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I need a break.

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delalluvia:
Poor things.

I have no roommate.  Any time I want to look at BBM, it's just me, the K-cats, a nice big TV and surround sound (a gift to me from one of my Ennis').

ednbarby:
"The "slammed into a brick wall" feeling is bound to fade but what remains can be almost as good-the warm fuzzy "connected" to something that has been integrated into your very being. I miss miss miss the boys on the big screen but I am finding excitement again in my DVD. The lighter projection is allowing me to pick up little things that cause me to gasp with surprise and delight."

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This is really beautiful, Rouxb.  And I agree - this movie has taken on a new level of intimacy for me in my own home, especially because of the lighter projection.  And with headphones, I find I'm actually much less distracted than I was in the movie theater by popcorn crunchers, cell phone talkers, gigglers and gum smackers.  I miss it all being larger than life, too.  But like you said, I feel more connected to it now than I did after those five theater screenings.

YaadPyar:
I haven't watched the whole DVD yet - some of it.  But I'm not a good movie-goer.  I love watching films in snippets and pieces, and I know the story, the dialogue, the characters so well that it doesn't seem to be a problem for me.  Even with BBM, I have the hardest time sitting still through the whole thing, so I'm not a good example.  

What I saw on my tv I loved equally.  I don't have the distraction of ofther people, and enjoyed that I could watch is completely undisturbed - no audience reaction to pull me out of my own experience.  True the screen was smaller, but in some ways I felt closer to the characters.  i've been lost in their world, and now they are also in mine, which I love.

I've read the short story and screenplay again as well since getting the DVD, and find the magic still there as well.

But - all that being said, maybe this is the most compelling reason of all to have a 'Brokie Convention' of some kind...to resurrect the power and majesty of the story to the big screen.  Where we can watch it ensconsed in an environment where the shared reverence for the filmic experience elevates our individual experience.

My thoughts on the matter, for what it's worth...

YaadPyar:

--- Quote from: henrypie on April 07, 2006, 06:31:59 pm ---
Not from y'all,
But from watching it.


--- End quote ---

May I just express my appreciation for this NOT being a good-bye thread.  Thank you!

henrypie:
Yeah I know I was jerkin yall around just the tiniest bit.  But it's a happy ending, see?

Hmm, thanks for your words.  I think I'll just wait a bit, and when I do attempt to watch it, I'll try and do as Barb recommends.

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