Prayers for Bobby- Page 2

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 1/25/09 at 11:52pm

It is airing again right now in SoCal.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 1/26/09 at 2:46am

Bawled.






My.Eyes.Out.

[Q]

Posted: 1/26/09 at 2:49am

I don't need this lesson.

I'm glad it was made, and it seems to me that making it a Lifetime flick approaches the demographic that needs to hear the message.

That's not me. I have had enough of this pain, thank you.

But BRAVO to those who keep putting the message out there.

[xxnewgirlxx]

Posted: 1/26/09 at 5:43pm

I loved this movie. I, too, cried like a baby. And I generally don't cry. I loved the last scene at the parade when Mary hugged the young man that reminded her of Bobby. Wahhh...

[StockardFan]

Posted: 1/26/09 at 6:06pm

My husband actually yelled down the stairs "What the hell are you watching anyway?"

[LadyRosecoe]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 12:07am

I loved it and it will be released on DVD I've heard. I'll definitely be buying it, but until then it will be repeated periodically throughout the week to watch.

[antonijan]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 10:40am

It is sad...but

Who is to blame?

Mother?
Father?
Brother?
Boyfriend?
Cousin?
Bobby?

May this teach us a lesson and we have to be aware that things like this happen everyday

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 11:46am

It's airing again tonight for anyone who may have missed it.

[nealb1]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 7:14pm

It was absolutely fantastic! Sigourney Weaver was brilliant! Her monologue as she is addressing the city council was absolutely riviting! So, so powerful what she said.......so profound, yet so simple.

She was extraordinary!

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 7:49pm

Performances all around were brillant!It's a powerful story like others said and it deserves to be told. Brava to Bobby's mother for her self-reflection and continued activism to this very day on behalf of her son. God bless Bobby!

[yeah]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 9:40pm

I was really underwhelmed by this adaptation. The book is one of my favorites, and for me, it just didn't translate well to screen.

It's a combination of a poorly written thin script and some TERRIBLE performances. Weaver wasn't bad, given what she had to work with.

I was really looking forward to this, but, what a let-down.

[yeah]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 9:40pm

I was really underwhelmed by this adaptation. The book is one of my favorites, and for me, it just didn't translate well to screen.

It's a combination of a poorly written thin script and some TERRIBLE performances. Weaver wasn't bad, given what she had to work with.

I was really looking forward to this, but, what a let-down.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 11:09pm

I just finished watching it. I'm a bit confused though - was Bobby upset because he saw David with another guy? Were Bobby and David a couple?

[snl89]

Posted: 1/27/09 at 11:35pm

I finally found the movie on youtube (don't get Lifetime- HOW did I not think of youtube before now?? I have no clue. haha)

Oh my god. I just... it is SO incredibly upsetting to think that there are actually people out there exactly like that, and that even to this day, variations of stories like this happen all the time- except obviously I'm sure not too many parents come around like that.

It's just so INFURIATING that people can actually think and act like that. It just makes me want to SHAKE them until finally they realize how unbelievably CRUEL they are being. It also makes be incredibly grateful to have been raised by parents who taught me that the only way a person should be judged is on the goodness of their heart.


But, people like the real life Mary Griffith really are incredible inspiring :) That's the good part of the story. As sad as it is to think that this is a true story, it's also hopeful to think that there really is a person who came around, and that she has continued to this very day to spread love and not hate.


wow, movies like this make me rather sappy haha. But, nevertheless, it really is true. It's both an incredibly heartbreaking and incredibly inspiring story.

Updated On: 1/27/09 at 11:35 PM

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 1:48am

Updated On: 1/29/09 at 01:48 AM

[Q]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 2:05am

"We are trying to build a life together and know that our biggest obstacle will be them."

It's only an obstacle if she allows it to be. All the acceptance in the world - from whomever - cannot be measured against living life as your true self, especially if that involves a shared journey with someone you love.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 2:29am

Updated On: 1/29/09 at 02:29 AM

[Kasie]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 2:38am

"All the acceptance in the world - from whomever - cannot be measured against living life as your true self, especially if that involves a shared journey with someone you love."

Just beautiful. Made me tear up a little.


Sorry to hear that JerseyGirl. Hope everything works out.

[romantico]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 10:21am

For those who have on On Demand,it will be on beginning February 1st for the entire month.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 10:27am

Since my question kind of got lost in the shuffle:

Was David seeing someone else, hence Bobby being upset when he saw him leave the bar with another guy? Were Bobby and David a couple? Prior to Bobby's suicide this was a bit confusing as to what really transpired between the two of them.

[yeah]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 10:58am

I haven't read the book in quite some time; however, I don't really remember this David character. I know Bobby was dating, but, this film made it seem like he killed himself because he saw his boyfriend with another guy. That drove me slightly nuts.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 10:59am

It was like: "Hi, I really need to talk to someone". Drives by bar. Sees David with another guy. Jumps off bridge.

[xxnewgirlxx]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 11:16am

In the movie, he was dating David. I think that seeing him with someone else was just the last straw. He was really upset that his mother disowned him and in his desperation to connect with David, who accepted and understood him, seeing his with someone else made it seem more hopeless.

Wow, terrible run-on sentence.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 11:20am

Thanks for explaining. It just seemed kind of disjointed in the way that it was presented.

I was never a fan of Sigourney Weaver, but this movie just made me hate her until the very end.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 1/28/09 at 11:38am

While it did move me emotionally, I didn't really care for the movie all that much. I think they needed a lot more time to tell the story. Establishing Bobby's realization, his family's reaction, all the therapy and curing they tried to do, all that scripture, moving away, falling for someone, being overwhelmed by all of it and ultimately committing suicide is a LOT to squeeze in 45 minutes. Having his mother go from, "My son is choosing to be a sinner and going straight to hell," to marching in the San Francisco Pride parade in 45 minutes was a little too much for me. I felt suddenly overwhelmed by rainbows. It was a little too fast to, "Yay! Let's march with the guy in the leather chaps!" I am sure the real story took years. I would have preferred it be a two part miniseries than to seem so rushed. I guess that might not have held as many people's attention. Does that make sense or do I sound like a horrible person? I am not sure.