My one-sentence review of Brokeback Mountatin

[theboss]

It proved that really long, repetitive love stories are the same regardless of whether you are straight or gay.

[1932]

1. Mine: "Love Hurts"

love scars/ Love wounds, and mars any heart/ Not tough or stong enough/ To take a lot of pain

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Mine: For of all sad words of tongue or pen...

...The saddest are these: "It might have been!"

[lectrobyte]

3. ...and if you boil it down, isn't that sort of the whole point? Love is

love, whether you're straight or gay.

[theboss]

6. Yes

And it could have made the point in one hour and twenty five minutes.

[ihaveaquestion]

4. So - It's a "chick-flick" without the chick?

Sorry - I couldn't resist.

[theboss]

5. A chick flick would have had a witty, gay best friend who dispenses advice

Frankly, this could have used it.

It was a pretty movie with good performances. I just didn't really give a damn about the two leads, only really cared about Michelle Williams charcater, and after the 93rd argument at the end of a "fishing trip" was thinking, "Either run off to Denmark together to stop seeing each other...jeez."

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[kenny blankenship]

11. ...I would care more about Ennis' inability to join Jack & dare to be gay

[theboss]

14. You are onto something

I don't think there needed to be more explicit sex or more loving sex or, in fact, any kind of sex. But I couldn't have been the only person to see the initial sex scene and say, "If I didn't know what this was about going in, I would think this scene came out of nowhere."

There seemed to be nothing leading up to that scene, and I have no idea what Jack possibly got from that that made him spend the next decades longing for Ennis. Basically, the became best buddies who have rough sex.

[no_more_rhyming]

7. Love is...

never having to say you're sorry.... Oh dang that one's already taken. Love is a rose...darn. Nevermind

[kenny blankenship]

8. "rent Wong Kar-Wai's 'Happy Together' instead", would be mine

Maybe not his best film but more interesting than Brokeback Mountain.

[Wise Doubter]

10. I can sum it up in 1 word....

FABULOUS !

[im10ashus]

13. Ditto! n/t

[im10ashus]

12. So you felt compelled to post this on DU?

I didn't find it long and repetitive. But perhaps movie reviews belong in the Lounge.

[theboss]

15. A few weeks ago, half of GD was filled with Brokeback posts

I had nothing to add since I had not seen it. I have seen it now and wanted to discuss it.

Since I think we are way past the point where a "gay" movie should be controversial and important, I just wanted to look at it as a piece of art.

[im10ashus]

16. I agree. It shouldn't be controversial.

But to "want to discuss it" and then limiting it to a one-sentence review is hardly a discussion, IMHO. I am sorry you didn't find it moving or a worthy piece of art. I think this just shows us that movies, or art in general, has a different effect, good or bad, on everyone. As well it should.

[theboss]

17. I thought it was average

As I said elsewhere, I thought the performances were very good. I thought the camerawork was stunning. I even dug the music.

My issues were that I felt nothing led to the initial encounter and I just had to accept it on faith that these two loved each other. And then, it seemed like the same scene repeated itself for the next two hours. By the end, the only characters I cared about were Ennis' wife and Jack's mother.

I probably would have called it a "good" movie if it were 40 minutes shorter.

[im10ashus]

18. Have you read the short story?

I think it provides an insight as to why there wasn't that "passion" that most people would come to expect from two people in love. Ennis was closed off emotionally and that was part of what made it so tragic. At least from my perspective.

[applegrove]

19. I agree. I never saw it - but I'm not in the mood for watching marriages

of any sort fall aprat. To me - it would be so sad. Though I hear it is beautiful and well done.