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What is the theme of the Brokback Mountain film??

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Artiste:
It is said that the theme of the Brokeback Mountain is love!!

I hope so!! I must admit that I am more and more puzzled as that could be it or is only it??

However, there are themes equally worthy??

Be happy to get your theme of it...

hugs!!

Shakesthecoffecan:
I can see that, but I see the bigger theme being the effect of rural homophobia (and homophobia in general) on the lives of all people everywhere.

Front-Ranger:
Well, how could you get a bigger theme than love, Tru? But I agree that the effect of living in a rural environment IS an important theme. When I was in school we often studied works of literature on several different levels. The action, characters, sociological, symbolic, and mythical. So, there can be several themes. But one which in my book HAS to be included is, of course, that Love is a Force of Nature.

moremojo:

--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on March 23, 2007, 10:06:08 pm ---Well, how could you get a bigger theme than love, Tru? But I agree that the effect of living in a rural environment IS an important theme. When I was in school we often studied works of literature on several different levels. The action, characters, sociological, symbolic, and mythical. So, there can be several themes. But one which in my book HAS to be included is, of course, that Love is a Force of Nature.



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Yes, Lee, for me the fundamental, overriding theme of the story/film is Love (with a capital "L", in the most transcendent, spiritual way possible). I know that Annie has spoken of her theme being rural homophobia, and an email pal of mine has written that, below the love story, is the deeper theme of homophobia and its pernicious effects (consistent with the sentiments of Truman's post), but, to my mind, the story would not resonate nearly as far or as deeply if this was its most important component. Amor Omnia--Love is All--this was the tragic, heroic Gertrud's mantra, and it is what Ennis learns in the bitter, haunted end.

Front-Ranger:
To Amor Omnia, my FRiend!!

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