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Is there such a thing as overwatching?
mvansand76:
David - you melt my heart the way you talk about Cory, hold on to that man! Gosh, that's exactly the way I feel about Jan-Willem, but you know that, right? And you put it in words!
I do think there is such a thing as overwatching, I have seen the first half too many times now and I can't make it through the whole movie without skipping the painful scenes: divorce, mexico, etc. Do any of u do that? I have decided that I am not going to watch it again for a month.
I felt the movie was a gut punch, I did not cry, but I did shed a few tears on the plane back to holland and i felt so hollow and sad. My mom cried at the end and she felt really weird when she stepped out of the theater, into broad daylight, she said she had never experienced anything like it be4.
Anyway, do we really WANT to quit BBM?
dly64:
--- Quote from: mvansand76 on July 03, 2006, 07:15:02 am ---I do think there is such a thing as overwatching, I have seen the first half too many times now and I can't make it through the whole movie without skipping the painful scenes: divorce, mexico, etc. Do any of u do that? I have decided that I am not going to watch it again for a month.
I felt the movie was a gut punch, I did not cry, but I did shed a few tears on the plane back to holland and i felt so hollow and sad. My mom cried at the end and she felt really weird when she stepped out of the theater, into broad daylight, she said she had never experienced anything like it be4.
Anyway, do we really WANT to quit BBM?
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I hear you! There have been times I have skipped over the really painful scenes. It is just too hard to watch. Mostly, however, I watch from start to finish (unless, of course I have a limited amount of time ... then I just skip over the parts with the women and focus completely on Jack and Ennis.
It is interesting that you say you didn’t cry … I didn’t either. I felt the film took me beyond tears. I came away from the theater feeling like I just went through 12 rounds of an intense fight. I was stunned, exhausted …
I don’t even want to quit, BBM. That is true! I am still not at the place, however, when I can’t watch the film (at least in part) less than once a day. ::)
welliwont:
--- Quote from: dly64 on July 03, 2006, 10:02:31 am ---
I don’t even want to quit, BBM. That is true! I am still not at the place, however, when I can’t watch the film (at least in part) less than once a day. ::)
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Yeah, but do you ever get the feelin' that the omph factor is being lessened? Are you perhaps being de-sensitized to the heart-grabbing moments of this film? I hope not Diane!
For me, coming away from my first viewing, the scene that made my tummy flutter was the re-union kiss. hmmmm Yummy! I just loved that scen, my fav! Two days later I had the DVD, and watching it the second time was nice, I was rewarded by the much-anticipated reunion kiss, and it WAS lovely. I have since come to love several other scenes as well for their love / passion / angst:
FNIT
SNIT
Ennis' bleeding nose, when Jack mothers him ;D
the motel scene
sendin' up a prayer a thanks
ah hell those are just some a them .... anyway I discovered this really cool feature on the remote of my DVD player, I call it the looping button, or the "A - B" button. It has worn grooves in parts of my DVD, (the above-mentioned scenes anyway). :D
The down side of all this is that I have felt myself become sort of numbed to the wonderous magical feeling that I used to get, so last week, (oh, about ten days ago) I suddenly went cold turkey. No more wathching Youtube either.
I don't know if I will ever be able to recapture the glow from the first viewings, but I DO NOT want to become immune to the love vibes in this film. Anyway for all the people who can watch the movie over and over, I'm glad. Good fur you!
dly64:
--- Quote from: JakeTwist on July 03, 2006, 11:37:06 am ---Yeah, but do you ever get the feelin' that the omph factor is being lessened? Are you perhaps being de-sensitized to the heart-grabbing moments of this film? I hope not Diane!
The down side of all this is that I have felt myself become sort of numbed to the wonderous magical feeling that I used to get, so last week, (oh, about ten days ago) I suddenly went cold turkey. No more wathching Youtube either.
I don't know if I will ever be able to recapture the glow from the first viewings, but I DO NOT want to become immune to the love vibes in this film. Anyway for all the people who can watch the movie over and over, I'm glad. Good fur you!
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Gosh … I can honestly say I have not been desensitized. It still grabs me … the love scenes still make me swoon and shiver. The painful scenes are still hard to watch because the agony is so palpable …. I feel like I am going through it myself. Every time I see it, I hope the ending will change, but it doesn’t. You'd think I'd be getting to the point of overload ... but I am not even close. ;)
I haven’t gotten to the point of giving up this film. You think I would by now, but I just “cain’t” … ya know wha’ I mean?? ;D
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: mvansand76 on July 03, 2006, 07:15:02 am ---David - you melt my heart the way you talk about Cory, hold on to that man! Gosh, that's exactly the way I feel about Jan-Willem, but you know that, right? And you put it in words!
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Melissa, yes I know how you feel about Jan-Willem. You are very lucky to have found him. He is lucky to have you in his life too.
All four of us are fortunate. I didn't realize what I had until I watched Brokeback Mountain several times.
I found there is a lot of good advise in that movie and a few secrets too. I sure am glad I decided to listen! :)
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