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Philadelphia is the story of a man's struggle against discrimination and homophobia


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Philadelphia is the story of a man's struggle against discrimination and homophobia

... Philadelphia is the story of a man's struggle against discrimination and homophobia. Initially, Joe, a desperate and extremely homophobic civil Lawyer with and severe fear of aids, refuses to take Andy, an unfairly dismissed lawyers, case of dismissal because Andy has aids. Once physical signs of Andy's aids appeared ironically the firm Andy worked for claimed his work to be slipping and after recently promoting him Andy was dismissed, Although at first Joe was resistant to take the case it gave his character and opportunity to grow and change his views and perspectives on the AIDS virus. Denzel Washington plays the everyman, the onscreen representaion of those who harbour homophobic tendencies. He is forced to examine his prejudice and reassess his feelings about the gay community as he comes to know them as people rather than symbols. Joe miller played by Denzel Washington was never interested or willing to represent Andrew, until

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