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Relief after Brokeback
by Joy (movies profile)
Oct 19, 2007
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20 people found this review helpful
How refreshing to see a lesbian film where there is no mention of drugs, family dysfunction, child abuse, AIDS, or hate crimes. This is just a g-rated love story with two gorgeous women who don't dress like they are on a different planet, who don't jump into bed with each other after the first 2 minutes they know each other, who actually attempt fidelity, and who hava some thought about the consequences of their actions. It also appeared like these 2 women who both turn out to be lesbian may have actually come from families who weren't completely dysfunctional and who didn't "become lesbian" because of some traumatic childhood abuse from a family member (of course, we don't know that, but isn't it refreshing to anyone else that we didn't have to hear about it???). I saw "Brokeback Mountain" and even though I agree with the masses that it was a beautifully done movie with outstanding acting and a magnificent story, I couldn't get past the one line in the story that stuck with me...when Jack is having a meltdown when he's told they are going to cut down on the number of "fishing trips" they are going to be able to go on from now on. I can't remember exactly what the line was but the context was pretty much "I'm not like you, I just can't expect to ***** just once a year"....totally ruined the whole movie for me. I was already disappointed that nothing in the movie (except for the last scene with the shirt) showed any love or companionship between the 2 men, but this was just the icing on the cake that just affirmed the belief common in many heterosexuals that the only thing that matters in a homosexual's life is how much sex they can have. And it was ridiculous that his wife brought up that the fishing poles were never used. Just another reminder that all these 2 men had in mind was to have sex the entire weekend that they could be together and to never share anything else together. Is this the great gay love story that should be told to the masses? When I was walking out of the theater on that first night of Brokeback (in which I estimate about 1/2 of the audience was "straight"), a young male/female couple was right behind me. The younger man said "I can't believe that...didn't you see them...they were all around me. I would have loved to ask some of the older couples around what in the world they thought of that. Bet they didn't know what it was going to be about. The best part about the movie is when the one guy died". That ruined the movie for me also. I don't think that this young man even knew how Jack died in the movie since he didn't say "when the one guy got killed". How sad...but reasonable that the young man was so disinterested in the movie that he didn't pick up the hate crime that had happened in the movie because it was so subtle. That scene should have been as large as those Wyoming mountain views. What a waste of what could have been a great message. I would have rathered that "Imagine Me & You" could be as popular...it's like a "You've Got Mail" or "Sleepless in Seattle" but with lesbians. Could those scenes of tenderness and flirting and heart-stopping moments when just the subtle brush of a hand causes you to catch your breath have been more appealing to and something that the straight masses could relate to more than the forceful, lustful attacking sex scene in the tent? The world will never know, because a movie like this will probably fade away and will certainly not win any oscars. |
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