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A very personal account in Bent

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Front-Ranger:
From Indiewire's Bent blog, here is a very personal account of Brokeback Mountain's impact on a young man:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/brokeback-mountain-and-me-a-brief-history-20150305

Thanks to Bay City John for posting this.

milomorris:
Its really interesting to hear a young person who so moved by Brokeback. Many young adults I spoke to about the film at the time were lukewarm about it, couldn't understand why the plot went the way it did, or felt that Jack & Ennis didn't resemble gay men as they understand them.  Joe Ehrman-Dupre on the other hand found the film resonant enough that it contributed to his understanding of his sexual orientation, plus it spurred him to want to study film.

CellarDweller:

--- Quote from: milomorris on March 06, 2015, 04:28:08 pm ---Its really interesting to hear a young person who so moved by Brokeback. Many young adults I spoke to about the film at the time were lukewarm about it, couldn't understand why the plot went the way it did, or felt that Jack & Ennis didn't resemble gay men as they understand them.  Joe Ehrman-Dupre on the other hand found the film resonant enough that it contributed to his understanding of his sexual orientation, plus it spurred him to want to study film.
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The main complaint I've heard from younger gay men about Brokeback was that it was 'too slow' or 'too boring'.

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