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“Philadelphia”(1993)
ⓒIMDB
DirectedbyJonathanDemme
Andrew,acapablelawyer,filessuitagainstthebiglawfirmheonceworked.Heclaimsthathewasunfairly
dismissed for having AIDS. The law firm fired him over an incident in which a complaint or an important
documentAndrewwassupposedtosubmitdisappearedintothinair.Convincedthatthisisallaconspiracy
to fire him, Andrew searches for a counselor to defend him, only to be turned down by nine in a row.
Eventually, he asks Joe, a former opposing counselor. Joe refuses the request because he cannot stand
homosexuality, but after Joe witnesses Andrew being discriminated against at the library, he changes his
mind. As he investigates the case, Joe realizes the irony that the hatred towards LGBTQ people pervades
▲“Philadelphia,”
Philadelphia, the city that symbolizes freedom and liberation. Joe exclaims, “This trial is not about a
directed by Jonathan
disease. Let’s talk about what this case is really about. The general public’s hatred... our loathing, our fear
Demme and starring
Tom Hanks, was
ofhomosexuals.”WhileAndrew’sconditionworsens,hisdamagedrightsandhonorarerestoredbywinning
released on Dec. 22,
the case. Finally, right after the verdict, Andrew’s life comes to an end, and those who loved him gather
1993.
togethertomemorializehislife.
which means “brotherly love,” same-sex feelings. The last
TheSignificancesandLimitationsof“Philadelphia”
scene with the song whose lyrics include, “Philadelphia,
“We are standing in
City of Brotherly Love,” suggests that “Philadelphia” in this
Exhilaration
Philadelphia, the City
movie implies homosexuality. In a word, the narrative of
of Brotherly Love, the
unfair dismissal based on sexual identity in Philadelphia, a
ⓒSouthern
birthplace of freedom,
cityofbrotherlylovethatsymbolizesfreedomandliberation,
whereourFoundingFathers
emphasizesthesubjectofthemovie.
authored the Declaration
“Philadelphia” is significant in that it was the first
of Independence. And I do
mainstream Hollywood film to feature homosexuality as
not remember that glorious
a main theme. Tom Hanks, who plays Andrew, won the
▲Philadelphia, “The city of brotherly
love,”ishometotheLOVEStatue.
document saying, ‘All
Academy Award for Best Actor, and the movie earned about
straight men are created equal.’ I could have sworn it says,
eight times its production cost in box-office profits. However,
‘All men are created equal.’” This is what Joe, the counselor,
thehugesuccessofthemoviedoesnotmeanthatitdepictsthe
shouted to reporters as he and Andrew left the courthouse.
strugglesofhomosexualsperfectly.KimSoo-yeon,aprofessor
“Philadelphia” is based on a true story that took place in the
of English Literature and Culture at HUFS, points out that
United States in the 1980s, and there are two reasons that
despite the film’s homosexual theme, there is only a short
Philadelphia, a city in the northeastern U.S., was chosen to
love scene between the lovers, Andrew and Miguel. To avoid
be the background. First, the movie’s subject of LGBTQ
the rejection that comes with unfamiliarity, they do not show
human rights corresponds to the symbolism of the city of
the physical bond and love beyond the premise that they are
Philadelphia. On July 4, 1776, the governors representing
a good-looking “same-sex couple.” Also, professor Kim says,
thirteen states of the former British colony of the U.S.
“TheunconditionalsupportforAndrewisincontrasttoreal-
gathered together in Philadelphia to declare independence.
life families who are
To avoid repeating the history of oppression, they wrote that
ofteningreatconflict
Floss
“allmenarecreatedequal”attheforefront,andPhiladelphia,
over sexual identity.”
ⓒMental
where the Declaration of Independence was issued, became
Kimadds,“Theideal
a symbol of freedom and liberation. However, in the movie,
family portrayed in
Philadelphiacontradictsthesetenetsandisportrayedasacity
this movie follows
thatdoesnotprotectAndrew’shumanrights.Second,theword
heteronormativity.”
▲In the movie, Miguel(L) and Andrew(R) are
“Philadelphia” comes from the Greek word “Philadelphus,”
Thiscanbeseenwith
inarelationship.
