AmosL
12-20-2007, 06:03 PM
"All Aboard! Rosie’s Family Cruise"
Family Cruising
Amos Lassen
“All Aboard!" is a documentary about the maiden cruise of Rosie and Kelli O’Donnell’s R Family Vacations which set sail on July 11, 2004 and took 500 families from New York to the Bahamas. If you have any questions about the definition of gay family, this is the film that will explain it all. The movie shows the various aspects of the gay community and above all gave a voice to the gay family. The film attempts to prove that there is no difference between gays and lesbians with families than heterosexuals with families. Shari Cookson, who directed this film, shows the material that people in the same social status basically behave the same and when gays and lesbians who spend vacations with their families relax just like everyone else.
We see caring couples who are in love with their partners and their children and the move shows that families are to be made up of love. Rosie O’Donnell who is responsible for this entire undertaking plays a prominent role. She managed to bring all kinds of people together and together everyone has a wonderful experience.
People on the cruise came to the realization that their sexuality was only a small part of who they are—rather they are mothers and fathers, members of a community, partners. It is a simply uplifting movie to watch as the participants talk about their lives and their loves. Not many films have looked at the positive side and the normalcy of the gay family and the difficulties in starting a family and keeping it going. The larger population, because of its ignorance on the issue, has had a hard time accepting the idea of the gay family. “All Aboard!” shows the truth and sensitivity and realism of what these families go through. The film inspires and it educates. It obviously is a good film in that it received three Primetime Emmy nominations.
Family Cruising
Amos Lassen
“All Aboard!" is a documentary about the maiden cruise of Rosie and Kelli O’Donnell’s R Family Vacations which set sail on July 11, 2004 and took 500 families from New York to the Bahamas. If you have any questions about the definition of gay family, this is the film that will explain it all. The movie shows the various aspects of the gay community and above all gave a voice to the gay family. The film attempts to prove that there is no difference between gays and lesbians with families than heterosexuals with families. Shari Cookson, who directed this film, shows the material that people in the same social status basically behave the same and when gays and lesbians who spend vacations with their families relax just like everyone else.
We see caring couples who are in love with their partners and their children and the move shows that families are to be made up of love. Rosie O’Donnell who is responsible for this entire undertaking plays a prominent role. She managed to bring all kinds of people together and together everyone has a wonderful experience.
People on the cruise came to the realization that their sexuality was only a small part of who they are—rather they are mothers and fathers, members of a community, partners. It is a simply uplifting movie to watch as the participants talk about their lives and their loves. Not many films have looked at the positive side and the normalcy of the gay family and the difficulties in starting a family and keeping it going. The larger population, because of its ignorance on the issue, has had a hard time accepting the idea of the gay family. “All Aboard!” shows the truth and sensitivity and realism of what these families go through. The film inspires and it educates. It obviously is a good film in that it received three Primetime Emmy nominations.