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6 months on.......Where are you now?
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on September 07, 2006, 08:20:56 pm ---That is so true.....when someone says to me, it is "just a movie"...it pisses me off, it is definately about real stories, real people, real love.....
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Yes. I've had people tell me, "Oh, that might have happened in 1960s Wyoming, but it's not relevant today." Duh! It happens today and no doubt has happened throughout much of human history -- how is that not relevant?
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: latjoreme on September 08, 2006, 09:54:26 am ---Yes. I've had people tell me, "Oh, that might have happened in 1960s Wyoming, but it's not relevant today." Duh! It happens today and no doubt has happened throughout much of human history -- how is that not relevant?
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Kinda makes you feel like going all Al Pacino on their ass and saying, "You know what? YOU'RE not relevant."
Dumbass mules.
serious crayons:
Back to where are you now ... here's another thing I noticed. I can enjoy lots of other films now. Like, today I saw "The Illusionist" and liked it a lot. But I STILL never see a movie without, at some point, if only for the tiniest moment, thinking, "This is good, but it's no Brokeback Mountain."
Someone sent me one of those emailed questionnaires yesterday. For each question, you're supposed to provide four answers (like, for "four jobs you've held," mine would be: cocktail waitress, newspaper reporter, telemarketer, Kmart cashier). Anyway, I never filled it out because one of the questions was "four movies you could watch over and over."
And I could only think of one.
All the other movies I like, I could maybe see two or three times. If I really, really, really love them, maybe five times. But 15 times and counting? No way.
If I ever get around to filling it out, the other three will all have to be movies I watched with my kids ("The Iron Giant," "The Lion King," "Babe"). I probably wouldn't have elected to see them 30 times apiece on my own, but when you've got 4- and 5-year-old boys ...
Katie77:
I think this would be a good idea for a new thread Latjoreme....I will start one..."What movies beside Brokeback, have you seen multilple times"......
I agree with you, if I saw a movie twice before, it was a sign that I really really liked it.....There are a few, The Bridges of Madison County, Sound of Music, Rocky,Grease.......
But never the amount of times I am drawn to Brokeback....
And of course, seen many with my grandkids, over and over, Toy Story is my favourite.
Amber:
I was a late coming to the BBM scene so it's been less than 6 months for me but things have still had time to change and evolve. Like most of you I'm not as fanatical about the movie as I first was. It has been awhile since I have seen it but I think about it often. I still cry every time I watch it and find myself crying earlier in the movie. I have found that BBM has adjusted my taste in movies. Stories are important, but I find myself much more drawn to actors and acting and chemistry. If I am not moved by the actors I simply won't be moved by the story. I appreciate the skill of acting more.
My views on gay marriage were already well solidified before this movie. I couldn't imagine ever telling someone that they cannot get married because they are the same sex. Love is already so hard to find and hold on to, why on earth do people insist on making it even worse? What BBM did for me however is really open my eyes to the ignorance of others around me. I find myself becoming very irritated at the plethora of stupid BBM jokes out there, not to mention the millions of other comments you hear on a dailiy basis discriminating against homosexuals. My boiling point seems to have lowered, and I have ZERO tolerance for that anymore. I flat out tell people around me that I don't like when they use the word gay inappropriately or make jokes, whereas before I'd just keep my mouth shut. I can't stand it anymore.
There are many many more ways I've changed, but I'll stick with these two for now.
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