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Why are we like this?
Rayn:
Hey I forgot to mention a movie that fits into the Brokeback Mt. (tragedy) genre too, a fav or mine. A River Runs Through It! What a wonderful, sad, true to life tale, a real heartbreaker too. The story, by Norman Maclean, is excellent too.
Rayn
Rayn:
It was directed by Robert Redford, won a couple of Oscars, the cinematography is awesome, the story is very poignant and touching, funny, but also very sad. I like it because it's about three men, father and two sons, and of mother but the mother plays a lessor role. There are other women in it too, but it' s very much a story about fishing, fly fishing in Montana. I used to fish a lot when I was a boy.
The relationship between the two brothers is, in some ways, similar to Jack and Ennis, strong brother-bond of feelings, but without sexual expression. They're both very much non gay, non bi sexual men. Anyway, it's a classic. Hope you enjoy it.
Rayn
Katie77:
I havent been on Bettermost as regularly as I used to be.....but lately have put in a few contributions.....
Today,I got a personal message from David, saying...."good to see you"....."Ive missed you"...."hope everything is ok with you".......
Getting David's message gave me the same feeling I get, when I see Ennis standing at the top of the stairs saying "Jack, fuckin' Twist".......
Maybe we are like this, because we all have the capacity to feel the same way................
ednbarby:
Glad to see you back here again, too, Katie.
And Rayn and Merrily, I own "A River Runs Through It."
"I am haunted by waters." That line closes it. And closes my life. I am absolutely, irrevocably mesmerized by water of all kinds. Always have been. I moved to coastal Florida largely because I was entranced by it. Nothing moves me like light and wind dancing on water. I could die happy listening to a bubbling brook - I'd settle for a fountain.
Aside from that, I love the drama of The Prodigal Son. There is the one son who does everything right - everything exactly the way his parents would want it - Ennis. And then there is the one who just has that Spark of Life that cannot be denied - Jack.
Oh - were we talking about "A River Runs Through It"? ;)
Rayn:
Hi Barb, Merrily and welcome back Katie77,
I love water too, which is why I lived so long in S. D. lilke Merrily, but I am really haunted my mountains most. so I will retired in some or near some one day, so they won't haunt me so much!
Rayn
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