Joyce023 put a lot of work into composing and updating this thread. Some of the threads have escaped my capture -- Perhaps someone else has some of the them? I will update these links as I transfer the threads cited and link them to their new home.
This is a work in progress and not all the links have been updated yet. If the link's url begins with http://bettermost.net it has been moved here. If it still reads http://www.imdb.com it hasn't been gotten to yet.
I have decided to add a few new threads of note to this list, hence the designation as version 7. My additions will be in red letters to distinguish them from Joyce's-- TOoP/Bruce=========================================================================
to support Brokeback Mountain - summary of REMARKABLE threads V.7
by joyce023 (Mon May 8 2006 15:16:17)UPDATED Thu Oct 5 2006 09:19:32
[BACKGROUND] There have been many good threads discussing Brokeback Mountain from different perspectives, and they are buried in the pages. So I tried to summarize them to be an index. Actually many good ones have gone either because of abuse report or simply out of date. Basically the classification falls into four parts. Sorry if the categories don't seem make sense sometimes - it is somewhat difficult to classify them. Just hope it is easier for us to read and pick up what you are interested in.
To keep the summary focused, I selected topics only related to the film itself (and a bit fans gossip). So I exclude discussion regarding personal sexual orientation, politics, critic reviews...etc. You may say the criteria is sort of subjective, and yes, it is.
SCENES / DIALOGUESYMBOLS / METAPHORS Jack and the Wind (Spoiler-ish)
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11256.msg223284.html#msg223284BBM Analysis: Ang Lee's Camera
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10598.0.htmlGarden of Eden symbolism
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11349.0.html Gustavo Santaolalla's score v.s Jack and Ennis (this thread is missing)
O that blue, blue shirt of yours (classical Chinese references in BBM)
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11268.0.html Are Jack and Ennis mythological ?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10585.0.html Bookends in the film
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11345.0.html The White Truck that goes by...
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10659.0.html Report of Brokeback Mountain Symbols (Spoilers)
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10829.0.html Repost of the 'Timeline in the lives of Jack and Ennis' -SPOILER-
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11343.0.htmlEnnis's shoulder: Important symbolism?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10702.0.html Parallelisms and Symbolism http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10675.0.html
Why Brokeback Mountain is a Masterpiece of Art http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10346.0.html
Deliberate Classical references and another 'Jack, I swear...'http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10587.0.html
On BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Anyone else a fan of the elk scene?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10414.0.htmlEnnis Breakthrough (SPOILER-ISH)
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11344.0.html Why was Jack washing his clothes naked?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10658.0.html What was going through Jack's mind?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10667.0.html
SEPARATE LIFE Was Jack trying to pick up the Clown?? (this thread is missing)
Question about the first bar scene with Jack and the clown http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11984.0.htmlHidden Meaning in 'Husbands don't never wanna dance with their wives
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11370.0.html Thoughts about Jack and Randall
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11373.0.html Was Jack was asking RANDALL to dance...??
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11371.0.html A new take on 'you're good enough'
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11369.0.html Who else can't get the divorce rejection scene out of their mind? (this thread is missing)
LAKE SCENE What did Ennis mean...'if I should come to know them'
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11352.0.htmlI did once.
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11271.msg223472.html#msg223472 I can't stand this anymore Jack.
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,12459.0.html Jack, How Could You?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10582.0.html ENDING Ennis's phone call to Lureen-'about the ashes, I mean'
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11374.0.html The Lightning Flat scene (SPOILERS)
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11376.0.html Jack's Mother and the shirts
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11385.0.html Ennis open the window of Jack's room
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11379.0.htmlStill grappling with the ending (spoiler)
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11383.0.htmlWhich story was true? (spoilers)
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11353.0.html WHY and WHAT IF…. What would've happened to Ennis if he never met Jack? (this thread is missing)
Did the 'lost month' make a difference? – repost
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10677.0.html Most outlandish interpretations - let's make a list, huh?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11375.0.htmlAbout CHARACTERSWhy Jack Quit Ennis ABSOLUTELY (this thread is missing)
Jack Quit on Ennis? http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11988.0.htmlJack's Moustache of Disillusionment
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10412.0.html Jack's dangerous side...
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10642.0.htmlJack's Sad Life
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11348.0.html Sometimes I Hate Ennis
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/52335373 Jack's feelings for Ennis: LOVE or LUST?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11377.0.htmlWhy does Jack hang on to such a harmful relationship? (spoiler) (this thread is missing)
Sometimes I Hate Jack
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/52375295 Why did Alma lie? (this thread is missing)
Why Lureen didn’t leave Jack? (this thread is missing)
What purpose does CASSIE serve?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10676.0.html Intrusive thoughts about Jack and Randall **SPOILERS**
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11372.0.html
VIEWPOINTS / DEBATES I'm a Conservative Christian and This Film Changed My Mind (Repost) http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11986.0.html Brokeback Mountain is a Movie for a Generation
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/35371080 A Must Read Review about BBM by a Senior Citizen
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11983.0.html Alternative Christian view (this thread is missing0
Good, well-written fanfiction?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11982.0.html If Brokeback had a moral, what would it be?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11410.0.html
The MOMENTS (this section has not been reposted yet)
My 2 cents on ...This and That
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,12013.0.html More Great Subtle Acting Noticed.....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/46428745 Tiny details
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/44549185 After all your multiple viewings, favorite scene of all time?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/45960034 One of the Saddest and Most Often Over Looked Lines
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/40680953 Brokeback and the Number Three
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/40229458 Reunion scene - an ode to the nuzzle
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/35191778 ODE to the 'Buckle Flick' scene
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/42761637 Notice anything so subtle in the film???I did...scene spoilers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/36287482 Heath's best scene.
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,12012.0.html The Reunion Kiss
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/50639655 Twenty things first timers often miss.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/51346840 kiss Kiss KISS
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/45775604
THE TIME FOR US (this section has not yet been reposted)
Describe Brokeback Mountain in one word!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/48080981 PANTS
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/44871046 'Linez =U= Won't Hear in Brokeback Mountain
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/51658214 YOU KNOW YOUR A BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN FAN WHEN...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/33854838 What would you say if you could step into a scene?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/52528747 The Brokeback Bookends Game
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/49645416 RESOURCES The 'Brokeback Canon': Essential Resources for the movie
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,11346.0.htmlThe Brokeback List of Links.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/35721884 Finding Brokeback (Brokeback Film Locations) -- http://www.findingbrokeback.com/Wherever you are, whatever you do, have a nice day.
