Philadelphia is one of the first original screenplays to show us the effects of AIDS on people's lives. It strikes them first with the fact that their life will be significantly cut short, it alienates them from people and can make them an outcast, it slowly eats away at the person's body, and tragically kills them.
Tom Hanks's Andrew Beckett is a lawyer who is gay, and contracted AIDS. His law firm, like most people at the early 90's are terribly afraid and phobic of AIDS and just want it out, they feel they have been diseased just because Andrew was around them, talked with him, and touched things. Tom Hanks convincingly plays the role, as he beat out Liam Neeson and Daniel Day-Lewis for the 93' Best Actor Oscar. As Andrew's condition gets worse threw the movie it just becomes more sad and pathetic. Denzel Washington has a great role as Andrew's lawyer.
Philadelphia is a very important movie to watch, heart-breaking story, real life characters, and looking at society's predjudice against people with AIDS. 10/10 without a doubt for this movie.
Tom Hanks's Andrew Beckett is a lawyer who is gay, and contracted AIDS. His law firm, like most people at the early 90's are terribly afraid and phobic of AIDS and just want it out, they feel they have been diseased just because Andrew was around them, talked with him, and touched things. Tom Hanks convincingly plays the role, as he beat out Liam Neeson and Daniel Day-Lewis for the 93' Best Actor Oscar. As Andrew's condition gets worse threw the movie it just becomes more sad and pathetic. Denzel Washington has a great role as Andrew's lawyer.
Philadelphia is a very important movie to watch, heart-breaking story, real life characters, and looking at society's predjudice against people with AIDS. 10/10 without a doubt for this movie.