hey everyone! i’ve seen the movie twice now (going back tomorrow) and im so obsessed i need more content like it!!
does anyone know of any books similar to the feel of the movie? i’m open to anything as long as its queer. loved the religious trauma, small gloomy town, intimacy, friends (ish) to lovers, the horror, the coming of age, etc.
thanks so much in advance xx
I won’t get into spoilers.
I went to see Leviticus and while it was a good movie, I was pretty disappointed. I’m going to be honest, that I was ready to be re-traumatized by this movie and it didn’t even get close to the mark.
For me, it felt like it was made by someone who doesn’t understand or have lived experience with religious trauma. It felt like it simply scratched the surface of religious trauma and homosexuality without committing to it. It made the other aspects of the movie feel repetitive because it felt like they only had one note to fall back on.
I’m someone who grew up in a fundamentalist Roman Catholic home, who is queer. The intensity of how homophobia was acted upon and the horrible and traumatizing ways in which queer people (including myself) were treated, wasn’t even close to being depicted by the film. It honestly could have been the same movie, without the half ass religious trauma piece.
Is there anyone else who grew up in religion who feels similar? Or dissimilar? I’d be curious to hear other people’s thoughts on this.
Settle debate pls. It’s white, sticks to his face, and he also sucks dick in the photo booth
Prove me wrong
Long story short, I've been in conflict since high school. My friends used to say I was a "gay guy in a girl's body." When I hit college, thoughts kept entering my head, though I kept pushing down, trying to say there was something else. I'm ace, I have body dysmorphia, etc.
Well, last year, I started doing more research on trans identities. My family is right-wing, mainly my mother. When this film dropped and I watched it, it was like a veil was lifted and understanding just slammed down on me.
I'd been denying it for so long, but my friends' "jokes" were right. I 100% am a gay man in the body of a woman. I've had all my socials as "male" for years, trying to claim it was to keep people from finding me. In reality, I want to be perceived as a man.
I owe so much to the the writers and actors in this movie. I wish I could meet them and thank them, and shake their hands.
I'm low-key interested in Leviticus but I'm not big extreme gore. I can handle some blood here and there, for instance I watched Backrooms recently and I wasn't too disturbed, but I also know my limits. (Nothing like Terrifier)
i dont post on tiktok bc I cannot edit for shit ans it’s keeping me away from the awesome Leviticus community I know exists. Like ik I’m untalented but I’m still a fan!! </3
It felt like I was watching my own life minus the entity part. I’m a closeted gay man and am in my 20’s but the way that I was persecuted in my previous christian church was insane. I was almost sent for deliverance lol.
Am I the only one who cried so hard after watching the movie lol hahahah. I was so happy with the ending.
I’ve got work until 9pm and my showtime is at 8:50 and the theater is 20minutes away from my work. So I may miss the first ten minutes or so. Could someone just summarize exactly what happens in the beginning??
i lovedd this movie, although i did feel the ending was short but as least its a happy ending
i was kinda hoping there would be a cure for the curse but then i realised that its supposed to represent the fear that they bear of being gay (cant think of a better wording for this but yea)
i was just wondering did anyone else think the same ?
hey i just joined but im so obsessed with this movie and would 10000% love to talk to others that have seen it or want to see it :^)
are there any leviticus discord servers or anything? i'd be so down to make one if there isnt. i need to talk to someone about this movie before i go insane 😭
I thought that was an excellent bit of world design that the film did. Between that and all the references to Naim and his mother having difficulties at home I think it’s a pretty interesting way to allude to his father’s death without mentioning it directly
Not in theaters over here, I'm watching the movie filmed in a cinema on Dailymotion this is awful 😞