Long Good Friday. – Bob Hoskin’s Yaoi Shower Hour.
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Another odd scene from the British classic Gangster flick, “The Long Good Friday”, which had even the manliest of men questioning their sexuality. I can’t reveal a spoiler, but, Harold ( Bob Hoskins ) has had to come to terms with himself killing a fellow friend due to some unforseen circumstances, and has decided to take a nice, hot shower. Whilst his clothes are being burnt in the backyard, he proceeds to drink shower water, and soap his hairy gorilla-esqué man boobs in an erotic fashion. Seriously, the only reason I like this scene is the comedy value. It’s obviously symbolic, of course, but… it all seems so bizarre, and homoerotic. Especially considering this is a movie based around gangsters, toughmen, and expert criminals. Bit out of place, don’t you think? – It is, however, a manly picture of human emotion, and besides that, Bob Hoskin’s showing off his ridiculous amount of body hair. Enjoy! Ho-ho.
