Even more interesting to me the character of Harvey Milk, though, was the social backdrop. The film did a good job placing Milk's run in the context of the struggling gay rights movement with Anita Bryant cast as the primary antagonist. I had also heard of the "Twinkie Defense" in law school, but was unaware of the history behind it.
How can you get away with five years after shooting two elected officials, one of whom is the Mayor?
Anyway, if you feel like venturing out to the movies and you're not going to see Slumdog Millionnaire, I'd highly recommend it.
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Mom and I saw Milk at the little Art Theater in Asheville when we were down over new years. I remember a lot of the events at the time, but not Milk by name. The other movie playing was actually Slum Dog. Asheville is pretty cutting edge, but not a center of inernational law, unfortunately.
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