The relationship between Captain and Dex seem to be wrought with homosexual overtones. Particularly the Captains constant remarks about Dex "Good boy Dex". It seems clear that there is a Daddy/boy relationship going on there with Dex constantly vying for the captains attention though his own ingenuity. Or is it just me?
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Why is it every time there is a film with a couple of male leads who are really good friends some closet case posts that they are gay or that there is gay overtones or a homo-erotic relationship...?
Sheesh!!
I couldn't agree with you more! Invariably folks read gaiety into any film with two prominent male characters; the last I read about was the Visitor. Whereas female characters are permitted to kiss & hug throughout film history without people getting hysterical & homophobic. I just wasted time watching Red Dawn & aside from shedding many stress-related tears, the boys continuously comforted each other with hugs & other physical endearments & I found it touching and think it enhanced the story.
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So true. Ever seen "The Boondock Saints". It's about brothers, and one of them gets hurt, so the other has to treat him, bandage him, he's doing it 'from behind', strongly holding the other from behind with pain in the face. One guy here at the office (I'd like to kill him brutally) can't stop spreading his idea that this scene is clearly homosexual, the "message from the director" is crystal clear. I often asked him WHAT EXACTLY that message would be, because A) they're brothers, and B) them theoretically being homosexual AND incestical is no message in itself. Whatever, just recently I came across him during lunch, he was talking with a guy and there it was again.
I call that homophobia and being dumb. (Sorry, OP, but that's the way I think)
"D-E-S-T-R-O-Y : E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G"
"Incestical?!?" Is that even a WORD?!? lol
"He carries illegal weapons, drives fast cars & wears clothes obviously designed by a homosexual."
It actually is one. Otherwise you couldn't type it :-)
Hey, I'm Swiss, I just sorta translated freely. But I'm sure you know what I meant with that strange secret WORD.
Nice day, mate!
"D-E-S-T-R-O-Y : E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G"
http://vladthefluffy.tumblr.com/post/71721785886/incestical-if-all-men-are-mysoginistic-pigs-who
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Exactly! This is the second film in a row that I have checked on this site where some bozo has suggested that there is a homosexual relationship between two male characters who are clearly defined as heterosexual. These closet gays see non-existent homosexuality everywhere, including many of Shakespeare's works.
sharelol, wut.
sharesurely they realise that by asking that very question they are admitting to fear of their own latent homosexual thoughts
although maybe they are just too stupid to realise something so simple
I ask the same questions and I'm not scared of 'latent homosexual thoughts'. I screw plenty of chicks, no fear necessary.
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just because you screw plenty of chicks does not mean that you are not human and all humans have a basal level of thoughts of attraction opposed to their general preferences so your response shows no logical connection to my first post as being human you will at least subconciously have those thoughts but may not neccessarilly realise In your case it may mean an attraction to a male but this does not remove the valid point that I made in my first post just shifts it in terms of which attraction would be a possible cause for concern
shareNo see, now you've lost me.
I'm clearly not afraid of my own homosexual desires, because I happily date women, not men. How can that possibly be related to a fear of 'gay'? And, if it is not related to a fear of homosexual thoughts, then how exactly can it be related to questioning the nature of Joe and Dex's relationship?
Oi, guess what?
Maybe they cut out the Sky-Dex sex scenes so the rating wouldn't be NC-17?
share"just because you screw plenty of chicks does not mean that you are not human "
And I'm pretty sure that no one ever claimed that it did mean that. Seriously, what on earth is that post supposed to be saying?
-There is no such word as "alot."
I'm inclined to agree.
However, I'll slash every TV and movie I watch, so I'm generally picking up 'clues' that aren't there (in other words, don't trust my opinion, I see what I want to see in what I watch).
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While I can see how one might interpret his patronizing remarks that way, I just think it's a case of poor script writing in an otherwise decent homage movie. I enjoyed this movie for what it was, a tribute to serials and adventure movies of the 1930's and 1940's, but I found that particular part of the Captain and Dex's relationship to be out of character. I can't imagine Ronald Reagan or Stewart Granger talking to someone who can build disintegrator pistols and submersible Curtis fighter planes like he was their pet golden retriever. "Good boy, Dex! Roll over! That's a boy! Here's a nummy for you!" I halfway expected him to rub behind Dex's ears.
shareFrankly, I'd say they're overtly heterosexual. Every time a male adventurer has a boy companion (i.e., all the time in comics and serials), someone wants to imagine that they're gay. But there's no reason for thinking that. So, it's just you.
"Lens cap."
I got that impression a bit, too; it's that "good boy" bit that just sounds, if not gay, then outright condescending. A man calling another man "boy" does tend to pop out at you as being a bit off.
I don't have a problem with gay people or characters, but I do think that line came off that way, and I'm pretty sure the director didn't mean it to.
-There is no such word as "alot."
There is a minority group on this site that are on what I call "Homo watch". It seems that to them, every movie that has more than 1 guy in it has a gay theme to it. I'm not sure if they hand out assignments at the monthly homo watchers meeting or what, but they seem to cover most movies. They even had a representative do a write up on Smokey And The Bandit for God's sake. Obviously, this person has never seen an old serial or science fiction movie that Sky Captain was based on. It was a common theme to have a mentor and a young protege in these movies. The Dex character is supposed to be a boy genius. It makes perfect sense that Sky would see him as a boy.
"Are you thinkin what I'm thinkin?"
"I hope not, cause I'm thinkin how much my balls hurt."
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how is a daady/boy relationship homosexual? That's just sick!!!
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