![]() ![]() ![]() In order to achieve this profound character, the essay will firstly discuss how the film offers an honest depiction of sexual desires in a same-sex partnership. Through filmic analysis this essay will explore three distinct ways in which Holding the Man challenges stereotypes by ensuring that three-dimensional characters are represented through a true-to-life depiction of the homosexual experience. Spanning over 15-years, Tim Conigrave’s (Ryan Corr) and John Caleo’s (Craig Stott) forbidden romance is passionately portrayed from a blossoming high school romance to love that weathers disapproval, illness and death. ![]() However, Holding the Man defies stereotyping through an honest depiction of a homosexual relationship. While Australian cinema has welcomed an array of ‘gay’ films, many have struggled to present gay characters and their sexuality accurately – often tarnishing characters with offensive stereotypes (Dyer,16). Director Neil Armfield’s decision to create an on-screen adaptation of Tim Conigrave’s memoir Holding the Man (2015) confronted him with the difficult challenge of realistically representing homosexuality on screen a notion that Australian filmmakers have often failed to achieve. ![]()
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