Any Day Now (I) (2012)
9/10
Enraged -
3 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Based on a true story about a neglected young teen boy with Down's Syndrome, who is loved by a gay couple who learn that they can't win the fight against the systemic status quo of hatred and bullying that is baked into society by the hypocrites who preached love, what is acceptable love that is and hate. Hate everything that is different. Hate everything you don't understand. But, love thy neighbor. Except if that neighbor is different. Be yourself is taught and individuality is celebrated. Until that individuality is expressed by being yourself. Then it must be destroyed.

Heterosexual is acceptable. Homosexuality is not unacceptable, it is much worse than that. It is justification to allow an innocent youth to be discarded like trash, rather than loved and cared for by an educated lawyer and his partner, an entertainer. The judge admits the boy has excelled in the environment provided by the gay couple, but rules against them. The lawyers have an agenda. Even the gay entertainer's fellow gay performers speak detrimental in court against their colleague. The gay hating themselves. When a loophole in the 14th amendment may give them hope, it is never tested because the DA uses the power of his office to offer a deal (to the boy's mother) only as revenge against the aforementioned educated lawyer who worked for him in the DA's office until he was outed as a homosexual and fired from his job. The deal gives her early release in exchange for signing and therefore ending the temporary custody agreement that gives the couple "standing" as the boy's legal guardians. But the best interest of the boy are never a consideration and consequently he is found dead after his mother denies him from staying in their home, so she can have sexual relations with a heterosexual man, whilst both are using drugs in front of the boy. Yet, a kiss by the gay couple enrages the lawyers and the judge and the others whose job is to act on behalf of the state of California to assure the boy's best interest are served. They should force anybody who deals in child services to see this movie. We've all been a child in life and imagine if you were the boy. Where would you choose to be? The boy choose the loving gay couple, but it was dismissed because he's got Down's Syndrome and is slow. Had he said his mom, that would have the center of the case. Can't win for losing, no matter what. The boy is dead. The gay couple are heartbroken. Nobody cares. Even when the receive a newspaper clipping of the boy's death with a letter from the gay couple, they scratch their head and life goes on. For them. For Marco, the boy, it does not. Enraged that this occurred less than 50 years ago in 1979. It seems like something from the stone ages. I rate nothing as a 10 because, but my nine is top of the hill - 9.8 if we used decimals, which I recommend.
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