Brokeback Mountain

[puddingcat]

For a film in which nothing happens, it's amazing. And has the distinction of being the third film (that I can think of) to make me cry.

I had the same reaction to it as I did the first time I read "To Kill a Mockingbird"; a mix of horror and desperation and disbelief that people can be so horrible in such an ingrained way that someone who's slightly different doesn't see anything wrong in ghiding that difference. Because of course they'll be lynched if people find out. What else could possibly happen?

I knew that one of them died, but I hadn't read which one; I was convinced all the way through that it would be Ennis. So, when it wasn't, it smacked me across the face a few times & left me open-mouthed. Finding out how he died had me welling up, but what turned me into a pnk-eyed snivelling machine was Jack's parents' reaction. It could all have had a happy ending.

I'm not sure whether I'll buy this when it comes out. It's an incredible film, but there wasn't much of a feelgood factor to it.

Comments

[twisted-times.livejournal.com]

A truly beautiful film. It didn't quite make me cry, but I'd be lying if said I wasn't choked up over it. The honours for making me cry goes to the film "Cinema Paradiso"...

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen that. I'm not even sure what it's about.

The other two, for me, are Dead Poets Society and Born Free.

[twisted-times.livejournal.com]

I recommend you watch Cinema Paradiso when you get the opportunity as it's a truly wonderful film, with possibly the greatest Sountrack ever written, courtesy of Ennio Morrecone.

Dead Poet's Society is a great film! I saw it with my brother; there were a bunch of idiots a few rows behind us who were expecting something a la "Good Morning, Vietnam." We were tickled pink with schadenfreude to see that they were way off the mark. *giggles*

[its-maybe-baby.livejournal.com]

I went to see it when it first came out. I loved the book, but I didn't cry at the film because I knew exactly what was coming... I still loved it though. I'm going to see it again sometime this week because the first time I had to run out to be sick twice (nothing to do with the film!!!)
You probably didn't need to know that :)

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Who wrote the book? I'll have to read it :)

Hello, btw!

[its-maybe-baby.livejournal.com]

Hi, hope you don't mind a random person just appearing :-)

Annie Proulx wrote the short story (it's about forty pages long). She's a seriously fantastic author who also wrote the Pullitzer prize-winning The Shipping News... I'd recommend both!

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Course I don't mind! Did you find me via Amberquinn or Foxypadawan? I don't read their fic any more (and TGT got a bit teenage squee!ish for me) though I still love the cars side of it all :) (mmm, cars...)

[its-maybe-baby.livejournal.com]

I think I found you via Foxy. I've never posted on TGT but I do lurk a bit; I'm one of the teenage squee!ish fangirls, I'm afraid... Although I'm not thirteen and I'm definitely not in love with Richard Hammond for what it's worth! And I think the cars are pretty great too. Now if only my Golf would consider turning into a Porsche 911... *sighs* It's just not going to happen, is it?

Your James icon is adorable :)

[little-smaug.livejournal.com]

It made me cry too. The bit at the end, when he hugs the shirt... *sob*

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Mmmm. I'd just got the "Wahhh!" over the acceptance of Jack's parents under control, and that set me off again.

[neilhist.livejournal.com]

I went to see it today. I thought it was really touching and beautiful. It made me feel very sentimental, I have to confess.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

*Nods* In some ways, I'm very happy about how far things have come since the 60s / 70s, but I'm still very disappointed about how much that bigotry is accepted in so many places, still.