tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14843205.post113607212546042414..comments2023-11-05T03:52:09.095-07:00Comments on The Fobcave: Brokeback MountainB.G. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14843205.post-1137015437785841562006-01-11T14:37:00.000-07:002006-01-11T14:37:00.000-07:00Umm. There's not too much for me to say, since I p...Umm. There's not too much for me to say, since I pretty much agree with you on your comments about the movie here.<BR/><BR/>I will say that I'm unimpressed with Ledger and Gyllenhall. Personally, I think Michelle Williams stole this movie from under their feet. She did far more with her facial expressions than Heath did with his mumbling. She better come away with an Oscar.<BR/><BR/>What I find interesting was that the audience I saw it with also laughed at that same moment. And I saw it at a private screening with a very predominantly gay audience. Now, some of the people I was with didn't notice the laughing (and you have to call it laughing because it certainly wasn't nervous twittering), so I might have only been atuned to it because you had mentioned it here. But still. It caused me to stop and think about why they laughed. <BR/><BR/>This is what I've decided. This has been billed as Hollywood's Gay Cowboy Movie. This is a grossly inaccurate label. It's not Hollywood, even though it has some high-profile actors. Notice the sweeping landscapes, the sparse dialogue, the absence of a score, the impeccable use of silence. It's an indie film. This isn't to say I wouldn't mind if Hollywood did films like this, but Hollywood just doesn't generally see the point. And the film's a tragedy. I think audiences just weren't prepared for this film, and so they had inappropriate responses to some of the scenes.<BR/><BR/>That's my take.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02954160939175918093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14843205.post-1136227914006761922006-01-02T11:51:00.000-07:002006-01-02T11:51:00.000-07:00Oh. Make that "the beautiful Canada scenery."Oh. Make that "the beautiful Canada scenery."B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14843205.post-1136225649150049992006-01-02T11:14:00.000-07:002006-01-02T11:14:00.000-07:00.It was actually filmed in...Canada!.<BR/><BR/>It was actually filmed in...Canada!Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14843205.post-1136074407803647892005-12-31T17:13:00.000-07:002005-12-31T17:13:00.000-07:00I can't believe the audience laughed at that part!...I can't believe the audience laughed at that part! I hope that is was nervous tension exploding in laughter. That was the first scene that made me tear up. Being in my own MOM, and being the wife (dang, I gave my identity away!) I could feel her pain and confusion and I hurt for her being at the begining of her journey, knowing what was ahead for her.<BR/><BR/>I'm thrilled that you got to see it so soon! So now I need to know your feelings on some things. I am still turning alot over in head about this movie and with irony of the timing of your "theory" post and all of it's comments!<BR/><BR/>I'll attempt to get my head together and bang it out later this evening.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086873404075408988noreply@blogger.com