Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond > Heath Ledger Remembrance Forum
Jake
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Snavel del Snork Snater Snuit on January 25, 2008, 09:26:05 am ---Nobody said he HAS to make a statement, we only said it would somehow be comforting to have him make a statement. I think we made quite clear that we don't expect him to make a statement, but that somehow, weirdly, we hope he will. It's not something rational, it's a feeling.
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Thanks Mel. Yes, this is exactly what I mean.
It would be comforting to me to hear from Jake. That's all I'm saying. I don't know why... but I just feel that way. I don't think he should be pressured or should have to make any statement while the grief is so fresh, shocking and raw. But, eventually, I think it would be nice.
And, I also agree with what Katherine said... that it might actually be sort of awkward for him to continue with normal press routines without saying something.
I also agree, that I'm sure he inevitably will be asked in interviews about this whenever he does press for his upcoming movies.
delalluvia:
No, no one is saying Jake must make a statement, but like the Royal family after Princess Diana's death, sometimes society's expectations of the behavior of public figures takes precedence. Jake will make a statement, sooner or later, it's inescapable for him being who he is and his connection to the Ledgers.
SFEnnisSF:
--- Quote from: Mikaela on January 25, 2008, 07:16:18 am ---
He (Jake) and Heath together form one of the cultural iconic landmark images of our time....
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ednbarby:
I agree with you, Natali.
And you know what infuriates me (among other things) thinking about all this now? That poor Jake probably would have liked to have gone to the funeral home and/or to Perth to pay his respects, but his fame and the media make that all but impossible for him. Think about it - if he showed up at either place, it would become a media circus, and his appearance there would become the punchline of several assholes' jokes, just as apparently Heath's death has. All because they're shameless homophobes and because the two of them happened to star together in a movie that not only depicted homosexuals *realisitically*, but that gained critical acclaim and was widely viewed because of that.
Again, it infuriates me.
And not only does Jake not have to make a statement, he must know he shouldn't, because this same bullshit will happen all over again. It's not self-preservation - I'm sure he's thinking of the family. But it really, really sucks.
David:
Hey Barb,
Jake can always go pay his respects to the family and gravesite after the hoopla dies down.
Dontcha just want to run over to Jake and hold him and say :"C'mere, S'alright"...... :'(
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