You watched it for the gay storyline, but you hated yourself for it because the storyline was crap. Welcome to the always complicated love/hate relationship of “hate watching” lesbian films.
Whether you are just coming out of the closet and trying to navigate your feelings, or simply want to see some characters on the big screen that reflect your own life; Netflix is a place you can always safely turn to. The only problem? Good lesbian films are few and far in-between, and the Netflix options are slim-pickings (you can't just watch Desert Hearts over and over). So you end up watching these movies at 2AM , maybe with a pizza, and when the credits roll you have a weird sense of guilt. Why did I sit through that?
What you are experiencing is "hate watching", and don't worry, everyone does it. It's like watching a slow motion train wreck; it's so bad...but girls are kissing and you can't look away.
Here are some of the most common "hate watching" offenders:
Kissing Jessica Stein
Why You Watch: It had "kissing" in the title...kissing a girl. Sorry, what was the question?
Why You Love it: Two girls kissing.
Why You Hate it: The acting was okay (at best), but the overall tone got quite preachy. You find yourself actually annoyed by how annoying these characters are. If you can't love the characters, you can't love the movie.
So, instead of never watching it ever again, you find yourself watching just the good parts over and over.
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Lost and Delirious
Why You Watch: See the cover? See what's going on there? That's why.
Why You Love it: So many feelings, so much angst.
Why You Hate it: So many feelings, so much angst.
So, you order it on Amazon and shove it under your bed to watch when you really need to cry. Or when want to stare at Piper Perabo for a while.
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Room In Rome
Why You Watch: You heard it was about two girls in a hotel room, and that they were naked the entire time.
Why You Love it: It was two girls in a hotel room, and they were naked the entire time.
Why You Hate it: Was there dialogue? You vaguely remember some subtitles... but you could never pay attention to the actual plot or character development.
So, you watch it when you are completely alone. Watching it with anyone else would be too awkward to imagine.
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