Brokie short test,,,,,,,,

[loneleeb3]

Short questionaire part three. ,

    
  1.  If you could go to dinner with one of the main people from Brokeback Mountain...
           Ang Lee, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway Diana Ossana, Randy Quaid.
    
            Annie Proulx.   Who would you choose,?
Annie Proulx

       2.  You can ask them one question.   What would it be.?
Not so much a question as a statment. Thank You!


       3.   Which person in the film do you most identify with.?
Oh Ennis!

       4.   Who other than Heath and Jake do you see being able to play Jack and Ennis now.?
No one could ever do what they did. They are Ennis and Jack.

       5.    Do you wish they had made the movie in Wyoming, instead of in Canada?
No, the substance of the movie is more important. Never having been there , I didn't know till I got here that it wasn't made in WY.

       6.    Do you think you could have convinced them to stay together, if you had been a

              a confidant they trusted?
They did stay together. Ennis trusted no one more than Jack. As much as He loved jack he still couldn't put his own demons to rest.
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       7.     Do you think the way the story was written that Jack had to die, in order to make

               the story credable.?
Thats tough. It's hard for me to see any other ending. The story wouldn't have the same effect any other way.

        8.     Do you wish there was a way to make a prequel or sequel  ?
No. You can't improve perfection

        9.     Have you started to lose your enthuasism for the entire thing?
Absolutly not. I don't think I ever will.

       10.     Do you then think you are in it for the long haul?  Like trekies,, will forever be

                 a Brokie?
Yes. because of this story, my life is forever changed.

        These are questions I have been hearing , and decided to make into a quiz form

[mvansand76]

1.  If you could go to dinner with one of the main people from Brokeback Mountain...Ang Lee, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway Diana Ossana, Randy Quaid, Annie Proulx.   Who would you choose,?

OK, that's a tough one, because I wouldn't wanna pass on the opportunity to meet and have dinner with Jake, but, from a writer's point of view, it would be much more interesting to talk to Annie Proulx about her writing and the way she does research. So..... as much as it breaks my heart.... I would have to go for Annie.

2.  You can ask them one question.   What would it be?

Only one question during dinner? LOL. Oh the others? Ang Lee: I would ask him about symbolism in the movie. Heath: I would ask him about playing Ennis and how much of himself he sees in him. Jake: I would ask him if he wants to go to dinner with me (Ha!). Michelle: I would ask her how Matilda is doing. Anne: Uhm.... Diana: I would ask her what she felt the first time she saw the movie. Randy: Loved you in Christmas Vacation!

3.   Which person in the film do you most identify with?

Jack! Definitely Jack!!!!!! God, it kills me sometimes to realise how much I am like him.

4.   Who other than Heath and Jake do you see being able to play Jack and Ennis now.?

It hurts too much to even think about it, I really think they were the only ones who could play these parts and it was probably meant to be.

5.    Do you wish they had made the movie in Wyoming, instead of in Canada?

It doesn't really matter to me.

6.    Do you think you could have convinced them to stay together, if you had been a confidant they trusted?

I like to think I would have been able to, I do think that if they had had a good friend to talk to besides each other, they would have been able to ventilate more of their frustrations. But it was the 60's. Wyoming. Two guys. Do I really think they would have listened to a 30 year old Dutch girl? I don't know, but I would  have tried. I would have painted a picture of their life together to add to the Sweet Life monologue that Jack threw at Ennis. I would have asked him to really think about what he was doing to Alma.

7.     Do you think the way the story was written that Jack had to die, in order to make the story credable.?

Not credible, but to make the story have more impact, yes.

8.     Do you wish there was a way to make a prequel or sequel?

No, no need for that.

9.     Have you started to lose your enthuasism for the entire thing?

Sometimes, but then I watch the Dozy Embrace again and I am right back where I started 1,5 years ago.
       
10.     Do you then think you are in it for the long haul?  Like trekies,, will forever a Brokie?

Yes, I will forever have Jack and Ennis in my heart, just to remind me of the things that are important in life.

[TOoP/Bruce]

    Short questionaire part three. ,

   

  1.  If you could go to dinner with one of the main people from Brokeback Mountain...
           Ang Lee, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway Diana Ossana, Randy Quaid.  Who would you choose,?

Ang Lee.

     

2.  You can ask them one question.   What would it be.?

Which 10 films (directed by others) made you the director you are today?

       3.   Which person in the film do you most identify with.?

It flips.  Sometimes Ennis, sometimes Jack. 

       4.   Who other than Heath and Jake do you see being able to play Jack and Ennis now.?

Heath and Jake are pretty hard wired into my perception of the film.

       5.    Do you wish they had made the movie in Wyoming, instead of in Canada?

Completely unimportant to me.

