The Normal Heart

[shadowfireflame]

Whoa, if you haven't yet had the chance to see The Normal Heart, an HBO TV movie about the roots of activists fighting the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s, please run, do not walk. So important and relevant.

In it, Mark Ruffalo plays a gay activist who, along with his friends in the medical community (notably Julia Roberts) and fellow activists, recognizes AIDS as an epidemic that needs urgent attention and action. He and his organization then face agonizing frustration, prejudice, negligence, fear, and damning apathy from a government that seems to not care about its citizens who are dying.

This is an absolute must-see for White Collar fans, as well, because Matt Bomer (who plays Ruffalo's lover) completely steals the show and was by far the acting stand-out in this TV movie that received heaps of acting Emmy nominations. He goes through a physical transformation that is so painful and upsetting to watch. He's absolutely the heart and soul of the movie.

Highly, highly recommended.

Comments

[shadowfireflame.livejournal.com]

Oh, I forgot to mention that if it doesn't come to cinemas, it is available on DVD now, so at least that's an option (I always check with my local library, which usually gets the newest DVDs). :)

[sunshine304]

I'm sure it'll be out here on DVD if nothing else. But they're showing "Begin again" right now and some other stuff that's quite arthous-y so I'm in good spirit. :)