11
MAY 2023
“Philadelphia”(1993)
ⓒIMDB
DirectedbyJonathanDemme
Andrew,acapablelawyer,filessuitagainstthebiglawfirmheonceworked.Heclaimsthathewasunfairly
dismissed for having AIDS. The law firm fired him over an incident in which a complaint or an important
documentAndrewwassupposedtosubmitdisappearedintothinair.Convincedthatthisisallaconspiracy
to fire him, Andrew searches for a counselor to defend him, only to be turned down by nine in a row.
Eventually, he asks Joe, a former opposing counselor. Joe refuses the request because he cannot stand
homosexuality, but after Joe witnesses Andrew being discriminated against at the library, he changes his
mind. As he investigates the case, Joe realizes the irony that the hatred towards LGBTQ people pervades
▲“Philadelphia,”
Philadelphia, the city that symbolizes freedom and liberation. Joe exclaims, “This trial is not about a
directed by Jonathan
disease. Let’s talk about what this case is really about. The general public’s hatred... our loathing, our fear
Demme and starring
Tom Hanks, was
ofhomosexuals.”WhileAndrew’sconditionworsens,hisdamagedrightsandhonorarerestoredbywinning
released on Dec. 22,
the case. Finally, right after the verdict, Andrew’s life comes to an end, and those who loved him gather
1993.
togethertomemorializehislife.
which means “brotherly love,” same-sex feelings. The last
TheSignificancesandLimitationsof“Philadelphia”
scene with the song whose lyrics include, “Philadelphia,
“We are standing in
City of Brotherly Love,” suggests that “Philadelphia” in this
Exhilaration
Philadelphia, the City
movie implies homosexuality. In a word, the narrative of
of Brotherly Love, the
unfair dismissal based on sexual identity in Philadelphia, a
ⓒSouthern
birthplace of freedom,
cityofbrotherlylovethatsymbolizesfreedomandliberation,
whereourFoundingFathers
emphasizesthesubjectofthemovie.
authored the Declaration
“Philadelphia” is significant in that it was the first
of Independence. And I do
mainstream Hollywood film to feature homosexuality as
not remember that glorious
a main theme. Tom Hanks, who plays Andrew, won the
▲Philadelphia, “The city of brotherly
love,”ishometotheLOVEStatue.
document saying, ‘All
Academy Award for Best Actor, and the movie earned about
straight men are created equal.’ I could have sworn it says,
eight times its production cost in box-office profits. However,
‘All men are created equal.’” This is what Joe, the counselor,
thehugesuccessofthemoviedoesnotmeanthatitdepictsthe
shouted to reporters as he and Andrew left the courthouse.
strugglesofhomosexualsperfectly.KimSoo-yeon,aprofessor
“Philadelphia” is based on a true story that took place in the
of English Literature and Culture at HUFS, points out that
United States in the 1980s, and there are two reasons that
despite the film’s homosexual theme, there is only a short
Philadelphia, a city in the northeastern U.S., was chosen to
love scene between the lovers, Andrew and Miguel. To avoid
be the background. First, the movie’s subject of LGBTQ
the rejection that comes with unfamiliarity, they do not show
human rights corresponds to the symbolism of the city of
the physical bond and love beyond the premise that they are
Philadelphia. On July 4, 1776, the governors representing
a good-looking “same-sex couple.” Also, professor Kim says,
thirteen states of the former British colony of the U.S.
“TheunconditionalsupportforAndrewisincontrasttoreal-
gathered together in Philadelphia to declare independence.
life families who are
To avoid repeating the history of oppression, they wrote that
ofteningreatconflict
Floss
“allmenarecreatedequal”attheforefront,andPhiladelphia,
over sexual identity.”
ⓒMental
where the Declaration of Independence was issued, became
Kimadds,“Theideal
a symbol of freedom and liberation. However, in the movie,
family portrayed in
Philadelphiacontradictsthesetenetsandisportrayedasacity
this movie follows
thatdoesnotprotectAndrew’shumanrights.Second,theword
heteronormativity.”
▲In the movie, Miguel(L) and Andrew(R) are
“Philadelphia” comes from the Greek word “Philadelphus,”
Thiscanbeseenwith
inarelationship.
11
MAY 2023
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