History Film / LoveIsAllYouNeed2016

Originally, ''Love is all you need?'' was a 2012 short film by Kim Rocco Shields, detailing the life of a heterosexual theater-loving girl falling for her male classmate in a world where [[PersecutionFlip heterosexuality was tabooed and prosecuted]], [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything just like homosexuality is in ours]]. After a period of initial obscurity the short suddenly rose to fame on Website/YouTube, prompting Rocco Shields to make a full-length movie in 2016. The movie expands upon the story from the original short, while also adding another story of a star quarterback Jude Klein falling in love with Ryan Morris, a shy but sweet journalist, with both girls facing [[OutOfTheClosetIntoTheFire dire consequences]] after [[ForcedOutOfTheCloset others find out about their sexuality]]. The film also goes into more detail about the attitude towards heterosexuality than the short did: the church officials [[HeteronormativeCrusaders preach against it, as do officials of all levels]], there are derogative slurs for heterosexuals and the bullies of all ages are more than happy to brutalize people for their 'deviant' sexuality.

* GrandRomanticGesture: Ryan repairing the merry-go-round and encouraging Jude during her big game [[spoiler:after she gets outed as straight by her girlfriend]]. The latter doubles as TearJerker [[spoiler:since he gets kidnapped and killed shortly afterwards]].

%%* BlackSheep: Quite possibly all the main characters.

Originally, ''Love is all you need?'' was a 2012 short film by Kim Rocco Shields, detailing the life of a heterosexual theater-loving girl falling for her male classmate in the world, where [[PersecutionFlip heterosexuality was tabooed and prosecuted]], [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything just like homosexuality is in ours]]. After a period of initial obscurity the short suddenly rose to fame on Website/YouTube, prompting Rocco Shields to make a full-length movie in 2016. The movie expands upon the story from the original short, while also adding another story of a star quarterback Jude Klein falling in love with Ryan Morris, a shy but sweet journalist, with both girls facing [[OutOfTheClosetIntoTheFire dire consequences]] after [[ForcedOutOfTheCloset others find out about their sexuality]]. The film also goes into more detail about the attitude towards heterosexuality than the short did: the church officials [[HeteronormativeCrusaders preach against it, as do officials of all levels]], there are derogative slurs for heterosexuals and the bullies of all ages are more than happy to brutalize people for their 'deviant' sexuality.

* WasTooHardOnHer: Kelly looks absolutely terrified when witnessing [[spoiler:the heterophobic riot that erupts after Jude gets badly hurt at her big game]]. She even shows up to [[spoiler:Ryan's funeral]] in the epilogue, looking genuinely sad.

* HasTwoMommies: Everyone is raised by same-sex parents, opposite-sex couples raising a child is considered deviant.

* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: In the short we get Ashley's teacher, who tells her that her sexuality is just a phase and [[HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster will pass as soon as she gets a girlfriend]]. Then there's [[ObstructiveBureaucrat school administration]] and reverend Duncan in the movie.

* TriangRelations: Jude, Ryan and Kelly have a Type 7 going on: Jude [[AmbiguouslyBi most likely]] loves both Ryan and Kelly and they both love her back.

Originally, ''Love is all you need?'' was a 2012 short film by Kim Rocco Shields, detailing the life of a heterosexual theater-loving girl falling for her male classmate in the world, where [[PersecutionFlip heterosexuality was tabooed and prosecuted]], [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything just like homosexuality is in ours]]. After a period of initial obscurity the short suddenly rose to fame on Website/YouTube, prompting Rocco Shields to make a full-length movie in 2016. The movie expands upon the story from the original short, while also adding another story of a star quarterback Jude Klein falling in love with Ryan Morris, a shy but sweet journalist with both girls facing [[OutOfTheClosetIntoTheFire dire consequences]] after [[ForcedOutOfTheCloset others find out about their sexuality]]. The film also goes into more detail about the attitude towards heterosexuality than the short did: the church officials [[HeteronormativeCrusaders preach against it, as do officials of all levels]], there are derogative slurs for heterosexuals and the bullies of all ages are more than happy to brutalize people for their 'deviant' sexuality.

** Finally, Ryan was suspected of being straight anyway [[spoiler:and basically confirmed this when refusing to [[SpinTheBottle play]] [[TenMinutesInTheCloset 'seven minutes in heaven']] with another guy and walking out of his fraternity.]]

* [[CreativeClosingCredits Creative Opening Credits]]: We get the brief overview of the attitude towards heterosexuals in this universe through pictures and leaflets. [[HeteronormativeCrusaders It is]] [[{{Understatement}} not very positive]].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone / [[WasTooHardOnHim Was Too Hard On Her]]: Kelly looks absolutely terrified when witnessing [[spoiler:the heterophobic riot that erupts after Jude gets badly hurt at her big game]]. She even shows up to [[spoiler:Ryan's funeral]] in the epilogue, looking genuinely sad.

