Another movie review this weekend! This time it is the movie "Pariah" released December 28, 2011.
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful moving all around – characters, music, theme, storyline, etc.Pariah
This is a very interesting movie. It is about an African American high school female named Alike "Lee" , set in New York (Brooklyn). She is the oldest child of her parents. The main issue in the movie is the fact that she is a lesbian. Her mother tries to force her to wear frilly feminine clothes (including a skirt for church), get different friends, and stay away from clubs. Her father doesn't say much as he is typically at work for the police or drinking a little bit with his food [seen with beer multiple times as he eats]. One attempt to get Lee to get different friends ends up hurting Lee emotionally because she gets attached to this gal and the gal rejects her eventually. Her family then learns that she is actually a lesbian and her mother snaps.
We also see different parts of the lesbian life as Lee's friend Laura is rejected and disavowed by her parents. No matter what she does to try to earn their respect and love, they still turn her out. So through this the audience might have expected what was to come of Lee's situation with her parents and why another lesbian friend doesn't want anyone to know that she might (potentially) be lesbian.
Watching this movie made me realize that I am so glad that I am no longer in high school (due to the groups and whatnot). I did not approve of Lee's mother because she made me furious - why would you put your child through so much torment to become someone you approve of when he/she does not want to be that person? Why would you make someone do something, wear something, or be something they are not? Even without talking about homosexuality, I still think that people [especially parents] should let people be who they are. Don't deny someone the right to be their self!
4/5 - Good movie, well presented. The mother was a b**ch and I despised her but the characters were all well thought out. I didn't like some of the music but then again, that's not my culture and it did a very good job portraying her culture.
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