Those judging this film as oscar bait are forgetting, or were perhaps not old enough at the time to have realized, how much this film did to bring awareness to AIDS and to take off some of the negative stigma surrounding the disease. I don't think this was a perfect execution or a completely guileless production, but I do believe the effort was genuinely inspired.
The song in the final scene absolutely kills. A rare tear-up for me.
Finally saw it, it's a shame it's taken me so long. Beautiful movie, sad of course, but beautiful and important. Tom Hanks was great and the music is wonderful... one of the first big movies to address topics like homosexuality and Aids and a plea for tolerance and understanding.
Absolutely brilliant performance by Tom Hanks. His physical transformation alone is scary. This movie did much to bring AIDS discrimination into the open, even if that - and many other kinds of discrimination - still exist in the workplace today.
This is a movie that absolutely must be seen. It reveals the true, discriminatory nature people can have towards gays, and how little is done especially in the workforce.
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devilsadvocado
Those judging this film as oscar bait are forgetting, or were perhaps not old enough at the time to have realized, how much this film did to bring awareness to AIDS and to take off some of the negative stigma surrounding the disease. I don't think this was a perfect execution or a completely guileless production, but I do believe the effort was genuinely inspired.The song in the final scene absolutely kills. A rare tear-up for me.
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That ending completely destroyed meIreneAdler
Finally saw it, it's a shame it's taken me so long. Beautiful movie, sad of course, but beautiful and important. Tom Hanks was great and the music is wonderful... one of the first big movies to address topics like homosexuality and Aids and a plea for tolerance and understanding.Prashant
Memorable performance by Tom Hanks.ClassicLady
Absolutely brilliant performance by Tom Hanks. His physical transformation alone is scary. This movie did much to bring AIDS discrimination into the open, even if that - and many other kinds of discrimination - still exist in the workplace today.skoubah
Just a great movie all around.legendarystare
This is a movie that absolutely must be seen. It reveals the true, discriminatory nature people can have towards gays, and how little is done especially in the workforce.8/10
Irial
Great movie. Great acting. Great soundtrack.dvdgrdnr
anyone have any thoughts on why Demme chose to shoot actors directly addressing the camera. Very Rashomon-ypuppetofmasters
Thank god for Jonathan Demme doing close ups of Denzel Washington. :Dmrochadesousa
Best drama filme EVER!nicolaskrizan
Slick, soft, sympathetic, sentimental, solid, sanitized.https://beyond1001movies.wordpress.com/2015/12/29/backtrack-philadelphia-1993/
Marasmusine
Oscar bait.