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Guess who I ran into at Brokeback Mountain? Bwahaha.
What are the chances? Well, I guess not THAT slim considering it WAS Brokeback Mountain and I knew Chad, Moe and Doug WERE going to it -- but not that time and that theater. There are lots of queer-lovers here in the Crotchfester. So I'll consider it lucky to see them. It was nice ;) You guys, we all need to have a nice non-buttsecks related hang out. Cos I'm worth it. And quoting shitty commercials Lol
At any rate, yes. I finally saw Brokeback and I have to admit, I am not too sure I liked it that much. Without giving too much away, I'll just talk about what I took it for and not what it was about: I'll tell you one thing it's not really about - being extraordinary. I might respect a film that documents a life that is nothing 'special' but I paid $17.00 (Amity came with me) to be inspired. I sit in a theater and watch movies to escape real life. I do give them credit for the attempt, but it just didn't do anything for me. It wasn't a bad movie, but it didn't grip my heart and evoke emotions from me like I had hoped it would.
The buttsecks scene (oh come on, you knew it'd be there) was out of nowhere. Just like... BAM. I might have gasped a little, like I would have if I saw some horror thriller and the killer had just revealed themself. It was raw and rough around the edges. Not all gay men are fags - I understand this. I understand the feelings of denial and fear. I understand the need to love in a way that is not conventional. I just didn't understand their expressions of affection. They lived in a time and a place where you died for that kind of thing, but you can't help who you love. I guess I didn't like how they treated eachother. Mostly how Heath's character treated Jake's.
I didn't identify with any of the characters. I can't remember their names. I couldn't understand the accents (the sound in the theater wasn't that great and kept moving from the back to the front speakers). I didn't feel connected enough to care for them, really. I did get choked up at the end of the film, but it could have been for a variety of reasons - it was a two hour trip that seemed like three, I was really thirsty or I had some kind of breakthrough understanding of the character Jake played.
I'd watch it again. I'm sure there are lots of meanings lurking below the surface. But I'll wait for home DVD or the internet to do that. I would like to read the short story to see how Ang Lee depicted their relationship. But all in all, it took me a while - and I thought about it real hard, but I came to the conclusion that it wasn't what I had hopped it would be. For me, the highlight was seeing the Princess Diary chick's boobies. Ann Hathaway, is it? Those are nice.
** 1/2 out of *****
and now, two more pictures xD
Amity: EVEN STRAIGHT PEOPLE CAN BE HIP WITH YOUR QUEER MOVIES.
Chad: THIS WAY TO BUTTSECKS MOUNTAIN!
Still, give it a chance - it might stir you. But it might not. Bring two things, in case of either event: some tissue to cry about various ups and downs in the movie and lots of candy to keep your mouth occupied while your mind numbs.
*edit* I'd also like to thank Carrie Landers -- I watched Heath's mouth through the entire movie, and it drove me nuts xD His "I am seriously so serious right now" face made me want to die. Or pull his upper lip out or something. LOL Oh, and I humped your sister. That ought to keep her talking for the next six years xD