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A powerful and uplifting movie
This is an excellent film! I really urge everyone to put this film at the top of their list of must-sees. I thought the acting and the direction were absolutely incredible and the movie has really stayed with me. It is a very unique kind of film because it uses actual interviews from real people as its script. I was skeptical when I first heard about it as I really didn't want to see a violent, graphic movie depicting or re-enacting a hate crime, but so many different people were telling me I HAD to see it that I decided to risk it. Whether you remember or don't remember the details of the killing of gay university student Matthew Shepard it doesn't matter. The movie is not really about the crime itself but with how the people of Laramie, WY dealt with it. In the end the movie is totally inspiring and uplifting, with humor and thought-provoking scenes throughout. It is really about where America is today. I put it in my all-time top ten!

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Tragically Beautiful
A film that captures the sentiments of the play exquisitely, "The Laramie Project" is another collage-like indictment of emotion by Moises Kaufman. All of the actors give impeccable performances of a truly well-conceived and written script. As with "Gross Indecency," in "The Laramie Project" Kaufman juxtaposes numerous dialogues and discourses one on top of the other. It is incredibly well done, and compliments his documentary-esque writing style, providing a biting and personal critique of not only the inhabitants of Laramie, but, through the lens of Laramie as a microcosm for America as a whole, the entire society that America has constructed and turned a blind eye to that would allow such a senseless death. The film, as the play, captures the raw, uncontrollable anguish that hasnt truly been provoked in queer cinema since "Boys Don't Cry." A wonderful piece of art and an even more beautiful exploration of human nature, and a fitting tribute to the life of Matthew Shepard, this film is incredible. The only true shame is that the people that NEED to learn a lesson from it will never watch it... those who do watch it are going to almost always consist of those who already agree with the sentiments it shares. Therefore, it is preaching to the choir and isnt, in reality, an effective "tool" in the fight against homophobia and what some deem "homo-hysteria" in America. So everyone reading this should first watch it for themselves, and after you finish wiping your eyes, invite someone else to watch it with you.

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Made me cry
There were just scenes in the movie that made me start crying. and it was just an amazing and beautiful experience. Forget some of the bad acting, overall the movie was just fabulous. The ending was beautiful too, and such a touching way to end it without it being overkill. You just have to watch this movie, it'll make you cry.