* WrittenByTheWinners: ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' was rewritten as [[GenderFlip Romeo and Julio]] to hide [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare The Bard's]] [[AdaptationalSexuality heterosexual past]].

* AdultFear: Imagine your child coming home crying and beaten and refusing to talk about it.

* LoveTriangle: Between Jude, Kelly and Ryan.

* YouAreWorthHell: Basically, what Ryan tells to Jude right before her big game to support her after [[spoiler:[[ForcedOutOfTheCloset Kelly has outed her out to everyone]].]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Ashley dies.]]
* DeathWail: [[spoiler:Ashley's mothers.]]

* FadeToBlack: The ending.

* FreezeFrameBonus: The opening credits.

* NowOrNeverKiss: What Ashley asks of Paul after he says that [[ItsNotYouItsMe he can't see he anymore because of his family's disapproval]].

* [[AmbiguouslyGay Ambiguously Straight]]: We never see Ian showing interest in other guys and yet he seems to be genuinely enjoying his time with Emily and get absolutely terrified when his sister casually mentions [[spoiler:that she has beaten her up]].

* TheBigDamnKiss: Ryan and Jude at the merry-go-round.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Emily and Jude survive their respective share of heterophopic abuse and Reverend Rachel gets arrested by the FBI along with some of her most...Er..Enthusiastic followers. However, Ryan is dead with Jude still mourning him and it's not clear whether Kelly, Paula or Emily's parents will become more accepting towards heterosexuals.]]
* BrattyHalfPint: Paula.
* BrokenBird: Emily, so much.

* ChickMagnet: Jude at the beginning.

* ClosetKey: Ryan to Jude and Ian to Emily.

* EroticDream: Jude has one about Ryan.

* HowWeGotHere / InMediasRes: Movie opens up with a montage of Jude being hospitalized and Emily crying in her bathroom and then rewinds back to show us all the events leading up to it.

* IronWoobie: Jude.

* TheLadette: Jude, especially next to her [[LipstickLesbian more traditionally feminine girlfriend]].

* LesbianJock: Jude seems to be one at first.
* LipstickLesbian: Kelly.

* LostLenore: [[spoiler:Ryan]] becomes one for [[spoiler:Jude]] at the end.
* LoveConfession: Ryan to Jude at the swimming pool [[spoiler:before they make love]] and also at the end of the film via voicemail.* LoveTriangle: Between Jude, Kelly and Ryan.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone / [[WasTooHardOnHim Was Too Hard On Her]]: Kelly looks absolutely terrified, when witnessing [[spoiler:the heterophobic riot that erupts after Jude gets badly hurt at her big game]]. She even shows up to [[spoiler:Ryan's funeral]] in the epilogue, looking genuinely sad.
* NervousWreck: Jude becomes one after [[spoiler:Kelly outs her to absolutely everyone.]]

* OneTrueLove: Jude refers to Ryan as one [[spoiler:when giving a eulogy at his funeral]].

* PersonalHorror: Poor Jude...Her entire life was built around being [[AHeroToHisHometown popular]] and yet as soon as [[spoiler:[[ForcedOutOfTheCloset she gets outed]]]] her teammates and her fans alike abandon her. And [[spoiler:her boyfriend gets killed by an angry mob encouraged by [[BrokenBase someone she trusted]].]]

* SympatheticAdulterer: Jude.

%%* TwoPersonPoolParty: Between [[spoiler:Ryan and Jude.]]

** First of, we have Karen, mother of Ashley/Emily. She is far more encouraging than Vicky when it comes to her daughter's hobbies and tries to soothe her when she comes home after [[spoiler: getting beaten up]].
** The movie gives us Mr. Thompson, the drama teacher. He protects Emily from Paula and the bullies and encourages her to still audition for ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' .

* TheWoobie: Both Ashley and Emily.

* NoHeterosexualSexAllowed: PlayedWith. Heterosexual sex is considered necessary for procreation but actually enjoying it is considered perverse. It also only should happen during a "breeding season" most people think (details aren't given) and outside that it's taboo.

* NoHeterosexualSexAllowed: PlayedWith. Heterosexual sex is considered necessary for procreation but actually enjoying it is considered perverse.

*** Ashley [[spoiler: gets chased through the school by a gang of bullies and brutally beaten up after they find her trying to kiss Paul. She comes home, gets seen by her parents, who start arguing about moving away and harm that might come to her brother, leading Ashley to lock herself up in the bathroom and [[DrivenToSuicide slice her wrists with razors]]. [[GayngstInducedSuicide She bleeds to death.]].]]

