I love Kevin Smith, I love Chasing Amy. Behind Clerks and Clerks 2 it is my favorite film of his, it is definitely his best. Chasing Chasing Amy is a film about discovery of the film and ones sexuality. Queer cinema and finding yourself through this great film, only it tackles, and rightfully so, the problematic issues within the film.....a CIS man turning a lesbian straight. We hear from Smith fans aswell as the LGBTQ community. Some of it seems like a hit piece at times and yes, Smith was writing what he knew.....and not how it should have but he himself is CIS. Alyssa Jones had many men before Holden, but for some reason people are hung up that Holden "turned her straight" there is more to it than that. The problem with Amy falls more on to insecurity than homophobia. The film even acknowledges that and Smith owns up for what he wrote. This film is interesting but it really felt unbalanced......but then again perfectly balanced with viewpoints. Even if that View is Askew.
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