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Mikaela:
I posted these the other day but felt they weren't the kind of sublime and special small moments the thread was after. Then again, they sure were peak experiences to me, so I'll let them stay in here even so.


One "peak" certainly was finally getting to see the film for the first time. It was such a very long-expected, long-anticipated event when it finally happened......  I'd become aware of the short story and upcoming film in October 2005, read much about the film on the net in November, read the short story in early December, read much more online including discussions about story and film during December and the first half of January, saw clips, saw pictures; - and I built up such an immensely strong anticipation that I could hardly even think about other stuff! The film was to premiere here late January, and I was all set to go on premiere day of course - and then I ended up in hospital instead. And was totally bummed - about my illness certainly but I think mostly about not getting to see the film.  ::) Then once I got out of hospital and back home I went the very next day with a friend to see the film. And despite all the knowledge, all the stuff I'd read, all the images, all the opinions, all the interviews, all the clips, all the excitement and anticipation.......despite the obvious risk that the final thing would eventually prove a serious let-down and a huge anti-climax after all that; - the film still managed to bowl me over so completely that I went around in a complete and utter daze for days afterwards.


The other Brokie experience I immediately thought of  is seeing the reunion kiss for the first time. God, did that make an impression. I couldn't believe the urgency and passion that poured out of that scene...... Someone posted a very small blurry version on the net, taken from the Logo Special, and I was mesmerized. Enthralled. Then a fellow Brokie sent me a bigger and better version clip via E-mail. I've still got the mail, it's dated December 9, 2005. It's got Ennis kissing Jack over and over and over and...... Well, I doubt there are many, if any, film scenes I've watched more times than that one. And it deserves to be watched - it hasn't paled much with time!

Penthesilea:

--- Quote from: Lynne on December 02, 2006, 08:37:04 pm ---
--- Quote ---It's noticable that for many of us, highlights of our BBM experiences are reaching out and finding connections to other people. Be it online or in person or both. This is a great outcome of Ennis's and Jack's story.
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Barbara - you said it, right there. 
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Thanks for agreeing here with me. But I'm not Barbara, I'm Chrissi  :)

Mikaela:
An other small experience that still sticks in my mind is in connection with visiting a fellow Brokie in the UK. We went to see the film in her home town towards the end of the theatrical run there, as a prelude to our staying up all night, champagne at the ready, in order to watch the Oscars. Not knowing what was to come, we had a wonderful time at the cinema, and one nice little moment was when the guy selling us the tickets looked up at us and said, quite sincerely: I hope you've brought handkerchiefs. You're going to need them.   :-* :'(


Of course, what followed later that night doesn't belong in peak Brokie experiences but rather in "down in the dumps" Brokie experiences.  ::) Then again, it was good to have someone right there to vent with and share the incredulous anger.

tamarack:
One of my peak Brokeback experiences is on the lighter side (I was really ready to move on from the tears...)

I was invited to Nevada to visit someone I had met online because of Brokeback and we decided on a road trip. It was dark when we reached our motel the first night, and I was tired and not noticing much of my surroundings since I had just flown 2/3 of the way across the country on no sleep since the previous night. We said good night and went to our respective rooms.

I was awakened the next morning at 6:50 by a train whistle that was so close it  sounded as though the train was headed for my room. I moved the curtains to look out the window and on the other side of the tracks a semi was crossing in front of the mountains that were a couple of miles away.

Later when I went out to the lobby to meet my friend, I looked out the window and noticed a young boy with a backpack on, headed off to school on a unicycle (what's up with that?) and when we got into the car and took a left turn out of the motel parking lot, there was a Dairy Queen with an old black pickup parked beside it (no, not a GMC, but close enough).

Then we drove down the street and had breakfast at the Java Cafe (the actual lJava Shop in Fort Macleod is where Cassie told Ennis that "girls don't fall in love with fun"). Wait, it gets better...

It was pouring (I mean really pouring) when we got to the Mexican Hat Lodge where we were staying that night, so my friend braved the elements alone to go get the keys to the rooms. Looking through the rain to the inside of the motel I thought I saw a man in a blue shirt and black hat. When my friend got back to the car I asked him if there was a man in there dressed like that and he said, "No, there were two of them!"

Talk about a Brokeback day from start to finish...

 

Lynne:

--- Quote from: Penthesilea on December 03, 2006, 07:30:57 am ---Thanks for agreeing here with me. But I'm not Barbara, I'm Chrissi  :)

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Mea culpa, Chrissi!!!

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