The Topp Twins

First off, I'd like to say that The Topp Twins was a great movie, I loved it. I think the best part of the movie was the humor and laughter that came along with it, making it sentimental and funny altogether.
This true story about Jools and Lynda Topp, both twins from a small farming town in New Zealand is very inspiring. They had a great impact, not only in their own community but pretty much around the world, using music and laughter to grab everybody's attention.
Jools and Lynda, lesbian twins, admitted that it was hard for their parents, but in the interviews throughout the movie, their parents loved them the same. The Topp Twins, used their talent of music and their natural humor to become activists for the LGBTQ community in New Zealand. They learned how to make everything dealing with issues in the LGBTQ community very light and funny, but made sure it was brought to the people's attention, along with nuclear weapons in New Zealand, and the rights of the Maori people. They used their status and popularity to defend what they believed in, and everyone loved the manner in which they demonstrated their beliefs.
This movie clearly demonstrated how media can have such a big effect on the minds and opinions of people in any given society. The twins wanted to show that they were normal, affectionate people, just like everyone else, with a plus, they were corky and talented, qualities that seemed irresistable to the people of New Zealand.
They fought for Gay and Lesbian rights, especially through their music and comedy acts. I thought it was wonderful how they supported the Maori people, the people that are oppressed in their own land, like Jools said in the beginning before the movie, it's not our land, we just live there. They demonstrated respect for the culture and the peoples' land.
This was my first time ever attending any type of film festival and it was a great experience. This movie was definitely a good one to start out with. It was very inspiring and just plain funny.