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Least favorite criticism of Brokeback Mountain
iheartBBM:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on April 28, 2006, 02:58:10 pm ---Good point, there, iheart. (You wouldn't happen to be of iheartjake fame, would ya? ;))
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LOL nope, not me. I love that website, I only wish I had made it! lol
I also hate the "It's just liberal Hollywood promoting its gay agenda" criticism... That one is ridiculous. Oh yes, Hollywood's gay agenda... it's overpowering, gee you can hardly go into a theatre anymore without finding one of those gay movies! If I ever heard someone use that criticism to me, I would want to knock them over the head -- using Crash's Best Picture Oscar.
bbm_stitchbuffyfan:
Alright, I just heard someone say that they didn't like this movie because there was no message to it. This person thought it was just a love story, that's it, and all that he got out of it was "people are stupid." (I'm supposing this is referring to homophobic society.)
I had trouble responding to that one. At first I was like, "uh, duh." I've always seen the intimacy of the love story in favor of gay-rights themes being one of the films strengths, and still do. I also used Ennis' devotion to his daughters as a sign that this film subtly promotes good parenting.
slayers_creek_oth:
On the subject of adultery.....if the adultery is such a big deal then why wasn't there controversy over Walk the Line? Granted its a biopic but one could also argue that Walk the Line 'promotes adultery'.....
So that excuse doesn't fly...
TJ:
Most of the negative criticisms that I have read about the movie on various websites, and especially the thinly disguised Southern Baptist one at crosswalk.com, which pretends it is an independent parachurch organization, comes from people who have only heard about the movie and have never seen it.
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: TJ on May 08, 2006, 09:19:41 pm ---Most of the negative criticisms that I have read about the movie on various websites, and especially the thinly disguised Southern Baptist one at crosswalk.com, which pretends it is an independent parachurch organization, comes from people who have only heard about the movie and have never seen it.
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This is true. And I'd add this to my list if I could: "Any or all of the above when spoken by someone WHO HASN'T EVEN SEEN IT." GAH!!!!!
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