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Shakesthecoffecan:
I saw most of Brokeback Mountain on Logo last night. It was the first time I had seen it in a venue other than the theater or on DVD (or in once case VHS tape in Alberta). It was kind of unnerving.

I missed the beginning, tuned in when Jack and Ennis was moving their camp and allowed myself to be drown into the familiar story. And then came the first night in the tent. Jack unbuckled his belt and they cut away to the exterior shot and bam it was the next morning. It didn't feel right.

Plus there was the commercials, and in particular the ridiculously annoying Logo commercials every 15 minutes to remind me how far we have come from these two young men scared to death to even admit their attraction. I feel so blessed to live in a world were I can aspire to be on the A-List, not.  :laugh:

But still, in spite of these distractions, these tatters to this beautiful story, still, a bit of that old magic was still there. Even if it was only 5 years ago there was this sense of a simpler time, a memory of what it felt like when I watched the movie back then, and it felt like I was slipping on ice when a "fuck" or a "damn" was missing. I am healed of this pain now, I have no need of trying to disguise my scar.

It all gradually slips away, but we are luckier than most generations. I hope someone saw it last night for the first time, and felt like I did, and decides to wear the scar too.

Meryl:

--- Quote from: shakesthecoffeecan on November 26, 2010, 12:06:59 pm ---I saw most of Brokeback Mountain on Logo last night. It was the first time I had seen it in a venue other than the theater or on DVD (or in once case VHS tape in Alberta). It was kind of unnerving.

I missed the beginning, tuned in when Jack and Ennis was moving their camp and allowed myself to be drown into the familiar story. And then came the first night in the tent. Jack unbuckled his belt and they cut away to the exterior shot and bam it was the next morning. It didn't feel right.

Plus there was the commercials, and in particular the ridiculously annoying Logo commercials every 15 minutes to remind me how far we have come from these two young men scared to death to even admit their attraction. I feel so blessed to live in a world were I can aspire to be on the A-List, not.  :laugh:

But still, in spite of these distractions, these tatters to this beautiful story, still, a bit of that old magic was still there. Even if it was only 5 years ago there was this sense of a simpler time, a memory of what it felt like when I watched the movie back then, and it felt like I was slipping on ice when a "fuck" or a "damn" was missing. I am healed of this pain now, I have no need of trying to disguise my scar.

It all gradually slips away, but we are luckier than most generations. I hope someone saw it last night for the first time, and felt like I did, and decides to wear the scar too.

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Thanks for your thoughts, Truman.  I applaud you for getting through it despite the ads (were there pop-ups during the movie itself, too?) and the bowdlerisms.  It seems crazy that even on Logo they cut out part of the tent scene.  This continues to be such a puritanical country.  :(

But of course the movie's greatness rises above all those extraneous things.  I'm glad it's out there scarring folks, for better rather than worse.  :-*

Front-Ranger:
Well, you know what I say, do something every week that scars you!  :)

Lynne:
Wonderful passage, Truman. :*

R's brother Paul carved the turkey with an electric knife yesterday. I had to bite my tongue to keep from telling them all about a story they should know. The 'should' is on me of course. I have no idea what they know, just that they haven't gone through what we have, somehow. They've gone through their own things. It's not as if it's explicable, anyway.  But there had to be an electric knife.

tampatalon:
I happned to turn on Logo today and there it was. Of course I got taken away into the land of Brokeback once again. This time I did notice how "comfortable" Ennis (Heath) & Jack (Jake) were in their roles like real lovers. The roles were not forced. I particulary paid attention the the last scene with Junior and Ennis where Junior says Kurt really loves her and I think Ennis really came to terms with what he lost "Jack, I swear......." and I myself inserted "If I had it all to do over again." Lesson learned from Junior

Steve

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