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silkncense:
Hey RouxB -

Long time no (yet again).  I've been thinking about this as well, esp after I noticed a member of the SF crowd seems to have left us.

But, Scott, you said it so well.  I will never be over the movie.  I read just your words & still welled up!  And RouxB, I too cannot listen to the CD yet (still unwrapped although I try to listen to most of Erics gift CD - still having trouble w/ that one song, Eric!).  But I am far less obsessed with the Brokeback community.  I have gone several weeks at a time not checking in.  And I read far fewer posts and respond to less. 

Despite that, as with Front-Ranger, I wouldn't ever want to loose contact w/ the people I met (and hopefully the people I will meet in Alberta).  Despite many differences, we are forever connected by the impact Brokeback had on us.

ednbarby:
Like LJ said (how many times have I said that here?), I'll never be over this movie.  And at this point, I'm still not over my obsession with it.  Yes, it's waned a bit since the earlier days, but I still rarely go more than a day without checking in here.  And seeing it last night on HBO for the first time in over a month (and hearing the announcer say "Coming up next:  Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Academy Award Winner (pitooie on them) Ang Lee's 'Brokeback Mountain'" - chills!) was like putting out the fire with gasoline.  I still shuddered when Ennis thought of Jack being killed, I still wept from the beginning of the Lightning Flat scene on, and my heart still skipped a beat when Ennis stepped away from that closet with those tears in his eyes.  And like I posted right afterwards, I realized that I need this movie to make me cry - it's the only one (hell, the only thing) that can.

As time goes by, I'd like to hope that I'll move on from this particular obsession.  I'm sure I will - I always do.  And in many ways I have.  I couldn't begin to appreciate any other movie for months after first seeing this one (and then seeing it again and again and again).  I worried I'd never be able to.  But my passion for all movies has since returned, and I've been a movie-viewing fool for the last several weeks.  But no matter how many movies come and go, I doubt there'll ever be another one that has this much of an impact on me.  And I'm cool with that.  And no matter what else comes and goes, Jack and Ennis are forever burned into my memory cells.  They have captured my heart and are as real to me as anyone I've ever known.  I wouldn't be able to let them go if I wanted to.  And I don't.

SFEnnisSF:
Howdy all,

Even though I may not post much, I'm here and my obsession is here still in FULL FORCE.  I've been reading lots of fan fic, and going to all the gatherings I can make it to.

The main reason this movie touched me so much, is because it was basically my life up there on the big screen.  And to see straight audiences flocking to it and applauding it was a validation and an approval of my own life.  I still read posts from newbies on IMDB, and I'm touched and enlightened.

When will all this calm down inside of me?  I don't think it ever will.....

mvansand76:
Good question. I haven't watched the movie in a few months now and haven't felt the need, but a few days ago I watched the final confrontation scene and the dozy embrace again and surprisingly it hit me with an even stronger force than even the first time I saw it. The movie will never leave my mind because it has changed something in me, it made me realise that I really do have control over my own life and that I am responsible for my own luck and it has sparked my creativity and made me write short stories again after a long time of having too much pain due to RSI to even feel creativity flowing through me. I will never be over the stunning and heartbreaking story that is told in this movie. Ennis and Jack will never leave my mind, maybe they won't always be on my mind every day, they will always be lurking somewhere in the background.

CellarDweller:
I'm not sure that my obession is still in full force, I'm still on BetterMost and DCF daily.

For me, however, some time ago, it went from being about "Brokeback - the movie" to "Brokeback - the people".  That phrase was originally used by gnash on DCF.  It fits how I feel.

I look forward to the gatherings, not to watch the movie with Brokies, but to reconnect with my friends.  If I'm at a gathering and we don't watch the movie, I'm not bothered by that in the least.  I'd rather socialize with the friends I've made on the forums due to Brokeback.  That is more important to me.

Between my travels and friends, I will always have memories of Brokeback.  Certain songs will come on the radio and bring back memories.  But it's not something I have to see frequently.

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