Rating: Not Rated
Movie Release Date: May 27, 2005 (Canada)
DVD Release Date: August 21, 2005
Plot 411: A coming-of-age story about one boy and his love for his father.
Review: This moving drama is about the relationship between Zac (Marc-Andre Grondin) and his strict Roman Catholic family. Raised in a household with four brothers, Zac has always felt different. He is born on Christmas day and is a modern Jesus in his ability to heal people by thinking of them. However, this isn't the only way in which he feels different. Early on he begins to suspect that he is gay, but he tries to surpress his feelings and ends up living a lie. I liked how the audience is able to see the confusion Zac feels about himself and his need to fit in. As a teen, he is still trying very hard not to disappoint his parents and he struggles to become their perfect son. Everyone goes through a period like this. It is a fight between who you are and who everyone thinks you are. Michel Cote plays Zac's father, a stern individual who believes he can convince his son that he is not gay. He is determined to change Zac's mind because he believes no one is born gay. Despite the denial and unwillingness to accept his son, you can see that the father loves his son. His reactions are probably very similiar to other parents during this period (1960-1980s) and it shows that even parents fear being different from everyone else. Zac's relationship with his mom is completely different than with his dad. She seems to understand him better, even if she doesn't outwardly discuss his homosexuality. The film addresses religion, sexuality, identity, unconditional love and the meaning of family in a unique way.
Movie Release Date: May 27, 2005 (Canada)
DVD Release Date: August 21, 2005
Plot 411: A coming-of-age story about one boy and his love for his father.
Review: This moving drama is about the relationship between Zac (Marc-Andre Grondin) and his strict Roman Catholic family. Raised in a household with four brothers, Zac has always felt different. He is born on Christmas day and is a modern Jesus in his ability to heal people by thinking of them. However, this isn't the only way in which he feels different. Early on he begins to suspect that he is gay, but he tries to surpress his feelings and ends up living a lie. I liked how the audience is able to see the confusion Zac feels about himself and his need to fit in. As a teen, he is still trying very hard not to disappoint his parents and he struggles to become their perfect son. Everyone goes through a period like this. It is a fight between who you are and who everyone thinks you are. Michel Cote plays Zac's father, a stern individual who believes he can convince his son that he is not gay. He is determined to change Zac's mind because he believes no one is born gay. Despite the denial and unwillingness to accept his son, you can see that the father loves his son. His reactions are probably very similiar to other parents during this period (1960-1980s) and it shows that even parents fear being different from everyone else. Zac's relationship with his mom is completely different than with his dad. She seems to understand him better, even if she doesn't outwardly discuss his homosexuality. The film addresses religion, sexuality, identity, unconditional love and the meaning of family in a unique way.
Watch It: For one boy's incredible journey from childhood to young adulthood as he experiences some of the very same pitfalls you may have lived through yourself.
Skip It: If you're still hooked on phonics. The dialogue is in French and the subtitles zip by really quickly.
2 comments:
sky..
so, do you think they put that American music behind it in the process of putting in the sub-titles, or do French movies have Amer songs playing in the background?
and what happened to the list of reviewed movies on the left? the individual film listing is way more useful than the archives by month..
Think it must've been part of the movie because the score contains mostly English-speaking songs. In fact, the dad has a love for Patsy Cline that's a plot point in the movie.
List is still there. You just need to click the arrows to expand or collapse it.
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