Homo-Erotic

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I must confess that I find it surprising that a female doctor should be on board ship where everyone else is male.

I just watched this film this morning for the very first time.

It seemed pretty clear to me that Alice, upon learning that one of the crew members was likely suffering from a VD, decided to simply treat all the boys. They'd all been out on the town for a little fun, and it's not inconcievable that several of the boys were infected. Seemed more a precaution than anything else. The way she yelled "NEXT" suggest that a stream of guys were getting a shot. Robert's response to the "sexual orientation" comment does not suggest he was "caught" with his proverbial "pants" down in regards to some unmentioned, and completely unimplied, same sex encounter.


Which brings me to the topic at hand. I agree with a few others, whatever homoeroticism is here is clearly being brought by the viewers. This isn't a Joel Schumacher pic, where the level of homoeroticism is blatant and easily detected regardless of sexual identity. Scott has no history of bringing this element to his work, and frankly I think it's absolute bunk to suggest he framed this guys in a purposely erotic way. Obviously the guys are attractive, this IS Hollywood afterall, and I think the marketing of this picture was purposefully a tad erotic, but the actual product doesn't live up to that suggestion.

People need to learn the difference between a movie being made with homoerotic intent, and simply calling it homoerotic because YOU are turned on. One's level of titilation, or uncomfortability, in regards to shirtless men, and platonic male bonding, isn't enough to put that stamp on a film.

"More than homo-erotic is it idiotic. Homo-erotism would be tolerable, if it were in some plot, but has anybody seen a plot by Mr. Scott?"

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More than homo-erotic is it idiotic. Homo-erotism would be tolerable, if it were in some plot, but has anybody seen a plot by Mr. Scott?

if it is homo-erotic or not is completely up too the viewer i would say..
the boys themselves surely werent, they were working hard in hot weather, so they walked around with bare bodies, and they were living close up on eachother and were in the need to depend on eachother, they were in the same age, and had some common interests, of this i find it only natural that they became close with eachother, bare-bodied in hot weather or not..
and if something, the directors focus on this was perhaps to show how voulnerable they were depending on eachother..
also boys with little clothes on would be as interesting to the girls as girls with little clothing on is interesting for us guys..
and as a straight man i admit enjoying the atmosphere with the guys becoming closer to eachother in this film..i am fex very close to some of mye male friends.. i can also find the male body esthetic beautiful, in a completely different way than female bodies ofcourse...