Great Moments in Gay - The Talented Mr. Ripley - Bathtime with Dickie
In honor of Pride Month, we're highlighting a few Great Moments in Gay. Here’s Christopher James
Few movies are as sexy as The Talented Mr. Ripley. John Seale’s cinematography holds its gaze on each of the beautiful stars throughout the movie. Sex drips off the screen at every moment. Though the film is predicated on the “murderous gay” trope in the end, Minghella and company do a great job on establishing and defining its characters attractions. The bathtub scene between Tom Ripley and Dickie Greenleaf is not a “Great Moment in Gay” just because you see Jude Law’s penis. It is doing dramatic work too, illuminating the power dynamics between Tom and Dickie and their characters, too. Plus, it bears repeating, it’s incredibly hot.
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