Maggie and I watched Brokeback Mountain last night. (Yeah, we're a little behind the movie curve... but such is the lot of surburban parents-o'-three.)
It was a beautifully filmed movie. Well acted. I don't know if it was my drums-damaged hearing damage or what, but I could barely understand what Heath Ledger was saying half the time. And there are scenes of intra-family tension which are precisely the kind that I hate to watch... because they make me tense, too.
For the life of me, I can't imagine anyone being offended by this film. If you were, leave a comment saying why. I'd love to know.
Love to all.
4 comments:
I haven't seen the movie yet, but I believe the controversy is about a certain something going up a certain somewhere it's not supposed to.
If not graphicly depicted, it's definitely alluded to.
The homophobes in the world outnumber the pro gay people (like you and I) at 100-1 at least.
Now do you see who is getting offended?
No no no... I know who is getting offended... I'm just kind of blown away by it. This was a sweet, sad movie.
I have not seen the film, yet. I have however read the short story by Annie E Proulx on which it was based. It was very powerful stuff, I was sort of shocked by it and not because I am a homophobe, I'm not, but because it broke sterotype so completely.
Close minded people are the only ones that would actually be offended by the movie. If the subject matter is something you don't care for, then don't watch it... that is what I believe. Now the people that have a problem with it without even seeing it are the ones that amuse me the most... complainers withouth a cause!
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