Latter Days... the "other" side

Christian, a hunky West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Elder Aaron Davis, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex. When Christian exposes Davis' secret sexual desire, Davis' rejects Christian for being shallow and empty. The encounter shatters each boy's reality and draws the two into a passionate romance that risks destroying their lives. Latter Days is a charming, sexy, and moving tale that will leave you believing in the transformational power of love.***

nope, I'm not making this up. Its the plot of the movie Latter Days, which I recently watched on dvd. I'm not really into romantic movies but I was curious... (hehehe) IT HAS A GAY THEME! (duh) which made it interesting, and instead of the usual girl/girl makeout scenes that hollywood likes to stick in movies, it has... well, you get the idea.

Honestly, I watched it 'coz i was really curious, most romantic films that have heterosexual protagonists have the usual boring plots - they meet (bump) each other, take one look, falls in looove, spends the rest of the movie either

1) doing stupid stuff to get him/her to fall in love, or
2) defying odds/destiny/their families/etc just to be together.

You've seen one romantic flick, you've seen 'em all. I mean, how many new twists can people come up with just to make romantic films interesting?

ENTER: 2 males - kissing scenes, SEX scenes (not explicit, but... hehehe.)

Anyways, I actually didnt think they could make this flick work... dont get me wrong, i'm not a homophobic bigot, but I thought that a movie with homosexual male characters might not effectively show "romantic" love without making it look, well, either brotherly or skanky. This movie was a surprise though - they actually made it work, made the love between these two people seem... natural, normal. It gives "straight" people a peek into the UNKNOWN or at least challege their preconceived notions on homosexual relationships. Its a good movie, not OSCAR-winning good, more like Teen's Choice Awards. But at least it didnt suck too much (no pun intended).

***got this off the back of the dvd

-kzs-