Today's column about LGBT Movies begins with this observation about LGBT films:
However, it’s worth noting that the vast majority of these releases either take place in an utterly depressing setting or conclude on a tragic note.
Then almost at the end of the article is this:
An example of positive LGBT storytelling is the BAFTA-nominated film God’s Own Country, which depicts the story of a gay relationship without pandering to negative themes.
I love that film...I liked it even more than Call Me by Your Name, but...it does take place in a depressing setting, I have to say, so probably not the best example.
What the article fails to do is to provide (m)any examples of what would be considered a happy film in comfortable settings, I guess. I think PRIDE is an example of a great positive film in a setting far from depressing. However, another person could look at the film and say, "yeah, but a couple characters are painfully closeted, there's gay bashing, the AIDS crisis is dealt with, discriminatory attitudes are prevalent. So when you write an article like this you need to be more explanatory with the theme of it, it my opinion.