Comments on: In The Realm of Oshima Moves On http://blogs.walkerart.org/filmvideo/2008/11/25/in-the-realm-of-oshima-moves-on/ Just another Walker Blogs weblog Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:41:22 -0600 walker_blogs hourly 1 By: Hisaye Taniguchi http://blogs.walkerart.org/filmvideo/2008/11/25/in-the-realm-of-oshima-moves-on/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Hisaye Taniguchi Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:07:08 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/filmvideo/?p=450#comment-308 I wrote this blog post as a response not only to "Gohatto," the opening film in the series, but to the passage of Proposition 8 in California. I thought it ironic that we were viewing a film addressing homosexuality and sexual tension within a rigid, hierarchal institution the night after Election Day when we saw many old "taboos" fall, but one ancient one managed to survive. If you didn't see the movie, be forewarned, the post contains a spoiler. I also noted that you can see most of the film on YouTube if you go to the site and search for "Gohatto" or "Nagisa Oshima." http://koinobori.vox.com/library/post/nagisa-oshimas-gohatto-taboo.html I wrote this blog post as a response not only to “Gohatto,” the opening film in the series, but to the passage of Proposition 8 in California. I thought it ironic that we were viewing a film addressing homosexuality and sexual tension within a rigid, hierarchal institution the night after Election Day when we saw many old “taboos” fall, but one ancient one managed to survive.

If you didn’t see the movie, be forewarned, the post contains a spoiler. I also noted that you can see most of the film on YouTube if you go to the site and search for “Gohatto” or “Nagisa Oshima.”

http://koinobori.vox.com/library/post/nagisa-oshimas-gohatto-taboo.html

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