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silkncense:

--- Quote ---Yes, but the difference here is that Daniel Day-Lewis' comments will most likely not be shown or replayed on Fox News/some idiots' radio shows and made a mockery of.
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I hope Jake will have the strength & conviction not to care.

Brown Eyes:

--- Quote from: Mikaela on January 25, 2008, 07:16:18 am --- he and Heath together form one of the cultural iconic landmark images of our time....


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Just bouncing off of this... and Eric's response on this too.

Man, some of these images take on incredible intensity.  Maybe now more than ever.  Lately I feel like I'm seeing some of these things with new eyes.  There's an intimacy about all of these that I feel like I'm sensing in a new way now.

At the moment, these images take on a special power in trying to imagine, even a tiny, little bit, of what Jake's memories of Heath must be like.   To me, it's just so profound to think of them sharing the experience of creating these images together.  And now, with the loss of Heath so soon, some of these images will be how Heath really is permanently recalled in the public imagination.
 :'( :'( :'(


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LauraGigs:
Well, they created those images together — along with the gaffers, lighting guys, assistant directors, and animal wranglers who were within feet of them at shooting time.

Not to negate what you're saying though Amanda.  I agree that Heath and Jake, through all the intense discussions and preparations they did together, have a unique bond.  And it must be bizarre, being half of the Janus-like images from Brokeback, and losing the "other half".

BBM-Cat:
You're right LauraGigs, you hit the nail precisely on the head...it's the stark realization that 'the other half' is missing which intensifies the grief...especially because it's so final and permanent - it feels like the yin-yang is out of balance just as in BBM, when Jack or Ennis were without the other.


Those images are lovely Amanda, thank you for posting them. Though certainly they have been viewed many times before, they do take on a new meaning and are very poignant - I could never tire of them. I can only speculate that it would be extremey difficult for Jake to even think about those moments of filming BBM together...how incredibly painful.

Sandy:
I think we all took solace in the fact that although Jack died, Ennis still lived.  Heath was Ennis, so when Heath died, it feels a little like BBM did too.

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