       6.    Do you think you could have convinced them to stay together, if you had been a

              a confidant they trusted?

No.
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       7.     Did Jack have to die in order to make the story credible.?

The story stays true to the theme that despite one's losses, there is nobility in picking up the pieces, and moving forward even if it has to be alone. 
It is an essential theme of westerns and in literature.

        8.     Do you wish there was a way to make a prequel or sequel  ?

Although I have joked about the possibility, the answer is "Uh uh.  NO WAY."

       

9.     Have you started to lose your enthuasism for the entire thing?

Nope.

       10.     Do you then think you are in it for the long haul?  Like trekies,, will forever be

                 a Brokie?

BbM is an instant classic. 

Most films are like Kleenex, used once and tossed. 

Brokeback works its way into your soul, and amply rewards a person for multiple viewings. 




       

[ifyoucantfixit]

      Thanks to all of you still filling this out...I am loving the answers

[HerrKaiser]

1.  If you could go to dinner with one of the main people from Brokeback Mountain...
           Ang Lee, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway Diana Ossana, Randy Quaid.
     
            Annie Proulx.   Who would you choose,?

HEATH LEDGER BECAUSE HIS PERFORMANCE WAS SO SPOT-ON I WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE REAL MAN.

       2.  You can ask them one question.   What would it be.?

DID YOU THINK YOU WERE CREATING A CLASSIC?

       3.   Which person in the film do you most identify with.?

LEDGER'S CHARACTER, ENNIS.

       4.   Who other than Heath and Jake do you see being able to play Jack and Ennis now.?

KEVIN COSTNER FOR ENNIS IF IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO. MOST OF THE CURRENT YOUNG ACTORS SEEM TOO HOLLYWOOD FOR ENNIS.

       5.    Do you wish they had made the movie in Wyoming, instead of in Canada?

DID NOT MATTER TO ME.

       6.    Do you think you could have convinced them to stay together, if you had been a

              a confidant they trusted?

THEY DID STAY TOGETHER! OH MY, I SAW THAT AS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE FILM...THE LASTING NATURE OF A FORBIDDEN LOVE.
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       7.     Do you think the way the story was written that Jack had to die, in order to make

               the story credable.?

NO, ALTHOUGH TRAGEDY ALWAYS MAKES FOR A CONTRAST TO A LOVE STORY--ROMEO & JULIET, ETC ETC. BUT IT COULD HAVE ENDED DIFFERENTLY AND HAD THE SAME IMPACT, I THINK.

        8.     Do you wish there was a way to make a prequel or sequel  ?

THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY, BUT SOME MOVIES ARE TOO GREAT TO CONSIDER IT. REMEMBER THE SEQUEL ATTEMPT FOR GONE WITH THE WIND? HORRIBLE.

        9.     Have you started to lose your enthuasism for the entire thing?

NOT LOST, BUT IT HAS EVOLVED FROM A STATE OF INTENSITY AND ALMOST PSYCHOTIC LOVE TO SOMETING LIKE THE APPRECIATION OF A FINE WINE OR FINE CIGAR.

       10.     Do you then think you are in it for the long haul?  Like trekies,, will forever be

                 a Brokie?

YES. SUCH NEVER GOES AWAY; IT WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN THE BACKGROUND AND PART OF ANY MOVIE CONVERSATION FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

[Shasta542]

 1.  If you could go to dinner with one of the main people from Brokeback Mountain...
           Ang Lee, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway Diana Ossana, Randy Quaid.
    
            Annie Proulx.   Who would you choose,?

Jake Gyllenhaal

       2.  You can ask them one question.   What would it be.?

Can I pet Boo and Atticus?

       3.   Which person in the film do you most identify with.?

I really want to be Jack, but I'm 95% Ennis.

       4.   Who other than Heath and Jake do you see being able to play Jack and Ennis now.?

Those two became Jack and Ennis to me, so I can't even imagine anyone else in the parts.

       5.    Do you wish they had made the movie in Wyoming, instead of in Canada?

The scenery was beautiful, so it was fine being filmed in Canada.

       6.    Do you think you could have convinced them to stay together, if you had been a

              a confidant they trusted?

Yes.
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       7.     Do you think the way the story was written that Jack had to die, in order to make

               the story credable.?

I was taken aback when Jack died. I wanted the story to end with them together, of course. But for it to be what it is---Brokeback Mountain---Jack had to die.

        8.     Do you wish there was a way to make a prequel or sequel  ?

No.

        9.     Have you started to lose your enthuasism for the entire thing?

No.

       10.     Do you then think you are in it for the long haul?  Like trekies,, will forever be

                 a Brokie?

Yes.

[ednbarby]

1.  If you could go to dinner with one of the main people from Brokeback Mountain... Ang Lee, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway Diana Ossana, Randy Quaid, Annie Proulx.   Who would you choose?

