One movie that has been awarded with esteemed awards and is worth a watch is ‘Milk’. Unlike the meaning suggested by the title of the movie, this flick is about a man named Harvey Milk. He was the first gay guy in United States to be voted as a public officer in San Francisco, California. Harvey Milk proved its distinctness by being among the first three gay persons in all of the United States to go for such a thing.

This second movie on Harvey Milk and follows the storyline of its previous version. The previous version of the movie was released way back in November 1984 with the title ‘The Times of Harvey Milk’. This movie made its way to Oscars and won an Oscar for the Best Documentary Film. People do tend to compare the revised version with the original one, however, they couldn’t make out much of a difference quality wise. The 2008 version and got nominated for 8 categories at the Academy Awards and won Oscars with the titles of Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Original Screenplay. Best Actor in a Leading Role was awarded to Sean Penn for his excellent performance in the role of Harvey Milk. Best Original Screenplay was awarded to Dustin Lance Black.

The filming for Milk was also as authentic as it gets with the crew moving down to San Francisco’s Castro Street and even the camera shop that Milk once owned – Castro Camera. The movie captures Milk’s life from the age of 40 right up to his assassination. It starts with him in New York from where he moves to San Francisco with his lover Scott Smith refusing to stay hiding in his closet for the rest of his life.

He makes a fresh start by opening a camera shop on Castro Street that soon becomes the meeting place for the gay members of the San Franciscan community. Milk begins to focus on the issue of gay rights and the lack of it which is followed by a move to make a foray into the world of politics to be better able to champion the gay cause. Milk is met with many failures before he is successfully voted as a supervisor. Then begins his struggle to espouse the gay cause and get people to see the injustice being meted out to gays for being who they were. This process leads him to take on both Anita Bryant as well as a colleague by the name of Dan White who also happens to be elected at the same time as Milk.

White (played by Josh Brolin) represents the conservatives and is constantly “out-voted” by Milk and other supervisors who are pro growth. Dan White’s increasing frustrations on both personal and professional fronts lead to the chilling end of the movie. Yes, the story of Harvey Milk is interesting and moving, allowing audiences of all sorts to enjoy it with equal interest. If you want to watch this well- made and brilliantly portrayed movie, then don’t hesitate. Just log onto the internet and watch Milk online free of cost. There’s no doubt you’ll be caught up in the life and times of Harvey Milk.

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