Caged (2013) User Reviews (3)

Following the crowd

[laduqesa · 6/10 · 20 April 2023]

The film started and ended with David and Niels in lockstep on the racing track. This was a nice image for their agreement of minds and bodies even though one was straight and the other gay.

The journey to acceptance took in anger and rejection at first, as well as gratuitous hatred from most of the group of friends. I profoundly disagree with one of the other reviewers about how being gay is readily accepted everywhere. Even in the most liberal of schools, gayboy is used as an insult. Gay pupils are ostracised and victimised. This short film reflected that reality and moreover, did it convincingly. Fortunately, the ending was optimistic.

Another generic gay-themed short film

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 26 October 2015]

"Uitgesproken" is a Dutch 13-minute short film from pretty much exactly 2 years ago. This came out in October 2013. This was co-directed and co-written by Dylan Tonk and Lazlo Tonk, probably a pair of brothers. Or father and son, not sure. The actors in here are not known, at least not outside Holland. For some, it is even their first performance ever. We find out about a guy's reactions when his best friend comes out as a homosexual. Apart from the fact that this is more about the friend than about the gay guy himself, there is nothing really new about this short film that hasn't been done in other films already. It's about friendship, tolerance, homophobia and last but not least love. At least the protagonist did not become a homosexual in the end himself. I personally thought the film was okay, but just like most others of the genre, it has one major flaw: the depiction of homophobia. Reality is that apart from certain political group nobody is offended by homosexuals these days anymore, so in these movies it is always depicted much more of an issue than it really is. Fairly forgettable film with mediocre acting and script at best. I guess this film would be a lot more known if it had English language. Still, it does not deserve the attention. Not recommended.

predictable

[Kirpianuscus · 7 September 2017]

to be predictable about that theme is not surprising. to be only predictable, without introduce any nuance of originality could be the basic sin. but the strange thing, for this film, is the unrealistic situation. because it looking for a nice story status. but it gives only good looking guys, a drama who has no surprises, an end who reminds so many others similar films than it seems be a recipe used again and again. the pillar/axis - homophobia. and the clash with the truth about a friend. good opportunity to give a different answer. but it remains the same. the noble acceptance, the joy to ignore the incident for a happy run.