Pariah Movie Analysis

When we first got assigned to watch the movie “Pariah” I did not expect to like the film. I assumed this because when I researched the summary of the movie I thought the plot would be predictable. But after watching the film I was very much so wrong. From the cinematographers point of view to the actors and even the plot everything was well done. The chemistry between the actors was very genuine and realistic. The main character played by Adepero Oduye did a very a good job. Oduye depicted the struggle of trying to figure out her sexuality in a realistic matter. Often times in movies about homosexulity the actors can sometimes be very dramatic and not believable especially if they are not gay. But Oduye made sure that she did make the character seem to flamboyant but actually someone trying to figure out who they truly …show more content…
My little cousin is 15 years old and a few months ago she confided in me and told me that she was interested in girls. Now when she told me this I was honestly not surprised. For years I had realized that there was something different about her but I was not going to force that on her, I wanted her to be able to figure that out on her own. Well a few months ago while I was having my bi-weekly chats with her she finally came out to me. She began to cry while we were on the phone because she felt as in she was not accepted by her own parents. Her mom found out she was gay and began to blame herself because she did not spend as much time with her as she should of. She than went on to yell at her about her sexuality much like the way Kim Wayans was in the movie. My cousin's story is a little different than Alike because her father is not nearly as accepting as Alikes was. Instead he is in denial and does not speak about it much. Therefore, she feels alone most of the time that is why I do my best to try and reach out and be her support