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Even though The Laramie Project has been edited down from almost three hours (the original length of the play) to a lean 96 minutes, the harrowing nature of the subject matter--the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard--and the clarity of the voices of the inhabitants of Laramie, Wyoming, give this film a remarkable emotional power. The Laramie Project was created from over 200 interviews conducted with Laramie residents before, during, and after the trials of the two boys who killed Shepard; the interviews create an amazing cross-section of American views on homosexuality, religion, class, privacy, and so much more besides. Even though it features an all-star cast--Steve Buscemi, Janeane Garofalo, Christina Ricci, Peter Fonda, and Laura Linney are only a few of the recognizable faces--the material has not been glamorized and the performances are both honest and intimate. Even abbreviated, it's a remarkable piece of work. --Bret Fetzer
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In October 1988, 21 year-old Mathew Shepard was found savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming. "The Laramie Project" is the portrait of a town painfully forced to confront itself in the reflective glare of the national spotlight, responding with love, anger, sympathy, support and defiance.
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This review is from: The Laramie Project (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
I just finished watching this movie. I have never, never, have seen a movie like this before. i am not a person who cries in any movie, its on an extremely rare occasion that i will cry in a movie, but this movie.... i have not seen a movie that has moved me this way , .... ever. it is an extremely, important film, that(in my opinion, EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH. it really shows not only about what happened to matthew shepard, but it brings to life the viewpoints of the whole town. both the good and the bad.. it' raw, and unforgiving. it conveys the realistic nature of the actors portraying their real life counterparts of the people of laramie, wyoming. they have done this task, very well. what i have learned , watching this movie, is that no matter what your belief is on homosexuality, nobody, and i mean nobody , deserves that kind of violence. i believe that violence is never an absolution. this movie proves that when people who make bad desicions ,their actions can have a ripple effect through other people.in this case,the ripple effect not only spread through the people of laramie but to people throughout the world. I want to be an angel not only to america, but to the world. You will understand what i just wrote above by watching the movie so without making this review too long. GET THIS MOVIE... YOU WILL BE TOUCHED STOP THE HATE. STOP THE VIOLENCE. BE COMPASSIONATE AND FORGIVING. ....AND PRAY.
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EXCELENT!,
By Chris (Greenville, SC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Laramie Project (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
EXCELLENT movie. Higly recommend to anyone who is still "in the closet". The film makes you never want to "come out" because of things that happen like this but it also shows the truth about people and this film is highly controversal to some but it raised awareness on hate crimes and i think that it was the point of the movie to stop hate. EXCELENT FILM!
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"I guess I didn't understand the magnitude with which some people hate",
By M. B. Alcat "Curiosity killed the cat, but sa... (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Laramie Project (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
"The Laramie Project" is an adaptation of the play of the same name, written by Moises Kaufman and based on the interviews he and his group had in 1998 with many of Laramie's inhabitants, after the callous beating up of Matthew Shepard in that relatively small town of Wyoming. Matthew, a young man that was living in Laramie and that happened to be gay, was a victim, and became a symbol. But as another reviewer pointed out, he was first and foremost a human being that deserved to live.Matthew died due to the injuries received in what was defined as a hate crime. He was gay, and two men took exception to it, beating him up and leaving him tied to a fence. The man that discovered him the following day thought at first he was a scarecrow. He was so disfigured that he just didn't seem a person any more. Matthew was taken to a hospital, where he stayed in a comma until he died, a week later. The interviews allow us to witness what the people of Laramie were thinking regarding this event, something closely linked to their views on religion, homosexuality, tolerance and a lot more. One character said something that made a big impact on me, and that explains a lot: "I guess I didn't understand the magnitude with which some people hate". On the whole, I think this is an excellent film, and I am sorry I didn't watch it before. I strongly recommend it to you, as a great film with a good message. Belen Alcat
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