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.
Hating Peter Tatchell
2021
Action / Documentary
Hating Peter Tatchell
2021
Action / Documentary
Keywords: lgbtgaylgbt activistgay rights
Plot summary
From Executive Producers Elton John and David Furnish, Hating Peter Tatchell is the powerful and inspiring true story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil disobedience rocked the British establishment, revolutionise attitudes to homosexuality and exposed world tyrants. As social attitudes change and history vindicates Peter's stance on gay rights, his David versus Goliath battles gradually win him status as a national treasure. Featuring an amazing array of rare archive and an intimate conversation between celebrated actor Ian McKellen and Peter himself, as well as evocative interviews with the likes of former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, activist Angela Mason, and actor Stephen Fry, this film explores what motivates Peter Tatchell's life-long fight for equality. And it follows Peter now as he embarks on his riskiest crusade yet by seeking to disrupt the FIFA World Cup in Moscow to draw attention to the persecution of LGBT+ people in Russia and Chechnya.
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Overlooked & Forgotten History Of A Difficult To Like Man.
Proudness
Thank you for putting your life on the line for us. Loved the documentary. Also, thank you Elton J. And David F. Thank you again.
Loving Peter Tatchell!
Just watched an incredible tribute to one of my all time favourite heroes, Peter Tatchell, in 'Hating Peter Tatchell' on Netflix. A brand new documentary, superbly crafted by Chris Amos, featuring not only Peter, but Sir Ian McKellen, Stephen Fry, Elton John and many others - all waxing lyrical about one of the most significant human rights ambassadors of our time. Everybody should watch this and learn about the man who has so often lead the way in trying to make the world a better - and kinder - place for everyone, whilst frequently putting himself in grave danger and suffering horrific attacks and injuries along the way. Top marks.