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Title: A very personal account in Bent
Post by: Front-Ranger on March 06, 2015, 02:30:39 pm

From Indiewire's Bent blog, here is a very personal account of Brokeback Mountain's impact on a young man:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/brokeback-mountain-and-me-a-brief-history-20150305 (http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/brokeback-mountain-and-me-a-brief-history-20150305)

Thanks to Bay City John for posting this.

Title: Re: A very personal account in Bent
Post by: milomorris on March 06, 2015, 04:28:08 pm

Its really interesting to hear a young person who so moved by Brokeback. Many young adults I spoke to about the film at the time were lukewarm about it, couldn't understand why the plot went the way it did, or felt that Jack & Ennis didn't resemble gay men as they understand them.  Joe Ehrman-Dupre on the other hand found the film resonant enough that it contributed to his understanding of his sexual orientation, plus it spurred him to want to study film.

Title: Re: A very personal account in Bent
Post by: CellarDweller on March 08, 2015, 03:57:35 pm

Quote from: milomorris on March 06, 2015, 04:28:08 pm

Its really interesting to hear a young person who so moved by Brokeback. Many young adults I spoke to about the film at the time were lukewarm about it, couldn't understand why the plot went the way it did, or felt that Jack & Ennis didn't resemble gay men as they understand them.  Joe Ehrman-Dupre on the other hand found the film resonant enough that it contributed to his understanding of his sexual orientation, plus it spurred him to want to study film.

The main complaint I've heard from younger gay men about Brokeback was that it was 'too slow' or 'too boring'.