The recent launch of MID CENTURY MODERN a new queer comedy from Hulu that seemed stuck in the late 1990’s which served Will and Grace then, but looked so sadly dated now. It’s not just the comedy and acting but the fact queer culture has moved on such a great now. It was a great disappointment. However, looking at the plot lines of Noah’s Arc: The Movie they thankfully are so much more relatable to the queer community showcasing the reality of gay men moving into middle age, whether it’s dealing with health issues or becoming parents.
Back in 2005, Noahs Arc was the first scripted television series to revolve around a group of Black gay men, the series, created, written, and directed by Patrik-Ian Polk, and was followed by the movie “Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom” in 2008 and both were major successes. Now there is a new film, celebrating the series’ 20th anniversary, which brings all the characters back and looks like its going to be a hit too.
One of the main plotlines of the new film is the decision by Noah (Darryl Stephens) and Wade (Jensen Atwood) to have children, in this case twins. They are facing what a lot of couples face when they decide to have kids now – how to take care of them, plus they are both desperate to be fathers, but also neither wants to give up their career
Ricky (Christian Vincent) and Chance (Doug Spearman), are dealing with the reality of gay men moving into middle age, and how they handle health issues or other matters.
Polk is now 25 years into this filmmaking career. When he started out he was just a young aspiring artist who wanted to see himself and people like him and his community on screen. “It was very simple – and 20 years on to have people still tell me how much the show meant to them in the journey. People tell me they were literally hiding in the closet watching the show or keeping their finger on the remote and the Last button in case someone walked into the room. That alone highlights the importance of the show and that younger gays and everyone discovered it. It is a beautiful thing when work you do has legs and people remember it and people are still talking about it 20 years later.”
