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Originally Posted by MrBarlow  Milk. 2008.
Sean Penn plays Harvey Milk who at the age of 40 runs for a political campaign towards the gay community to have rights as everyone else and finds a ally which leads to his assassination. |
I think Milk is a brilliant film, powerful and moving, so I understand why Keith Phipps called it the 'Best Loser' at the 81st Academy Awards (where Slumdog Millionaire was awarded Best Picture), writing:
"Gus Van Sant's biopic of slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk could easily have fallen into the usual biopic traps, either by trying too hard to show how its subject changed the world or by turning him into a thinly characterized saint. Spearheaded by an empathetic Sean Penn performance, Milk does none of that as it depicts Milk's immersion in activism, political rise, and murder at the hands of a fellow politician. The film turns an important chapter in American history into a compelling personal story that shows, rather than tells, how one person can make the first ripples leading to sweeping changes."
https://www.vulture.com/article/best...re-losers.html