Life Ain't Like The Movies

Warning: The following material might offend those who label themselves strongly as members of the third sex ... but to those who think there is a way another way out, this one's for you. May God be with you as you read along.

Oh! It's gay movie?!

I haven't seen Brokeback Mountain, so I can't tell you it's a bad movie. In fact, if you wanted my best guess, I'd say it's probably a great movie. Everyone in the media has certainly fallen in love with it. No doubt it's a captivating blend of beautifully shot scenery, stirring music, moving characters and touching moments. It's also a work of fiction.

Do you remember Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts's breakout movie? It's always been one of my favorite romances. But, the truth is that it's a total fantasy! Still, millions of Americans (me included) were swooned by this ridiculous story of an infinitely rich man who found the love of his life by picking up a prostitute on the street, who just happened to be healthy, well-adjusted and beautiful.

Movies manipulate us. I'm not saying movies are all bad, far from it. But think about the situation. You are sitting in a dark place, watching a story unfold. The story has no obligation to reality; it is a creation of someone's imagination. Our emotions are tugged at by carefully crafted music, and everything we see and hear is under the director's control. It is a very persuasive medium. This doesn't make it evil, but it can certainly be used for evil. Movies have made people laugh, cry and be filled with wonder and adventure. Other films have tricked audiences across America into believing lies and sympathizing with evil.

Brokeback Mountain is no exception. There is an agenda behind this "love story" that's been evident ever since they started hyping it. Consider the movie's promotional tag line: "Love is a force of nature". There are two messages implied. First, homosexual sex is love. Second, being a force of nature, homosexuality is unchangeable and unavoidable.

From what I know of the plot, the two sheepherders' affair ends in heartbreak and loss. This is an accurate portrayal of what I and many others have experienced in pursuing gay relationships. However, there seems to be an idea people leave the theater with, that these two guys would have lived "happily ever after" if it hadn't been for the inconvenient constraints of their wives and children.

It saddens me to think of how many people - especially young people -- have sat in theaters across the country and been influenced by this movie to think that true love awaits them in the gay lifestyle, and that those of us who've chosen to change are living frustrated, sad lives. I wonder how America would respond to a movie that gave a non-fictional account of the homosexual experience: the promiscuity, the loneliness, the unending quest to try to meet one's own, ever-deepening need. How cool would it be if they could see an honest picture of the freedom that thousands of us are now living in, rather than a deceptive, mocking portrayal of ex-gays on an episode of Will & Grace.

Don't be deceived by fiction, or the glamour of sin. We must all remember the truth, and trust in God, because life is NOT like the movies.

--> Source: Exodus Youth

Afterword: Exodus Youth is a worldwide organization that caters the need and what has to be done for teens struggling with homosexuality and believes that there is a way out of it.