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Annie Proulx work is a MASTERPIECE:Brokeback Mountain
bbm_stitchbuffyfan:
I know exactly what you mean pinku! The heartbreaking brilliance of this movie lies in it's seeming realism, amongst many other excellent factors...
I love this movie, book, soundtrack... Brokeback is the BEST.
ednbarby:
We all feel your pain, pinku. Ennis is real to all of us. I've read the story 5 times, seen the movie 12 times, and seen a beautiful montage of the most poignant moments between Jack and Ennis on my computer countless times. And my heart is still stopped and pulled into my throat every time I watch Ennis back away from the shirts hanging in his trailer closet.
Thank you for your lovely post. You captured Annie Proulx's gift beautifully.
silkncense:
--- Quote ---This is a remarkable gift that this writer possesses for this is not a story but an almost unwanted intrusion into your own life. A chance to revise your own unfulfilled dreams, little tragedies, sorrows and the same feeling of helplessness that is now the fate of Ennis.
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Pinku - This is some of the 'message' I tried to express to others who also saw Brokeback. Either their lives & choices have been perfect, or they are simply unaware, cause so many just did not see what I saw.
Rayn:
--- Quote from: pinku on May 20, 2006, 05:05:32 am ---
This is real melodrama;
This is a Major Literary work.
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Yes to "a major literary work", but there is nothing "melodramatic" about Brokeback Mountain.
"Melodrama is a drama, such as a play, film, or television program, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters and interpersonal conflicts." www.dictionary.com
Brokeback is anything but melodrama and that's why it is great.
Rayn
Rayn:
--- Quote from: silkncense on May 20, 2006, 02:05:56 pm ---OK - Am I missing something?
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I think what we all didn't understand and perhaps what pinku was or is too shy to tell us, is that he's not a native speaker of English. He hasn't said so, but that appears to be part of the problem: Misunderstanding one another.
Gosh that happens too often, doesn't it? And I hope pinku does come back. No one's trying to run him off, you know. We're just trying to understand one another... I think? Aren't we? Huh? (confused grin)
Rayn
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