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Brokeback Mountain on Oprah
HerrKaiser:
your sons are family, true, and families have may have a variety of terms of endearment.
Calling Ennis and Jack "the boys" or "family" fictionalizes them, I think, tends to reduce their individualism, separates them from reality, and categorizes them a eternal kids. The major part of the story/film/relationship was a grown, mature men, and in fact, the essence of the work is about maturing, growth, and manhood.
mvansand76:
I have no idea what this discussion is about anymore.
Seaweed727:
I believe in this community, and on this forum, referring to Jack and Ennis as "the boys" is, as David says, a familiar and endearing term. In speaking about the movie and these characters in another forum I might choose to use more general terms.
But, getting back on the topic of Oprah's Show with Heath, Jake, Michelle and Anne. I agree with ednbarby in saying "Anyone who can say it didn't occur to them that Lureen knew who Ennis was when he said "Me and Jack herded sheep up on Brokeback in the summer of '63" missed one helluva good movie. Oprah was content to demonstrate with her silly questioning that she did not understand Brokeback Mountain. What I got out of the show was the tremendous opportunity to see these fine actors as they dealt with the stupid questions and yet demonstrated a level of maturity and professionalism beyond their years. The appearance made me fall even more in love with the actors who gave so much life to the characters in Brokeback Mountain.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Seaweed727 on November 02, 2006, 01:07:42 pm ---What I got out of the show was the tremendous opportunity to see these fine actors as they dealt with the stupid questions and yet demonstrated a level of maturity and professionalism beyond their years. The appearance made me fall even more in love with the actors who gave so much life to the characters in Brokeback Mountain.
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Amen to that! Very well put.
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: Seaweed727 on November 02, 2006, 01:07:42 pm ---Oprah was content to demonstrate with her silly questioning that she did not understand Brokeback Mountain. What I got out of the show was the tremendous opportunity to see these fine actors as they dealt with the stupid questions and yet demonstrated a level of maturity and professionalism beyond their years.
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Exactly! The boys rule! ;)
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