Love Is All You Need? (2011)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

This has been called an anti-bullying film; don't let the rhetoric fool you, or anything else, this is as insidious a piece of propaganda as any totalitarian régime has ever produced. It is set in a world or at least an America where homosexuality/lesbianism is the norm, and heterosexuality is tolerated only in the "breeding season". Our heroine is a young girl who fancies a boy and is subjected to intense persecution on account of it, with tragic results.The reality is that homosexuals were never subjected to this kind of persecution in the West, even when queer sex between consenting adults was illegal. Indeed, even most Islamic countries do not persecute homosexuals provided they do not allow their sexuality to invade the public space. The message of this short film is not that violence against homosexuals or more generically "the other" is bad - there have always been laws against that sort of thing - but that homosexuality should be normalised. What is so disgraceful about this film is its blatant exploitation of the young, something that should rightly be called child abuse.

"Love Is All You Need?" is not only an incredibly pretentious title, it is also a 20-minute short film by Kim Rocco Shields from 4 years ago. The premise in here is that the world actually discriminates against heterosexuals and not homosexuals. At least, this is probably what Shields had in mind. However, this idea was totally lost in execution here. The outcome looks more like something along the lines of where not only the premise I just mentioned is true, but also where the world is apparently controlled by radical leaders and there are probably many more ugly things about it that weren't depicted in this movie.The world in here has nothing to do with our world. The vast majority of people here in our world is tolerant in terms of homosexuality and that is a good thing. Of course there are certain very misguided groups of people who still oppose the idea, but these are minorities and they can or will never have the power to actually treat it in a way heterosexuality is depicted in this movie. School children beating the crap out of homosexuals? School directors publicly speaking out against it? Parents hating their children for their sexual orientation? This is not the 21st century. This movie is pure fiction and tries to make a parallel to a reality that does not exist. It is a failure. The film's low point was probably the ending with the suicide scene. I never get why all these gay-themed short films almost never have convincing subtle story lines. It's always over the top, in your face and just fairly ridiculous. Bad movie and it's quite a joke this apparently gets turned into a full feature film. Highly not recommended.

This film is set in an alternate universe where homosexuality is the norm and heterosexuality is the minority. It is an interesting idea and has the potential to move previously homophobic people. It can make the issues more relatable and therefore help remove ignorance and homophobia. But does it do too much damage on the way?This film seems to have been made out of spite. It seems as though it is just meant to be a giant slap in the face for anybody who's ever been homophobic. It is based on a true story, and it told exactly as that. it offers only visions of exaggerated hate, bullying and torment - the universe this film is set in is so intensely hateful that it doesn't seem realistic. this exaggeration can be very damaging to young viewers, particularly when there is no discussion of hope or available support. This film offers absolutely no positivity. It offers no hope. And the worst part is that it displays suicide as the only option for young people struggling with their sexuality. In the end the girl seems almost forced to commit suicide because there is absolutely no support for her. But the truth is that in reality there is support if you look for it. There ARE support groups, there ARE people who will love you, and IT GETS BETTER. But in this film the young teen is offered NONE of that! WHY has the director chosen to ignore all the support available? WHY has the hate been exaggerated so much? I'll tell you why - because this film was made out of spite. It is meant to slap in the face any homophobic people. And if you ask me, that is just spreading more hate.Love is all you need? Maybe it's not ALL you need, but it is certainly needed! And this film only spreads hate.How would a young teen struggling with their sexuality respond to this? If it were me I would be terrified to come out. This film would only prove to me that suicide is the only answer.'Love is all you need?' is being remade into a feature length film. I truly hope that the film- makers have the sense to refocus the film away from exaggerated hate and offer some form of positivity, support and resolution. This concept has so much potential if dealt with properly.

Yes it is fairly low budget and the acting is not "perfect" however if you are straight like me and ALLOW yourself to go there, to imagine this world exists and put yourself in the shoes of if you were gay and the outcast and the loneliness and the pain that could occur. If you allow this to happen within you, you may have an awakening like I did.I live in an area that is predominantly Christian and people often only act Christian when it is easy to do so. The real test is to see others out in their daily routine. Let me say this, there are few actual "saints" out there. I bawled like a baby watching this, especially towards the end.If this movie moves you, share it!We need to LOVE people. This world needs it desperately. Even a smile can change someones day.