Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond > Heath Ledger Remembrance Forum
Do you think your life will change now?
BBM-Cat:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 23, 2008, 11:24:44 pm --- As I just posted elsewhere, further discussions or arguments over the film, what this or that means, what motivates Ennis or Jack, suddenly seem irrelevant--even, perhaps oddly, kind of disrespectful. They just don't seem to matter any more. :-\
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Very well put Jeff. If anything positive comes out of the tragedy of Heath's death, it will help some of us refocus our energies and priorities in life.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 23, 2008, 11:24:44 pm --- As I just posted elsewhere, further discussions or arguments over the film, what this or that means, what motivates Ennis or Jack, suddenly seem irrelevant--even, perhaps oddly, kind of disrespectful. They just don't seem to matter any more. :-\
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--- Quote from: BBM-Cat on January 24, 2008, 02:43:06 pm ---Very well put Jeff. If anything positive comes out of the tragedy of Heath's death, it will help some of us refocus our energies and priorities in life.
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I have a slightly different view. On the one hand, I know what you both mean -- discussions of the tragedies experienced by fictional characters seem sort of trivial in the wake of a real-life tragedy. And sure, god knows I could stand to get some other things done in my life.
But on the other hand, we wouldn't even be here, paying attention to this, grieving Heath to this extent, if it weren't for all the other stuff. So that doesn't seem quite disrespectful.
And for me, though I've probably spent too much time socializing and chatting here, it has been an enormously educational experience, both socially and literarily (which my spell-check says isn't a word). I just finished reading a book called "How to Read Literature Like a Professor." A very good book, full of discussions of symbols and metaphors, etc. And what that author is talking about -- what literature professors spend their lives doing -- is one of the main things we've been doing here.
souxi:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 23, 2008, 11:24:44 pm ---My life is changing, but those changes have been going on for some time now, as I approach my 50th birthday this spring. I don't really think Heath's death will impact those changes.
It will impact my interaction with this community, however. As I just posted elsewhere, further discussions or arguments over the film, what this or that means, what motivates Ennis or Jack, suddenly seem irrelevant--even, perhaps oddly, kind of disrespectful. They just don't seem to matter any more. :-\
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Jeff I completly agree with you. I don,t know if you read any of my posts on the polling place(prays he didn,t) ;).
Some of my opinions were, errrm, quite forcefull shall I say lol.
Anyway, the point is, that I don,t really care now one way or the other. Tell me something. How can I be sitting here, missing someone who I never met, and more than likely would never meet? I,m loosing the plot. ::)
Brown Eyes:
I really think continuing to ponder, admire, discuss, etc. Brokeback is very key to honoring Heath's legacy. It's his masterpiece. I'm sure he would want serious consideration of Brokeback to continue.
I really don't believe it's "disrespectful" at all to continue to discuss Ennis and Jack. In fact, I think it's quite the opposite.
It seems to me that Heath would want to know that Brokeback/Ennis is a type-of vehicle for immortalizing him. I think artists always want their art to carry on.
I feel really strongly about this.
I actually think the notion of moving away from discussing Jack and Ennis is really depressing. Following Heath's death, it really is my feeling that we should continue to honor those characters and continue to recognize how important Heath's role was in producing this amazing work of art.
BBM-Cat:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on January 24, 2008, 03:29:46 pm ---
But on the other hand, we wouldn't even be here, paying attention to this, grieving Heath to this extent, if it weren't for all the other stuff.
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I definitely agree with you - I wouldn't have understood this movie nearly half as well without all of the many varied, thorough, and intelligent discussions this community has produced! And yes, all "the other stuff" is very important.
--- Quote from: atz75 on January 24, 2008, 03:50:54 pm ---I really think continuing to ponder, admire, discuss, etc. Brokeback is very key to honoring Heath's legacy. It's his masterpiece. I'm sure he would want serious consideration of Brokeback to continue.
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No doubt the spirit BBM and of Jack & Ennis will continue on this board, and it's impact will continue to extend throughout our lives. We are here to keep the legacy alive, and it is my hope that we will all continue to do so. My only contention is that Heath’s death will elicit a shifting of focus for some people, and that is a positive thing.
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