* PersecutionFlip: TheMovie

%%* EveryoneIsGay: And persecuting heterosexuals.

* HaveIMentionedIAmGay: Could be applied to both the short and the movie. Even though the setting makes it clear to us that EveryoneIsGay, we don't get to see all that many displays of affection between same-sex couples and only get a heterosexual sex scene in the film. However, this is more than [[JustifiedTrope justified]], given both the short's and the movie's anti-bullying message.

* TheMourningAfter: [[spoiler:Jude feels that way after Ryan dies.]]

%%* PersecutionFlip: TheMovie

%%* TheWoobie: Both Ashley and Emily.

%%* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Ashley dies.]]
%%* DeathWail: [[spoiler:Ashley's mothers.]]

%%* FreezeFrameBonus: The opening credits.

%%* BrattyHalfPint: Paula.
%%* BrokenBird: Emily, so much.

%%* ChickMagnet: Jude at the beginning.

%%* ClosetKey: Ryan to Jude and Ian to Emily.

%%* EroticDream: Jude has one about Ryan.

%%* HerHeartWillGoOn: [[spoiler:Jude after Ryan gets killed in a hate crime.]]

%%* IronWoobie: Jude.

%%* TheLadette: Jude, especially next to her [[LipstickLesbian more traditionally feminine girlfriend]].

%%* LesbianJock: Jude seems to be one at first.
%%* LipstickLesbian: Kelly.

%%* LostLenore: [[spoiler:Ryan]] becomes one for [[spoiler:Jude]] at the end.
* LoveConfession: Ryan to Jude at the swimming pool [[spoiler:before they make love]] and also at the end of the film via voicemail.
%%* LoveTriangle: Between Jude, Kelly and Ryan.

%%* TheMourningAfter: [[spoiler:Jude feels that way after Ryan dies.]]

%%* NervousWreck: Jude becomes one after [[spoiler:Kelly outs her to absolutely everyone.]]

%%* SympatheticAdulterer: Jude.

-->'''Jude'''(sobbing): Ryan...[[spoiler:''Everybody knows!'']]

*** Karen when she sees that [[spoiler: Emily has found videos of Ryan being maimed on the internet and realizes that her daughter[[DrivenToSuicide is about to try and kill herself]].]]
*** On a more positive side, Reverend Rachel when FBI [[spoiler:show her the proof of her instructing her acolytes to 'Do God's work'.]]

** Ashley in the short and Emily in the movie get severely bullied by other schoolkids [[spoiler:and harassed. And try to commit suicide. And Ashley's attempt pays of]].
** Ryan in the movie [[spoiler:is kidnapped, bitten up and left to die]].

** Movie also gives us Mr. Thompson, Emily and Ian's drama teacher, and his husband, the coach. The latter is seen cooking and doing chores, while the teacher himself works on rewriting ''[[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Romeo and Juliet]]'' for his school production.

* [[BuryYourGays Bury Your Straights]]: In the short [[spoiler:Ashley [[GayngstInducedSuicide kills herself]] after being brutally beaten up by the bullies in her school]], while in the movie [[spoiler: Ryan is, kidnapped by [[HeteronormativeCrusader heterophobic bullies]] and brutally beaten to death at the same merry-go-round, where he and Jude first kissed.]]
* [[CureYourGays Cure Your Straights]]: Alluded to in the opening sequence of short and expanded upon in the movie. To be more precise, Reverend Duncan lives and breathes this trope, actively preaching it to her parishioners [[spoiler:even before encouraging some of them to kidnap and brutalize Ryan.]]

* DrivenToSuicide / GayngstInducedSuicide: Ashley in the short and Emily in the movie. Emily [[spoiler: [[PreserveYourGays gets better]].]] Ashley [[spoiler:[[BuryYourGays doesn't]].]].

* CatharsisFactor: It's so incredibly nice to see [[spoiler:Reverend Rachel]] getting [[spoiler:her]] comeuppance at the end.

* [[HomoeroticDream Heteroerotic Dream]]: Jude has one about Ryan only to wake up next to her girlfriend.

* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: [[spoiler:Jude and Ryan go at it in the swimming pool.]]

* [[GayPanic Straight Panic]] / ThinkOfTheChildren:
** Vicky orders Ashley to take a longer road to school to avoid going by a heterosexual couple's house. Ditto for the movie.
** Also in the movie re-writing ''[[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Romeo and Julio]]'' to be heterosexual and thus more historically accurate gets Mr. Thompson fired.