Why the Gay Subplots ‘The Lighthoe’ and ‘Jojo Rabb’ Don’t Go Far Enough

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Jojo Rabb: Actor Sam Rockwell lov rol that e wh dichotomy, and that's what attracted him to the role of a gay Nazi officer Taika Wai's

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WHY THE GAY SUBPLOTS ‘THE LIGHTHOE’ AND ‘JOJO RABB’ DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH

Both movi e om wildly ventive filmmakers wh styl so specific their films n feel like their own mi-genr, but they share half-baked gay subtexts that fall short of their amb visns. In a story about two men on a serted island, the homoeroticism is practilly baked to the log-le.

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JOJO RABB: SAM ROCKWELL REVEALS WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO PLAY GAY NAZI OFFICER IN THE OSRS NOMATED FILM

The movie’s “exclively gay moment” may be lour than the one “The Lighthoe, ” but ’s far more problematic, as Wai plays for edic affect to generate sympathy for his characters — queerns as shorthand for humany.

Of urse, neher Wai or Eggers are gay, which is not to say straight filmmakers n’t or shouldn’t e queer elements their work. In Jojo Rabb (2019), both Capta Klenzendorf and Freddie Fkle’s self-ma uniforms have upsi down pk triangl, which is the patch Nazis would give to distguish homosexuals ncentratn mps.

Actor Sam Rockwell lov rol that e wh dichotomy, and that’s what attracted him to the role of a gay Nazi officer Taika Wai’s crilly-acclaimed film “Jojo Rabb”.

WHY THE GAY SUBPLOTS ‘THE LIGHTHOE’ AND ‘JOJO RABB’ DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH

Jojo Rabb: Sam Rockwell Reveals What Attracted Him To Play Gay Nazi Officer In The Osrs Nomated Film.

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Jojo Rabb: Sam Rockwell Reveals What Attracted Him To Play Gay Nazi Officer In The Osrs Nomated Film .

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