Ep. 78 - On Swift Horses - mini pod

Stanford teacher Shannon Pufhal’s debut novel about 1950’s
America and the restraints on being gay was raved in the LA Times
as being “a remarkable spell. [She] embraces noir’s mood while
weaving in a love story,” by Mark Athitakis. Other reviewers found
the novel so boring and bland they had to read the bulk of it in
one sitting because they couldn't fathom picking it up
again.
The movie version lies somewhere in the middle. I felt the
characters had no arcs, motivations were out the window and when
things go bad, the response is “What can I do?
Amiright?” However, the costumes were amazing and it
had decent acting, given the dialogue was all over the
place.
“Horses” is a film that wants to explore the restrictions of
being gay in a straight, conservative world, but feels more like a
hangout flick where the characters rarely come in conflict. They
never come to a conclusion, or if they do, it doesn’t make
sense.
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