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AAAA RERVOIR DOGS – THE GAY SUBTEXTS
Homoeroticism suat self through visual double entendre and narrative ellips, and ultimately illumat the film’s central relatnship. The homosexual subtext is primarily foced through Mr. Homosexualy, as form of dissent, is therefore voked by him any time the macho orr is threatened.
Homophobic remarks the surface dialog, far om beg sual or random, are tentnally embedd the film’s satiric disurse, and help fe the boundari of expected mascule behavr. The first accatn of homosexualy is somewhat il, and occurs when the gang members are given lor-d nam by Cabot (Mr.
VLENT ‘GON’ EXPLOR MACHO FILMS’ GAY SUBTEXT
This mutually- agreed upon anonymy echo the anonymy of the homosexual unrworld, the secret society of crimalized sexualy. ” While such a vulgar accatn of homosexualy is nflated wh a charge of treachery, at the same time dit the film’s te homosexual subcurrent, which blooms the last scene. Explic homosexual acts are associated wh the film’s most mented, sadistic character, Mr.
Why should a classic gay in of male bety and gay sufferg be clud such a film, if not to ht at s subtextual orientatn? ) Up to this pot the film, most of the homosexual stuff has been prented as a phono medley of oblique, ‘noisy’ homophobic referenc.