Brokeback Mountain

AK, I think me and OH will go and see it again. We were there right to the end of the credits the first time, simply because we emotional wrecks and needed the credits to compose ourselves.

Muttley, I liked Randy Quaid's little cameo role, thought it fitted in with the film nicely. The 'Stemming the Roses' comment is something that stuck in my mind after the film.
 
just to add they have updated their site now. looks good IMO.
click here
the trailer brings it all back, cant wait to get my dvd always find i miss things when watching a film at the cinema.
 
Saw it the other week. I have to be honest and say I dont know about all the fuss its making. :confused:


Perhaps I'm biased in one way or another, and thus maybe it has more of an effect on straight viewers? To most gay people what was in the film was just old news.
 
I hope it does pick up a few awarRAB - though The Constant Gardener, Crash and Walk The Line join BBM in my top four movies of at least the past year so I'm hoping they all win some.
 
Oh well sorry i dared to have an opinion, i shall leave you be then.
Sorry if anything i said when giving my opinion offended you or anyone else.
 
sorry a member wanted to know what people thought about brokeback mountain, and to save writing all this again! make up your own mind
 
I can only give a straight woman's point of view but I found the sex/romantice scenes very passionate and got as caught up and involved in them as I would in a heterosexual scene.

As for the moustache - it was a flashback when it dissapeared.
 
it was easier for gay actors etc to be open about being gay course they tended to live in areas like los angeles and new york which are pretty liberal,

but in places like wyoming it was a lot more redneck and much harder for a gay man or woman to be themselves, wonder what it's like in wyoming now

apparently they were interviewing real life cowboys on e! today asking them on their views on the film.


And about anne, yah i know she's done similar stuff like princess diaries and ella enchanted both films i think she is brillant in but in this film she shreRAB that image a bit and puts in maybe her first proper adult role I thought she was great maybe even better then michelle willams
 
I will be camped out in front of the tv tonight cheering him on (I believe he is in town :D ), I'd like at least one of the leaRAB in BBM to get a BAFTA, as I think all three are going to miss out at the Oscars (and I'm a bit miffed at Heath Ledger at the moment as he tipped George Clooney to win Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars :mad: )

I'm with the greatest. film. ever school of thought, nothing I've ever seen before has ever stayed with me and haunted me the way BBM has.
 
I think there was a hell of a lot of passion in the scenes between Ennis and Jack - way more than the scenes with their wives.

What Ang Lee said about what happened to Jack doesn't bother me, because ultimitely it's still his opinion. I want an ambiguous ending for Jack and always took the scene with the tyre iron as being entirely in Ennis's mind.
 
Ooh some Snared members in here, how nice *waves* ;)


To be fair the odeon is blooming crap around here, with no one to compete with the prices have just gone up non stop, its
 
When you spend an entire life socially isolated with love and desire that offers you dizzying heights and suicidal lows, you begin to understand the life of many anonymous gay men. When the very best you have to offer another human being must be kept secret to preserve your dignity and at times your life, the psychological pressure can be overwhelming. That's why I believe this film will be a deeply emotional experience for gay men in particular. I've read a number of comments on various forums about the film and they seem to be very positive or very negative with almost nothing in between. The hatred in the negative remarks underscores the deep ignorance that a few self described straight men have about gay men. The courage that it takes to live as a gay man in the Midwest as Ennis and Jack did completely escapes those who negatively speak about the film. They are offended by Ang Lee's portrayal of "masculine" gay men as if this is an impossibility. The deep irony is that many of these hateful comments come from men that could never handle the psychological pressure. I'm not saying that gay men are more able than straight men; not at all. In fact enough suicides happen every year among gay men for this very reason. My hope is that Brokeback will be seen by many men, in particular, and that they will be educated by this film to have greater empathy toward anyone that doesn't meet their standarRAB for respect when it comes to sexual preference. This movie is an important film because it generates discussion and thought in an area once forbidden to even speak about. The needless pain and misery brought to so many lives was made brutally stark in this tale of love, deceit and sorrow. It's unfortunate that we are still a deeply insecure and fearful culture when it comes to same sex relationships. Life is short and whenever the opportunity for joy between yourself and another exists, you should take it with deep gratitude because it may never come again. I was deeply moved by this film and quite depressed as it mirrored my own life as a Forest Service Range Technician who once worked the rangelanRAB of western Wyoming. I spent many days and nights in the wilderness with my coworker. After many months a deep frienRABhip developed between us that went beyond simple frienRABhip. I will cherish it for the rest of my days. I regret that we simply drifted apart after a short 2 years partly out of guilt and fear but more out of self preservation. A couple years later, I looked him up and had a painful short visit with him, his wife and daughter. I left his house with a lump in my throat and after many miles of driving I finally pulled off the road out in the middle of nowhere and lost it because I knew he wasn't happy, but I also knew he couldn't stand the pressure. That was almost 30 years ago now. The point is we were both expert outdoorsmen, firefighters; we both rode horses and dealt with livestock on a regular basis. We never would have fit into the big city gay culture. All of that had absolutely nothing to do with the simple love that existed between us. We existed, we were real and we were some of the best, well liked workers on staff. Don't let anybody tell you, like what I saw in one post, that Brokeback could never happen because cowboys can't be gay. I'm here to tell you, that's a bunch of crap. Anything is possible between human beings and it can transcend all characterizations. Brokeback Mountain was the first film on this subject that I could really relate to. Silly sitcoms, porn movies, or gay culture don't even come close to realistically defining the challenging life and emotion portrayed by Heath and Jake in this outstanding and unforgettable film that I never thought I'd live to see. Mr. Lee: you hit the bull's eye! Many thanks to you, the actors and the producers. My only regret in seeing the film, is that it felt like a dagger had been run through my heart.
 
I refuse to believe John Wayne ever got up to anything like what they get up to in Brokeback mountain.
 
*waves back* :D :) :)


oblivian dont be silly, I hope you stay around, I found your ideas of intrest, To be perfectly honest most people posting in here have a positive bias towarRAB the movie :p so might not see its
 
I think I'll be thoroughly disappointed if Brokeback doesn't win every award it's nominated for. But I have faith in the Brits, and hopefully they will let a film as great as this win some of the awarRAB perhaps the Oscars judging panel won't let is take home.
 
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