Can be purchased from AMAZON Angels in America ~ Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, and Patrick Wilson (DVD - Sept. 14, 2004) It is a great film..... a must see.
"You come with me to room 1013 over the hospital and I'll show America... terminal, crazy and mean. I live in America, Louis... I don't have to love it". Powerful.
"This is Prior's favourite place in the park." See, this is how Louis gets people. Thoughtful, symbolic little gestures and exhanges that seem to mean something or signify a change in his behaviour for the better, but really he's just doing it to convince himself he's in no way in the wrong.
Belize wasn't beating up on Louis, he was correcting bad behavior! He told him what nobody else was telling him! Made him a better man in his treatment of people!!!
There’s a new “Polstar of Human Evil” and his name is Donald Trump. This scene is so prescient of the times we’re living in now. As Belize says, “I hate America, Louis...I’ll show you America - terminal, crazy, and mean.” Tony Kushner knew the words he wrote.
I loved Belize beating up on Louis. Louis abandons a dying Pryor then has the audacity to pass judgement on Joe because he works for Roy Cohn. He and Roy were two sides of the same coin, IMO. Only worried about their own self-preservation.
@@rockemack But you just knew that Beliz & Louis would end up as friends, it’s karmic destiny. And I loved Pryor’s “more life” monologue. It gives hope to all of the senseless AIDS suffering.
The difference between them was conscience, guilt and remorse--Roy had none, Louis has enough for both of them. What makes Louis unconscionable is that his guilt is inert, he bears it and feels it and expresses it but doesn't do anything about it.
He really, really is so insufferable and lacking in awareness. I must admit to cheering for him when he fights Joe and confronts him about Cohn's decisions, though, he halfway redeems himself in that scene.
That’s true he does do that. It’s cool how in the end all three men are good friends and are friends with Joe’s mom. And in the end Joe is alone and miserable. I kind feel for Joe in the end too though.
He’s pathetic and oh so sad. He’s a smart, funny man who could have been happy and made those around him happy if only he wasn’t so empty inside. But he truly hates himself and always has, so, this is what happens. Therapy would have been good but it wasn’t really a thing then.
"You come with me to room 1013 over the hospital and I'll show America... terminal, crazy and mean. I live in America, Louis... I don't have to love it".
Powerful.
Powerful and so accurate
Jeffrey Wright is excellent in this film. He won an Emmy for this. Well deserved.
And a Tony when he did it on Broadway!!
Wish this was a feature movie. Oscars galore. Too ahead of its time.
"This is Prior's favourite place in the park." See, this is how Louis gets people. Thoughtful, symbolic little gestures and exhanges that seem to mean something or signify a change in his behaviour for the better, but really he's just doing it to convince himself he's in no way in the wrong.
1:20 Oh Louis, Louis, Louis. Karma's a bitch, isn't it?
Also: Belize was prefection. One of Jeffrey Wright's best roles.
I love how Louis is yelling all this in the middle of a public park with people all around.
Meh, it’s New York. Nobody raises an eyebrow at some crazy ranting in the streets.
“Ideas are all you love” This is America!
Still adore this scene.
Belize's lines completely haunt me.
Belize wasn't beating up on Louis, he was correcting bad behavior! He told him what nobody else was telling him! Made him a better man in his treatment of people!!!
“I live in America, Louis. I don’t have to love it.”
“Butt-boy” 💁🏽♂️✨😌
I wish it were synced up. This was one of my favorite scenes. Belize rocked it!
There’s a new “Polstar of Human Evil” and his name is Donald Trump. This scene is so prescient of the times we’re living in now. As Belize says, “I hate America, Louis...I’ll show you America - terminal, crazy, and mean.” Tony Kushner knew the words he wrote.
Donald Trump was a protege/friend/associate of Roy Cohn.
@@illibrium4590 Correct. Cut from the same cloth.
@@jmack8767 Care to elaborate?
Donald Trump was Roy Cohn’s Butt-Boy. 😂 🤣 🤣
I never knew the Man the wrote the National Anthem wrote racist stuff in it.
Perfect! Just perfect!
I loved Belize beating up on Louis. Louis abandons a dying Pryor then has the audacity to pass judgement on Joe because he works for Roy Cohn. He and Roy were two sides of the same coin, IMO. Only worried about their own self-preservation.
pam0626 well put
pam0626 That’s what made the end of the film so dissatisfying for me. It was oddly pleasant, unlike most of the rest of the film.
@@rockemack But you just knew that Beliz & Louis would end up as friends, it’s karmic destiny. And I loved Pryor’s “more life” monologue. It gives hope to all of the senseless AIDS suffering.
The difference between them was conscience, guilt and remorse--Roy had none, Louis has enough for both of them. What makes Louis unconscionable is that his guilt is inert, he bears it and feels it and expresses it but doesn't do anything about it.
@@pendafen7405 That’s an excellent point.
The best belize
I wish the sound lined up.
Anyone knows what's the score at the very very beginning of the scene?
Louis is the most obnoxious character in this play and series.
He really, really is so insufferable and lacking in awareness. I must admit to cheering for him when he fights Joe and confronts him about Cohn's decisions, though, he halfway redeems himself in that scene.
That’s true he does do that. It’s cool how in the end all three men are good friends and are friends with Joe’s mom. And in the end Joe is alone and miserable. I kind feel for Joe in the end too though.
He’s pathetic and oh so sad. He’s a smart, funny man who could have been happy and made those around him happy if only he wasn’t so empty inside. But he truly hates himself and always has, so, this is what happens.
Therapy would have been good but it wasn’t really a thing then.