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What do you scream at the TV screen?
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on July 28, 2006, 01:47:41 pm ---I plan to watch the movie tonight with not one but two BBM virgins, both of whom are known for editorializing heavily when watching movies in someone's home (they're at least polite in movie theaters). It'll be most interesting to hear what they have to say to whom and when.
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And... what happened? :D
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: mvansand76 on July 31, 2006, 06:10:01 am ---And... what happened? :D
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I probably editorialized more than they did. ;)
It was interesting. These are two women who are generally blockbuster types only - neither of them had ever seen Jake in *anything* and had only seen Heath in "A Knight's Tale," if that gives you any indication.
We ended up talking about it for about an hour afterwards. They both thought the first tent scene came about "too soon." (GAH!) That there was plenty of chemistry coming from Jack to warrant it but not enough from Ennis. They also thought it was more of an unrequited love story in that sense - that Jack always felt "more" than Ennis. (GAH squared!)
One of them had a take on the flash to Jack being murdered that I've not heard before, though, and that is worthy of further study. She said she didn't see it as being what Ennis was imagining happened at all - she saw it as Ennis processing the story Lureen was telling him and processing the fact that Jack is really dead (she's lost some people close to her and knows from this) and the filmmaker showing us, the audience, meanwhile, what *really* happened. Kind of a simple-minded, unseasoned-movie-veteran way of looking at it. Or is it?
They both laughed out loud when Jack told L.D. off and Lureen gave that little satisfied smile. They also both said "Oh, NO!" when Aguirre turned out to be watching them. And I just remembered! One of them actually said during the post-divorce scene "Stupid GUY!" (Like - isn't that typical? We've all been there to some extent, huh?)
All in all, they weren't overwhelmed (alas, they are not Brokies). But considering this isn't remotely their usual fare, they both said it was very well-done and that they appreciated that "the filmmaker" let them decide on their own what really happened in a couple of key places and "didn't beat us over the head with a message like 'Crash'."
So it's all good. :)
mvansand76:
;) So they liked it, but didn't quite understand what the big deal was?
God, I find it sooo difficult sometimes to watch this movie with non-Brokie people, they look at it so differently. The only person who likes this movie almost as much as I love it, is my sister but she is in no way a Brokie.
Wouldn't it be fun to just for one day be able to erase all your memories of the movie and the discussions surrounding it, and watch the movie for the first time again, without knowing ANYTHING about it, maybe then we would be able to understand non-Brokies! ;D
Lynne:
--- Quote from: bbm_stitchbuffyfan on July 28, 2006, 01:04:21 pm ---Here's a new one: I always get furious at Jimbo. I mean, what a prick, embarrassing Jack like that! The nerve...
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Stitchbuffy - I always come at this scene a little differently by screaming at Jack - 'Don't go there, don't do it, DO NOT DO IT!!' when he approaches Jimbo, but of course he never listens to me. ;)
David:
Hey Barb!
I'm glad you had a chance to initiate two newbies to BBM. I'm glad they liked it even thought they didn't "Love it".
I guess the difference is some people dont fall in love with the characters the way we did. Of course, the many of us that have had similar story line experiences are the ones hit the hardest.
Personally, I can't see how anyone couldn't just want to run over to the screen and start kissing Jake! LOL. Damn, I need to wipe the lint of of my TV screen. ::)
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