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ednbarby:

--- Quote from: Phillip on April 06, 2006, 09:16:43 am ---I suppose I should organize BetterMost/Brokeback Mountain Missionaries.

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 ;D

I myself am working on a grass roots missionary effort in my office to build a legion of people as obsessed as I am with this movie.  As much as I'll never, ever stop loving posting with all of you dear, dear people about it here first and foremost, I'm feeling the *need* lately to talk about it using my actual speaking voice.  Every time I find a new fan in the flesh, this rush of words comes out of me as if I've been mute all my life and just figured out how to finally say what's been on my mind.  I figure the more people I have to actually talk out loud about it, the less neurotic I'll be.  Hey, it's worth a shot, right?

So far, I've lent it to two people who have not yet seen it - one who loved it so much, she kept it a second day to watch it again and is still happy to talk about all things Brokeback with me.  And one who disappointed me greatly this morning by saying she thought it was a beautiful love story and all, but not Academy Award-worthy because it doesn't have "mass appeal."   ???  (Note to self: Never lend her another movie.)

And I've lent it to two people who've seen it once before in the theater back in January but who have felt ever since that they really need to see it again.  The reason they haven't yet is that apparently, they actually have lives.  (Note to self:  Explore that option further in about three months after you've watched this movie at least 100 times.)  They're both going to watch it tonight.  I'm actually really looking forward to their reviews because they're excited (who wouldn't be?) about finally seeing it again.  I said to one of them, "You *really* need to see it a second time.  You don't fully appreciate Jack until you do, I think."  And he goes, "Oh, I'll see it ten more times."  He's planning to buy it tomorrow after work, but he's happy to watch it again tonight in the meantime.

When I dropped the other copy off to my other friend this morning who's seen it, an executive administrative assistant was in her office chatting with her, and she goes, "Oh - that's out now?  Great!  I've been meaning to buy it.  And I don't buy movies, usually."  Turns out she's seen it twice in the theater - once with her husband, and once without because he "ruined it for her" the first time.   She said she knew he was a little homophobic and was overly concerned about how he'd react to the love scenes, and that she had a "MUCH more enjoyable time of it the second time around."  Then she goes, "I just think they're both so handsome, the music is amazing, the scenery is jaw-dropping, the story is so rich, the acting is perfect across the board - it's just a beautiful, beautiful movie."

While I'm sad I can't convert everyone, it's nice to know that for most people, this is a religion that sells itself.

 

YaadPyar:

--- Quote from: Phillip on April 06, 2006, 09:16:43 am ---
I suppose I should organize BetterMost/Brokeback Mountain Missionaries.


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I love this!  Barb, you are the first official missionary.  I wonder if this will be modeled after the Mormons...each one committing to two years of volunary service to spread the word.  We go out into the world dressed in checkered shirts, jeans, cowboy boots & hats, handing out free DVDs for the unconverted.

To make sure we stay connected to the original source materials, we read the "Story to Screenplay" with our missionary partner each morning, and end each day with a screening of the DVD.  We will have both the story memorized by page number (the BBM version of Chaper & Verse) and the movie memorized with HH:MM:SS codes as well as scene numbers.

We revere the saints (Annie Proulx, Ang Lee, Diana Ossana & Larry McMurtry, James Schaumus, Gustavo Santaolalla, Rodergio Prieto, Heath Ledger, Jake Gylenhall, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Pierre Tremblay) and elevate the story to divine revelation.

YeeHaw!!!

YaadPyar:
In the interest of being compassionate to our newbie BBM friends, I posted this at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/flat/40256001.

This board is disappearing - where to go next (READ ME) 

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You may or may not know that this BBM message board is being decimated by trolls. From over 150,000 posts just a number of weeks ago, it's down to about 34,000. Some of the most fascinating threads discussing every imaginable topic about BBM have disappeared, and this will no doubt continue. IMDb administrators don't have the interest and/or resources to address this problem.

This note is especially for those who have just discovered BBM - IMDb is not a great place to continue your journey. For anyone seriously interested in exploring BBM, I encourage you to google "brokeback mountain fan forums" and visit some of the other sites out there. They are moderated by real people (most moderation at IMDb is automated), and are free (mostly) from trolls and trollish activity.

Best wishes!

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