This new show proves that Ryan Murphy really knows how to tell a good story
From the violet eyes of Elizabeth Taylor to the sly grin of Clark Gable, I enveloped myself in a world that seemed so much like a fairytale that I didn't even notice that there was no one that looked like me onscreen. And it was only once I educated myself about what was happening behind the scenes that I realised how less than perfect this world truly was.
Interspersed with the original characters, are some historical figures like Rock Hudson who lived most of his life in the closet until he died of an AIDS-related illness in 1985, and Anna May Wong , who is considered to be the first Chinese-American movie star. Both Rock Hudson and Anna May Wong are regarded as figures who deserved better than the cards that they were dealt.
However, because you can tell that the writers are big fans, they focus too much at times on giving everyone a happy ending, that it seems slightly too much of a fantasy and there doesn't feel like there is any real risk. There are some boycotts, strikes and threatening phone calls regarding the film within the series,starring a black actress. But by the time the Academy Awards comes around it seems as if the critical and commercial success ofsort of solved racism and homophobia.
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