Based on real events, Pride offers a message of solidarity between oppressed groups, albeit while centring a whiggish narrative of gay rights and evading some of Thatcherism’s consequences.
Thanks, Lisa. I wonder if I’m a little harsh on its politics? There’s a lot to like about the film but I find that even though the mood is darker than Made in Dagenham, it falls into the same whiggish tendencies (and unlike Made in Dagenham which is good on intersections between different forms of oppression, there’s no real exploration of what it is to be working class and gay in the film).
Oh it absolutely has what you call 'whiggish tendencies' and calling that out is appropriate - my forgiveness of this film, in a way that I struggle much more with Made in Dagenham, is almost certainly due to the cast interactions. I wish it had a better acknowledgement and exploration of intersectionality, but I'm glad this film exists. (I'm also a bit sad that I don't rejoice in the same way that Made in Dagenham exists).
Thank you for writing this. It's a film close to my heart and beloved by a number of friends.
Thanks, Lisa. I wonder if I’m a little harsh on its politics? There’s a lot to like about the film but I find that even though the mood is darker than Made in Dagenham, it falls into the same whiggish tendencies (and unlike Made in Dagenham which is good on intersections between different forms of oppression, there’s no real exploration of what it is to be working class and gay in the film).
Oh it absolutely has what you call 'whiggish tendencies' and calling that out is appropriate - my forgiveness of this film, in a way that I struggle much more with Made in Dagenham, is almost certainly due to the cast interactions. I wish it had a better acknowledgement and exploration of intersectionality, but I'm glad this film exists. (I'm also a bit sad that I don't rejoice in the same way that Made in Dagenham exists).