together, because I honestly believe they didn't. I'm sure Louis cried, because that's what he does, after that cut-off in the scene. I'm sure that Prior may have been moved, but I'm also sure that he stood his ground. And it makes me wonder at the nature of forgiveness. Prior said once that if Louis left him during his illness (which Louis did), that he would hate him forever. And when Louis asks him to come back, he says that he loves Louis. But he also essentially says that they can never have a romantic relationship ever again. And it must have been so hard for Prior, and so heart-breaking for Louis, but I think Louis accepted the fact that he would never be with Prior again as his penance. You know, you've committed a sin, this is the price you pay for the rest of your life. So yes, Prior forgave him, but he also punished him, and that's why I was wondering at the nature of forgiveness. Did Prior ever really forgive him after all? Not that I'm saying he was wrong in not letting Louis come back. On the contrary, I applaud him for it. But you know, fangirl heart thingy. This paragraph is way too long.
Um. The Al Pacino thing. He was very good, like I said, but the entire point of a Lead Actor award is to acknowledge the main character, the sort of focal point around which most of the action centers. And anyone who's watched the miniseries can tell that Roy Cohn was not the main character. Prior Walter was. That's why I think he didn't deserve those awards. I think he deserved them in the Supporting Actor category, but the fact that Justin Kirk was the only actor in the entire main cast that wasn't nominated for an acting award at he Golden Globes, and then the fact that he was nominated as a Supporting Actor at the Emmys annoys me. I mean, Justin Kirk did gain a whole lot of publicity through Angels in America, and I hope that he goes on to do great things, but the fact that he was overlooked will always bother me.
I think I'm done-ish. Anyone on the flist who's seen Angels in America, please comment. I need to rave about it more, because it is so brilliant. I need to find an Angels in America icon.