MILK

Reflection paper on the film MILK

MILK

When Dustin Lance Black began composing a screenplay about Harvey Milk in 2004, Barack Obama was an unidentified local politician, and the wave of state bans on gay marriages had only started as ballot initiatives. And while Milk would be an very good movie any year, approaching as it does in November 2008, it is almost unbearably poignant. A story about a politician who gave persons wish, as well as his efforts to end prejudice against homosexuals in California, Milk is a adoring bit of nostalgia for the blossoming gay rights action of the ...