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TOTW 16/08: When did you fall in love with the characters?

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serious crayons:

--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on December 18, 2008, 01:59:34 pm ---When I saw the movie I'd never heard of the short story and generally, I'd say I fell in love at first viewing (or first blink!  :)  ) too -- but for some reason I'd missed a lot in the first viewing. 
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I fell in love/missed a lot on first viewing, too. The theater I went to had bad sound, and I missed a lot of dialogue. Nevertheless, I went back to see it two or three days later.

nagsheadsea412:
I think I fell in love with Jack first...especially his slow approach towards Ennis outside the trailer...a tentative walk...then backs off...turns and virtually sprawls his body over the truck....sex on wheels?  blew me away.....

Front-Ranger:
Welcome to BetterMost, nagsheadsea412! Did you just see the movie recently? Tell us more! You've found the right place to talk about Brokeback Mountain!

nagsheadsea412:
Yes, Front Ranger, I missed the whole show in 2005/  In October 2008, I was watching tv one night and it was in the middle of BBM - captivated me- had never even known Heath and Jake as actors...the next day I bounded out and rented it...soon after bought the dvd....and became hooked, lined and sank (or whatever the adage is)  Have always loved cowboys and westerns.... the gruffness, the harshness of landscapes, hidden faces under the hats...and this added quality of love was quite a bonified thrill....

Lynne:

--- Quote from: nagsheadsea412 on December 27, 2008, 05:39:25 pm ---I think I fell in love with Jack first...especially his slow approach towards Ennis outside the trailer...a tentative walk...then backs off...turns and virtually sprawls his body over the truck....sex on wheels?  blew me away.....

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Blows me away, just reading your description of it!  ;)

Welcome to BetterMost, nagsheadsea!

I don't know if I can pick a single moment, and it's hard to remember so many viewings later.  I was pretty clueless about the early chemistry at my first viewing...I think it was when Jack reached out to Ennis with the wet bandanna, after he'd been come up on the bear, that my heart settled on what was going on there.

Of course, in future viewings their attraction (and by extension my own 'falling in love') became even more obvious to me earlier and earlier.  It's lovely and subtle.

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