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Friend's parents (mother) hated movie because there wasn't romance.
starboardlight:
for me, the courtship was very subtle. it had to be to make sense. gay men who haven't come to term or are still closeted don't wear their feelings on their sleeves. they come out in subtle ways for self preservation. For me the there was even more romance because despite the societal constraint, they still found little ways to show tenderness and love to one another.
ednbarby:
Exactly, Nipith. And just how *are* two poor, male ranch hands in early-60s Wyoming - one of whom hasn't even begun to except his own homosexuality - supposed to flirt, by the way?
Dumbass mules.
I agree with Rayn and Lynne and Nancy - I think this is about the most romantic movie I've ever seen, because not only does it capture how these particular people *really* would relate to and fall in love with one another, it captures how pretty much all the rest of us fall in love, too. I guess it's just too realistic for people with Instant Gratification Mentality Disorder to comprehend.
You said it, Nancy - either people get it or they don't. And as I said to Diane last night, I actually have two classifications of people in my psyche now, kind of like that Woody Allen character Judy Davis played once thought of people as being either hedgehogs or foxes - Brokies and non-Brokies. Tell ya what - turns out I can like a non-Brokie - to a point, anyway. It turns out both my own parents fall into that classification, after all. But I can't dislike a Brokie.
serious crayons:
I'd go so far as to say that it's the subtlety that MAKES it romantic. Over-the-top romance quickly gets sentimental, turning the emotions cheap and unbelievable. This movie is never sentimental, so the emotions seem authentic. And because of all the attempted repression, by both Ennis and Jack (in different ways), when you DO see any hint of emotion you know it must be very powerful.
DecaturTxCowboy:
I'm just lamenting the missed opportunities for a wildfire, a few bar room brawls, and car, err..pickup chase.
Ya ever see a 2 ton dually with a roll bar flip over...they bounces!
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I'm really a nice guy, but I can go from zero to bitch faster than a Dodge one ton diesel with one them superchips installed...
starboardlight:
truth is, I never thought of this movie as being "romantic". I guess I'm just jaded with the word, as I associate it with walking on the beach during sunsets and candle lit dinners.
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