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As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
Artiste:
Oh, that reminds me, what is mortification?
Does that have anything to do with Easter?
Is that in the BM movie? Somehow?
Hugs!
Artiste:
Annie placed an accent on Easter?
She talks about life and death!! Like:
A- There are at least what like one or two (or more) birth scenes in the BM movie?
B- There seems to be one or two (or more) death scenes too: 1- the scene of the dead murdered gay gay; and 2- the scenes where there is talk about Jack being passed away!!
There are NO Christmas scenes!?? Does that say something? There are life and death scenes or talk, and those accent the story!! Makes it drama!!
Because life and death are opposite ends (in a way), therefore Annie tries to make her story an Easter one??
Hope?? Easter is Hope??
Hugs!!
Artiste:
Easter nears... now!
And I do still consider the BM as Easter!!
You see that too?
In which way?
Au revoir,
hugs!
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on March 04, 2008, 01:13:22 am ---Do many Christians consider Christ's death a tragedy? It was his destiny, wasn't it? He was put here to die for everyone's sins? There wouldn't have been much point to his being here if he didn't, right? And then he was reborn again. I don't call that a tragedy.
Ennis in the alley, throwing up. Remember?
Yes, but I believe - and so did the actors and writers - that it is a universal love story. That's what the tagline of the movie says, right? "Love is a Force of Nature"? So to me that says that first and foremost, the story is about love.
Yes, but I'm not sure of your point. There has always been prejudice against gay men and women. It pre-dates the Bible era.
Well, the story and the movie are different. Annie doesn't write about 3 crosses or scales in a grocery store, or Jack carrying a sheep. In the story, he's carrying a dog. What does that say? She doesn't even write about the church wedding at the end - that was the movie, not the story. So no, I don't think so.
--- End quote ---
the film has many more elements of universality than the ss, because the screenplay for the film was heteronormed over the original AP material. The ss is a much more gay specific work, of course as love and frustrations of love and denial being universal elements one could also say the ss has elements of a "universal love story". I think the film was definitely made into a "universal love story" in order to better market the product. That may be neither good nor bad, but I think it is a reality.
Artiste:
Thanks brokeplex. Since you bring up that, may I ask:
Easter is considered universal, yes!!
So maybe this heteronormed aspect of the film, makes it MORE Easter like?
Or LESS??
To you and/or to others too??
Au revoir,
hugs!
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