'The Birdcage' is a Fun Film to Watch for Pride Month
The relationship between the characters is what makes this film stand out, and it’s just all-around fun.

In the magical forest, the elephants dance and shake the whole jungle. The monkeys at the top of the trees make faces at the sly snake and the pack of wolves is joined by a new member - his name is Mowgli. Mowgli, a baby who is alone in the jungle, is adopted by the pack. The viewers follow Mowgli, how he survives, how his friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear manage to save him from Shirkhan, the terrible tiger who wants to kill him. And finally the meeting with the human daughter, Mowgli's falling in love with Bana and the difficult decision to leave the forest.
The relationship between the characters is what makes this film stand out, and it’s just all-around fun.
Our protagonists perform as the opposite gender while still preserving the parts of their personalities that makes themselves who they are.
Overall, Matthias & Maxime doesn't reinvent this romantic concept. But it also doesn't need to. Dolan weaves a story of love, friendship, and life that is both realistic and bittersweet. The film is nuanced and sensual in a way we don't get to see often with LGBTQ characters. It's a film that we can celebrate.
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
An Indonesian film that brings strong representation of Asian descent in this heart-warming tale of a woman and her dog.
The beating heart of this film is the relationship between Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse.