For our country, LGBT people in the coming decades will remain, to put it mildly, a delicate subject, but reaction the film is like a theme will always depend on the submitted material. Of special interest is the movies, where the character in addition to making the most of yourself is forced to face acceptance of their own family. In this cycle of events is the protagonist of the psychological drama "Erased identity".
synopsis As a teenager, the son of the Baptist pastor Jared Emmons aware of his homosexuality, but from faces accepted my father's side who hold to traditional views. To understand yourself and not to lose his family and, most importantly, faith in God, Jared agrees to undergo conversion therapy. However, the consequences are much more dramatic.
acting Lucas hedges can truly be called a real rising star because it was involved only in a good dramatic roles. In the case of an "Erased person" he played the difficult role Jared Emmons, a young man who recently realized his homosexuality and passed through the main difficulties of adopting as a nice people, and himself. Also, we celebrate the reincarnation of Nicole Kidman in the role of the mother of Jared, a woman who, with one hand, committed to family and belief in God, and on the other, never refuse the role of the caring mother who will always defend and support your child. Finally, mention should be made of the former "Gladiator" Russell Crowe in the role of father of Jared, a man of conservative views, who had not is easier than his own son.
Directing For actor Joel Edgerton this film was the second directorial full-length work. At this time the Director decided to test himself in the dramatic to remove the psychological drama on the theme of acceptance of homosexuality as a person and others. The Director diligently tried to convey all the main challenges that the faces of the people, the whole life in a deeply religious atmosphere of traditional values. Ie, first of all, the Director has tried to focus on the adoption by the hero himself. After realizing his homosexuality and the futility of conversion therapy, which only ruined its members, the hero is forced to establish relations with parents, primarily with a father, always blame for such incidents. In the result Joel Edgerton has turned out a deeply psychological drama without any dirt and lust, but with a very sluggish pace and slow dynamics.
Script the film is set in the"land of opportunity", Arkansas. The main character Jared Emmons, the son of a Baptist pastor and part-time owner of a car dealership, is sent along with the mother center of conversion therapy, where he is going to "cure" his homosexuality. The character really tries to improve and executes all the required tasks, in parallel, remembering with what started it. problems: bad relations with the first the only girl, the attempted rape of another College, first love and, finally, recognition in front of their own parents. Soon the "therapy" takes more violent forms, and the hero realizes that whole "help" only kills people, erasing all the human, including a craving for life.
Summary really "Erased identity" the movie was good. Many expect to see in him some obscenities, but in fact it even same-sex kiss is not. The film is more focused on the internal state of a person passing through a difficult phase in his life. And although the film does not have enough speakers, all he left a positive impression.
8 from 10
