Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - John Cunningham

 I tend to have a pretty strange sense of humor for lack of a better word, so when a movie can so much as elicit a chuckle from me, I find myself impressed. This movie did just that. It had some scenes that were legitimately comical and the bits of dry humor that Bernadette slung as retorts definitely hit the mark. The actors did a fantastic job as well. Each character felt like a real individual.


I believe this movie definitely accomplishes what it sets out to do (at least what I think it sets out to do, that being show the hardships of individuals like Bernadette and company). They're just people aiming to live their lives and do their own thing, but are accosted for simply existing. When the main three characters were surrounded in that bar, I expected some sort of violent confrontation to occur. Seeing Bernadette absolutely rip into that lady who was leading the charge against her was absolutely amazing. The cherry on top was how the crowd absolutely loved it. One thing that I noted was the surprise Adam and Bernadette showed when Tick mentioned having a wife and son. The article elaborated on this, mentioning that as straight individuals have pre-conceived notions about gender roles and assume/project those onto others, so do individuals of the LGBT community. While it makes sense (pretty much everyone has some sort of notion in their head about something that may or may not be correct) I still had never thought of it from that angle. One thing (completely unrelated to the story I think?) I had a question about was the person walking with that cart strapped to their back that was making beeping noises. Is it some Australian thing that I'm too American to understand?


Anyways, that's my take. Overall, I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. Thank you for reading, and have a great rest of your day.

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