I did not expect to love this film as much as I did. The stucture of the documentary is really phenomenal as it brings you in with the news footage of Milk’s death and then tells the story of the LGBT community through Milk's story. The film wastes no time in showing how great of a man and how determined he was. It also shows how bringing different communities into government and the public eye is the only way to really bread acceptance. The part of the film after Milk’s death is also shocking because a) I didn’t realize how much of a riot happened afterwards and b) it looks like footage shot in 2020. It is insane that humanity never seems to grow but only repeats. This makes you feel angry and cynical about the world, especially during the moments of Dan White’s trial.
