Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond > Heath Ledger Remembrance Forum
Brokeback Mountain back in theatres
Ellemeno:
Chrissi, I don't feel ready either - yet you have the chance. Complicated. I'm glad I don't have the opportunity to make the decision. {{{Chrissi}}}
Penthesilea:
Thanks everybody for your words and ecouragement :-*
I'll report back tomorrow whether I will have been going and if so, how it went.
Penthesilea:
Well, I went and saw it :)
The theatre was a small arthouse cinema. This month, they play three movies with Heath: BBM, I'm not there (of course, it has just opened in Germany last week) and Monster's Ball. 15 people attended the showing of BBM, including us.
While the sound was remarkably bad (and the movie was of course dubbed in German :P), the picture was good and bright. We could even see the handholding in TS1. I don't know if it was due to the brightness, but never before did I see Heath's wrist tattoo so often and clearly in BBM. Maybe I was just more receptive to it ???.
It was a very emotional experience. I can't say I was totally absorbed into the movie, as I usually am. I cried for Heath and I cried for Ennis and Jack. Heath' death has added another layer of tragedy to BBM (which I never thought possible) and yesterday I was not able to seperate these two things, everything was mixed in a disquieting way.... :'(
But it was not as bad as it may sound so far, it wasn't bad at all; afterwards I was happy I had seen it. It was so good to see our boys again, somehow it was like coming home after a long time. Despite being mixed and even sadder than before, it was also reassuring (if this makes sense).
Thank you again Eric, for your report in the Social Events forum, and thanks to everybody for their words. Two years gone by, and I am still in awe of Ang Lee and of Heath. And of the fact that so many talented people came together to create this masterpiece. From Proulx over Ossana/McMurtry, Santaolalla, Rodrigo Pietro to the actors and Lee. All fortunes must have meant especially well to bring all those people together.
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on March 06, 2008, 10:04:04 am ---
But it was not as bad as it may sound so far, it wasn't bad at all; afterwards I was happy I had seen it. It was so good to see our boys again, somehow it was like coming home after a long time. Despite being mixed and even sadder than before, it was also reassuring (if this makes sense).
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Hey Chrissi. Glad you decided to go see it! And yes, reassurance! I totally understand.
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on March 06, 2008, 10:04:04 am ---Two years gone by, and I am still in awe of Ang Lee and of Heath. And of the fact that so many talented people came together to create this masterpiece. From Proulx over Ossana/McMurtry, Santaolalla, Rodrigo Pietro to the actors and Lee. All fortunes must have meant especially well to bring all those people together.
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There ain't no reigns on this one! :-*
Brown Eyes:
Hey Chrissi!
Thanks for that great report on your experience seeing BBM. I'm so glad that the experience was positive for you (if also emotional and somewhat difficult). I completely agree that the tragedy with Heath adds a big new layer of tragedy over the already profound tragedies illustrated in the film. Everything about BBM is more intense now for me.
It would be so great to see BBM on the big screen again. I'm not aware of any screenings that have happened in Pittsburgh recently.
:(
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