Peter Tatchell: Do ódio Ao Amor

A sweeping looking at an infamous media & political character, love him or loathe him, his heart's in the right place & for that we must be grateful for his indomitable spirit in the face of often mountainous odds.

We see here that Tatchell's messages were regularly received somewhat poorly, mainly due to his rather humourless & dour approach, such a shame he didn't employ humour as it always helps the medicine go down, obviously that's just not who he is.

Produced by Elton John & David Furnish, it's a decent effort & has some balance, with critiques of his methods, but it could've gone further; being interviewed by Sir Ian Mckellen for instance, it's obviously a soft, non probing chat & not a Paxman like drill down.

From a technical, film making point of view, the audio mix is very poor, as the 'background' music is either at the same level of the dialogue or quite often louder, this makes it both difficult to hear what people are saying & enjoy the subject matter; it's really rather annoying!

The sadness, maybe even tragedy that's followed from Peters' righteous struggles is that people didn't realise or recognise when the fight no longer needed to be fought & they now hunt out anything or anyone in order to be offended & 'cancel' it, continuing a struggle that has largely been won, in the west at least. Here he also talks about 'solidarity' which is a wonderful thing, but this has lead to the trap of alphabet group identities; I don't identify with any group mentioned here, I'm me, I hope group identity becomes the busted flush it so obviously is.

As a viewer, who just happens to be gay, it's a tough watch & I used to find Peter a bit of an irritant, as I was just trying to fit in, but when you hear of his injuries & his continuing defiance, he really must be saluted. I just hope that people will now come together & STOP looking for the differences between us.

What a great film.

To see what drives a man to effectively dedicate himself to fighting the injustice against LGBT people unfold has been wonderful. So much has changed and this film slickly replays and captures, at pace - not a dull moment, the story of the World's no1 protester of our time for LGBT rights. Seeing the old news clips, the way the film is constructed with music underpinning parts of the narrative in a mischievous way. To see Jimmy Somerville, Peter Tatchell and Sir Ian McKellen interviewing Peter and in news clips. This could have been an eight-hour film with the topics touched upon - the film-maker has at pace moved through the headlines and combined that with personal backstory interviews a footage to build a more rounded picture of a man many fear and many more others adore. Things in many ways have got better for LGBT folks in many Countries, with more work still to do. If Emily and Sylvia Pankhurst could only have had a film made about their work like this? We live in a fairer society with thanks to their influence. The film really does pay a tribute to a lifetime of work by a human rights activist and captures this for all time for future generations to understand. Love him or loathe him - the film is a solid watch to see.

Tatchell started his activism as a very young man in the late 1960s. That took a lot of guts! If not for people like him, society would not have progressed this far. This biodocumentary chronicles the discrimination and hate people suffered in the past and sometimes, in the present. It isn't pleasant to watch but important to remember. I think we all need to be reminded once in a while to be kinder and more tolerant to each other.

In not sure I agree with his outing tactics, but he didn't go after mere closeted people, but those gay people working against gay equality.

Peter Tatchell has devoted his life to human rights, justice and equality. This is a tribute to a man who is determined to make the world a better place. May his work continue for many years to come.

But telling of it ruined by constant dramatic music blaring over the interviews making it hard to actually hear what's being said.

Worth a watch but have your remote to hand to turn up and down as needed.