One thing that would be good with having deleted scenes on a DVD is that you could see them and I could choose not to.....all would be happy - well, almost all anyway.......
To me BBM is like a precious piece of art or a jewel.....I don't want it ruined in any way
Berit
(((Berit)))
Oh no, by no means ruined - just another facet added to the jewel.
But of course, only for those who would be interested.
Am I correct in thinking you're Swedish? You have such a Scandinavian name.
From Fran
You know, the commentary wouldn't necessarily have to skew anyone's interpretation of the film. Ang Lee and whoever could steer away from the big questions and just provide little details about the scenes -- problems with getting the sheep in the right places, uncooperative weather, little anecdotes about the actors, etc. -- all those precious little details that we would just eat up.
This is the kind of commentary I am looking for. And hoping for.
They made so much of the film plot and characters ambiguous, I would never think (or want) that they'd suddenly come out and say: OK, here's what this really
means....
But there is so much else they could share with us.
I'd like to hear more from Jake on what he and Heath discussed before their scenes, how they prepared, what they focused on to nail their characters and their relationship. Anecdotes about what Heath would do.... like for instance, the images we've seen of him in reunion clothes get-up and sitting on the ground listening to his Ipod... all sorts of snippets like that. Anecdotes about things that happened during the shoot... memories of the filming, comments on why they choose to let certain things remain ambiguous and on film specific choices like angles, lighting.... And of course, a bit more what Ang Lee told them in advance of filming scenes, details they discussed, his comments on what he thinks specifically works and why....
OK, I'm rambling here but my point is there are heaps of things that could be included in a commentary that would add depth and background to the film and the filming while still fully leaving the interpretations to the viewers.
And if they chose to comment more than they otherwise would on heath, how he prepared, what they think about his scenes, etc - then that would be appropriate and could be a respectful tribute to him, if done right.