I had two disparate experiences today with people regarding this movie.
The first one was with a longtime online friend at another forum who said she "has zero interest in ever seeing Brokeback" and who, in the same post, said that she was "tired of people labeling her as 'homophobic' just because [she] has a different view of homosexuals than Ang Lee."
It was like, "I'm sorry, but WHAT?" I wrote this whole diatribe the gist of which was "Well, if the shoe fits..." Then I deleted it because I figured why beat my head against the proverbial wall again?
Then, tonight, Ed's sister in Atlanta called me. She goes, "I just had to call you because Ron and I finally watched your movie last night (LOL that people always refer to it as 'my movie'). Oh. My. God. You were right. WHAT a beautiful film! I can't stop thinking about it. Is it just me, or do those characters seem totally real to you?"
I laughed. And said, "Yes. So much so that I wear a necklace with two cowboy hat charms on it so that they can always be together." She goes, "I can completely understand why. Where did you get it?"
Joke 'em if they can't take a fuck.