Ang Lee.


2.  You can ask them one question.   What would it be?

Probably one he's heard many times before, but "What made you decide you wanted to make films?"


3.   Which person in the film do you most identify with?

Ennis Del Mar.


4.   Who other than Heath and Jake do you see being able to play Jack and Ennis now?

No one.


5.    Do you wish they had made the movie in Wyoming, instead of in Canada?

No.


6.    Do you think you could have convinced them to stay together, if you had been a confidant they trusted?

No.  Ennis couldn't get past his childhood traumas.  No convincing I or anyone could have done would have changed that.

       
7.     Do you think the way the story had to be written that Jack had to die in order to make the story credible?

Credible, no.  Tragic and classic, yes.


8.     Do you wish there was a way to make a prequel or sequel?

No.  I don't think perfection should be messed with.


9.     Have you started to lose your enthuasism for the entire thing?

No.  I still have the greatest enthusiasm for The Mission. 


10.     Do you then think you are in it for the long haul?  Like trekies,, will forever be a Brokie?

Once a Brokie, always a Brokie.  (But not like a Trekie.  )



Fun questions, Janice.  Thanks!

[loneleeb3]

6.    Do you think you could have convinced them to stay together, if you had been a confidant they trusted?

No.  Ennis couldn't get past his childhood traumas.  No convincing I or anyone could have done would have changed that.

Well put!
I've been thinking, if Jack couldn't convince Ennis no one on the planet could!
I think he could convince me to do most anythig! LOL

[Luvlylittlewing]

1.  If you could go to dinner with one of the main people from Brokeback Mountain...
           Ang Lee, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway Diana Ossana, Randy Quaid.
     
            Annie Proulx.   Who would you choose,?

I would choose Annie Proulx.  I want to look into the eyes of the woman who gave us such a masterpiece! 

     2.  You can ask them one question.   What would it be.?

How did you do this?

       3.   Which person in the film do you most identify with.?

Ennis Del Mar

       4.   Who other than Heath and Jake do you see being able to play Jack and Ennis now.?

No one.  No one at all!

       5.    Do you wish they had made the movie in Wyoming, instead of in Canada?

No.  I don't think the location is important.

       6.    Do you think you could have convinced them to stay together, if you had been a

              a confidant they trusted?

No, because I don't think they were together, really together to begin with.  And I don't think they actually left one other.
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      7.     Do you think the way the story was written that Jack had to die, in order to make

               the story credable.?

No, but I think Jack had to die to teach Ennis about love.

        8.     Do you wish there was a way to make a prequel or sequel  ?

No!  Never!

        9.     Have you started to lose your enthuasism for the entire thing?

No, and this scares me a little.  I never thought I would be this excited about anything, and for so long!

       10.     Do you then think you are in it for the long haul?  Like trekies,, will forever be

                 a Brokie?

Oh yeah, sure!  Why not?  BBM changed my life and anything that can do that deserves my lifelong devotion.  I'm not sure what it means to quit BBM.  I'm in it for the long haul.  I'm also a trekkie, but not to the extent that I'm a Brokie.

[Ally-at-BetterMost]

1.  If you could go to dinner with one of the main people from Brokeback Mountain...
           Ang Lee, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway Diana Ossana, Randy Quaid.
     
            Annie Proulx.   Who would you choose,?

Gyllenheath!! (no I cannot pick one, sorry )


     2.  You can ask them one question.   What would it be.?


I would ask them in which way they both resemble Jack's and Ennis' personality in real life.


       3.   Which person in the film do you most identify with.?


Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar, at the moment a bit more Ennis.


       4.   Who other than Heath and Jake do you see being able to play Jack and Ennis now?


No. nO. NO. no.


       5.    Do you wish they had made the movie in Wyoming, instead of in Canada?


No. With CGI and special effects you could have made it anywhere. I mean, I saw the making of BBM's special effects. They even added a mountain somewhere!


       6.    Do you think you could have convinced them to stay together, if you had been a

              a confidant they trusted?


Yes I think I could have made them see how to move ahead with their relationship. Well, I would have tried real real hard.
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      7.     Do you think the way the story was written that Jack had to die, in order to make

               the story credable.?


No, not necessarily.

        8.     Do you wish there was a way to make a prequel or sequel  ?


I wish there was a way, but I can't find one. BBM is one of a kind.


        9.     Have you started to lose your enthuasism for the entire thing?


No, this is the first movie that has made me more enthousiastic than ever. And I still love it.


       10.     Do you then think you are in it for the long haul?  Like trekies,, will forever be

                 a Brokie?


Yes, for the first time in my life I'm a fan, a real fan, of a movie! It's comparable with the enthousiasm I have for particular bands and their music! And that's a lot!