‘Shelter’ Is What A Gay Movie Should Be
January 26, 2010 by Troy
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Shelter: Zach and Shaun Laying In Bed
It’s not every day you see a gay movie that’s worth watching (sorry to break it to you, gay community). Honestly, most of them [gay movies] are cast or written with stereotypical feminine “twinks” with nothing but sex on their mind. I get it, we like sex; but come on, there’s more to life. For that simple fact, I fell in love with the movie called Shelter. I know, I know — the image above totally looks like they just had sex, but it was just a really cute picture of them. Anyway, this has got to be one of the best gay movies I’ve ever seen.
The story is about a confused young man, named Zach (played by Trevor Wright), who throws his dreams away to take care of his nephew. His goal was to go to Cal Arts (ironically, I wanted to go there myself back in the day) to pursue his love for art. Instead, however, he decided to stay behind to help out his sister.
(Warning: reading further will probably spoil the movie if you plan on seeing it. Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you.)
After his friends all leave town to pursue their own destinies, he reunites with Shaun (played by Brad Rowe) — his best friends brother — who he ends up falling for. At the same time, he’s having to take care of his young nephew and hide his “secret” from his sister and friends.
Now, it may sound cliché, but I tell you what, this movie was so well made. Trevor Wright and Brad Rowe are simply amazing in Shelter. Neither of the actors are gay, but you could almost swear they were.
My favorite part of the entire movie is that — like Broke Back Mountain — neither Zach or Shaun were the stereotypical gay man. Too many times do I see gay people stereotyping themselves in gay movies and I commend the director and writer, Jonah Markowitz, for not taking that road.
Anyway, if you’re looking for a good gay movie, and by reading this blog I’m assuming you are, I would highly recommend Shelter. The directing is phenomenal, the actors are so believable, and the filming/angles are downright amazing (especially some of the shots of the ocean).
[Photo courtesy Regent Releasing]
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The movie was good but it was a little slow. The best gay/transgendered movie I have ever seen is Soldier’s Girl. Not only is it a true story, but it is a unique love story that leaves your heart broken. I can’t say enough good things about this movie. The actors were brilliant. Much better than Shelter sorry. Even the new Lifetime movie Prayers for Bobby was better than Shelter in my opinion.
Soldier’s Girl and Prayer for Bobby contain eactly the kind of drama that the writer is criticising. Why cant a gay movie be like a romantic ‘hetero’ movie?