Bob George
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The last movie I watched was "Boys Don't Cry." I heard it was a good movie so I checked it out. I don't think I've ever cried so much during a movie. The ending is the most intensely emotional ending in a movie ever. I'm going to be giving a mini review/plot summary of the movie below, so proceed with caution, the following will contain spoilers:
The movie is about the true story of Brandon Teena, a transman (born female, and still retains female sex organs) who's real name was Teena Brandon. He's played by Hillary Swank who I was extremely impressed with in this movie. One night he goes to a bar and gets in a fight defending a girl he just met. After he escapes from the fight safely, the girl and her friends invite him to a party in Falls City. A town miles away from his hometown. Excited by the prospect of starting fresh in a town where everyone just assumed he was male (opposed to his hometown where those who knew him, knew he was a female), Brandon decided to stay in Falls City.
He develops a friendship with ex-cons John Lotter and Tom Nissen, Lana Tisdel and Candace (who was the girl he initially met at the bar). He starts developing a romantic relationship with Lana Tisdel who has no idea Brandon is a female. That is until Brandon is jailed for failing to show up for court on charges made prior to his move to Falls City. Lana comes to visit him and finds him in the women's section. He tells her it's because he's a hermaphrodite, which was not true, but Lana says she doesn't care and provides the money to get him out on bail.
Meanwhile, back at home the others have discovered fake male parts and books on sexual identity crisis in Brandon's bag. They obviously become very suspicious. When Brandon and Lana come back from the prison, John and Tom (the ex-cons) aggressively take him away to the bathroom and strip off his pants to find out if he's male or female. They discover he's got female sex organs and force Lana to see for herself. It still doesn't matter to her if he's male, female or what. She's in love with him no matter what.
John and Tom then wait until Brandon is on his one and then force him to get in their car. They drive off the another location and violently rape Brandon in the back of the car. When they are finished they warn him not to tell anyone or they'll kill him. They then drive him back to the house and make him take a shower to wash all the blood off. While in the bathroom, Brandon escapes out the window and runs to the police.
After he has filed his report, he hides away at Candace's farm house to avoid John and Tom. Lana stays with him and the two plan to run away from Falls City and start a new life together in Memphis. But John and Tom are out looking for him, gun in hand. They turn up to Lana's place to see if she's there. The only one there is her mother. Lana's mother wants Brandon out of her daughters life too and, knowing that they will kill him, tell them where he is. They turn up and Candace's place and proceed to shoot both Brandon and Candace. The killing of Brandon is brutal and very hard to watch. Not only do they shoot him, but they proceed to then stab him violently several times and shot him a couple more times before they leave. It's obvious they have a lot of hate against him. The next day Lana flees Falls City, and that's how the movie ends.
Yeh, so, overall a very, very emotional movie. The love story between Brandon and Lana is beautiful. As if the fact that she still loves him after she finds out he's a female. The treatment of Brandon by Tom and John after they find out he's a female is brutal and disgusting. The ending is so emotional I just broke down. I really recommend this movie. It's very well acted, and well scripted. You know it's done well if it makes you cry as much as I did. I recommend it, but I have to warn you, it's a very strong movie emotionally.
The movie is about the true story of Brandon Teena, a transman (born female, and still retains female sex organs) who's real name was Teena Brandon. He's played by Hillary Swank who I was extremely impressed with in this movie. One night he goes to a bar and gets in a fight defending a girl he just met. After he escapes from the fight safely, the girl and her friends invite him to a party in Falls City. A town miles away from his hometown. Excited by the prospect of starting fresh in a town where everyone just assumed he was male (opposed to his hometown where those who knew him, knew he was a female), Brandon decided to stay in Falls City.
He develops a friendship with ex-cons John Lotter and Tom Nissen, Lana Tisdel and Candace (who was the girl he initially met at the bar). He starts developing a romantic relationship with Lana Tisdel who has no idea Brandon is a female. That is until Brandon is jailed for failing to show up for court on charges made prior to his move to Falls City. Lana comes to visit him and finds him in the women's section. He tells her it's because he's a hermaphrodite, which was not true, but Lana says she doesn't care and provides the money to get him out on bail.
Meanwhile, back at home the others have discovered fake male parts and books on sexual identity crisis in Brandon's bag. They obviously become very suspicious. When Brandon and Lana come back from the prison, John and Tom (the ex-cons) aggressively take him away to the bathroom and strip off his pants to find out if he's male or female. They discover he's got female sex organs and force Lana to see for herself. It still doesn't matter to her if he's male, female or what. She's in love with him no matter what.
John and Tom then wait until Brandon is on his one and then force him to get in their car. They drive off the another location and violently rape Brandon in the back of the car. When they are finished they warn him not to tell anyone or they'll kill him. They then drive him back to the house and make him take a shower to wash all the blood off. While in the bathroom, Brandon escapes out the window and runs to the police.
After he has filed his report, he hides away at Candace's farm house to avoid John and Tom. Lana stays with him and the two plan to run away from Falls City and start a new life together in Memphis. But John and Tom are out looking for him, gun in hand. They turn up to Lana's place to see if she's there. The only one there is her mother. Lana's mother wants Brandon out of her daughters life too and, knowing that they will kill him, tell them where he is. They turn up and Candace's place and proceed to shoot both Brandon and Candace. The killing of Brandon is brutal and very hard to watch. Not only do they shoot him, but they proceed to then stab him violently several times and shot him a couple more times before they leave. It's obvious they have a lot of hate against him. The next day Lana flees Falls City, and that's how the movie ends.
Yeh, so, overall a very, very emotional movie. The love story between Brandon and Lana is beautiful. As if the fact that she still loves him after she finds out he's a female. The treatment of Brandon by Tom and John after they find out he's a female is brutal and disgusting. The ending is so emotional I just broke down. I really recommend this movie. It's very well acted, and well scripted. You know it's done well if it makes you cry as much as I did. I recommend it, but I have to warn you, it's a very strong movie emotionally.
I've only ever heard great reviews though 
