The Times of Harvey Milk

The motif of the film is the sound volume that Harvey Milk created in his mission of being a pioneer to become the first openly gay politician in San Francisco. The object in mind is the megaphone, as a friend sitting close to me says "milkaphone" as he speaks to crowd and the media. The device is the personification of him.

He was determined to be heard by everyone. His leadership regardless of hate and repulsion by others stood as a pivotal moment in gay rights. It was a turning point for others to have equality in terms of gay marriages and the allocation of medical benefits in today's society.

I enjoyed viewing the documentary as I watched the adapted film as well. I believe that the footage and coverage were well-studied by the filmmakers and its actors and actresses.

In terms of content, I immensely enjoyed the historical and documentation of his life as well as the acted parts. I felt the combination of the two solidified the fact and fictional (in terms in enhancement) portrayal. Milk fully fits the role of a bull in a Spanish or Argentinan area where he charges at any rug or signs containing a bulls eye or target on and also teases him. I think that creativity and success of a film and its characters is to emphasize and amplify their volumes to be heard and understood. It can be simple yet speaks to a whole sleuth of all audiences. I would like to give an example of an amphitheater.

One can stand in any section and hear fully the performance on stage. A film should carry the same effect. A small, diminutive part can completely surround everything and everyone in its gigantic Doppler effect of the live and/or recorded event. Think about how the characters in a film are the integral yet fraction, sliced part of the story yet on screen or stage; audiences are drawn in by words, expressions, emotions, and changing character arcs. The settings are larger then the people yet the characters carry the film.  This film successfully pinpoints Milk and his supporting group from his young friend companion, his surrounding friends, the citizens of San Francisco, the government including his murderer as the story along with the city landscape.