Masculinity And Religion In The Film 'Children Of God'

The analyzation that can be compared to the book and the film, is something that for me personally question the role masculinity and religion plays in culture, especially in the film. In the film, Children of God, which to some degree matches Murray’s argument that homophobia in the Barbados and the Bahamas is a reaction of imperialism and globalization. And comparing the director of the movie with Murray’s book, the major argument is that we cannot assume that sexual rights have a value universally and that in countries like the Bahamas and Barbados have a strong. Religion and masculinity plays a huge role in these countries in the Caribbean, in the film, the focus for me personally was when Jonny was killed by Purple, it mad focus on the …show more content…
And this goes back to masculinity, and about who is has the privilege to speak on certain topic and who isn’t allowed to speak and about because in Murray’s book they explained the doctor reason of why it is morally wrong and their ideas about the more westernized countries openly accepting this type of sexuality. In the film, Pastor Ralph keep his “masculine” status he practically controlled his family and even his outside relationships, he didn’t encounter with these other man, “ruin” his masculinity, they respect him and he told them what he wanted and not to mention the fact that he was the pastor that went out the country, practically demonizing homosexuality. The media in Barbados and The Bahamas, are both a social and political voice in the coutries understanding in sexuality, and with no voice protecting and educating them on the radios so the people of these countire sonly went by what they were being told in church and those who listened to the radio. The movie, made a get example of the generation in some families, in the film most of the people that were in the meeting and speaking against homosexuality were mostly young and older