It seems like there’s been some confusion regarding what it means to promote versus depict something. To clarify: promotion involves advocating for or supporting a concept, while depiction simply portrays something to raise awareness. Joyland, throughout its 126-minute length, doesn't endorse or champion homosexuality or anything considered anti-Islamic. In reality, the film explores far more than just this one theme. It delves into nearly every facet of the home life experienced by a lower middle-class Pakistani man and woman, without addressing transgender individuals, whose experiences are often confined to a single lifestyle category. The movie exposes many difficult truths about our society, highlighting issues that aren't tied to Islam but have unfortunately become ingrained in our culture, despite being harmful. These are the prejudices we face daily, which people seem unwilling to eliminate because they’ve persisted for so long that they’re now seen as commonplace. Many believe a life without them would be unusual or even embarrassing and shameful, especially according to older generations. The film does portray the existence of homosexuality within our country; it refrains from judging whether it is right or wrong, simply presenting it as it is. The only potential drawback I can identify might be the graphic scenes—they felt somewhat superfluous. Ultimately, I’d consider Joyland to be among the finest films produced by Pakistan's film industry in recent years. We should champion movies like this and acknowledge the harsh realities of society that they bring to light. And finally, we ought to attempt to address those issues.

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