THE ROARING OF THE BEAST
Be our guest and feast on this tale as old as time, well, unless you can’t handle some gay moments.
Disney’s live-action Beauty And The Beast, now showing in movie theatres, has set some people’s tempers flying with its gay moments. A drive-in cinema in the US has refused to show the film. On a bigger scale, countries that are against homosexual activities like Malaysia and Russia are taking measures to limit the same-sex love — however tiny it is — the film has to offer.
While Russia has since approved of the screening for those over 16, the drama took on a higher note in Malaysia. Initially, it was reported that the film was pulled from the country’s release after Disney refused to axe its problematic scenes as per the censorship board’s request. But a recent update said the screening — with no cuts — would be postponed to Thursday instead.
It’s 2017, people. Witnessing men having a fling in a musical shouldn’t have anyone throwing a hissy fit, seriously. It is almost unfathomable how some could think it would corrupt the young minds to watch two men showing interest and attraction towards one another. That was pretty much what caused this worldwide debate. For now, at least, it’s a happy ending until further notice.
As a somewhat counter reaction from the crowd, some who have already watched the film are criticising that the moment wasn’t gay enough, and that perhaps Hollywood received too-generous acclaim for such one-minute moment of inclusion in its film.
Well, aren’t tiny steps better than nothing at all?