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brokebackvt:
My mom is 70. She is a strict old fashioned catholic. She is against the idea of two guys loving each other. She says it's "sick".

Since Brokeback Mountain came out, it is all I have talked about, even to mom. She doesn't say much about it. She just listens to what I have to say. I've told her about the movie. Granted, I have sort of sugar coated the movie and certain scenes as necessary for her.

On April 4th, she called me early in the morning and told me she bought me the Brokeback Mountain CD. I almost fell out of bed.  :laugh:

Anyway, on Monday I drove down to visit her. I sat there and talked about Brokeback to her because I was about to suggest we watch the movie.  I explained to her about the first tent scene and why it was in the movie in the first place. She said "thats sick". I was nevertheless determined to have her watch the movie so I asked her if she wanted to watch the movie and she said to go ahead and start it.

All went well till we got to the first tent scene. I mercifully fast forwarded it past that scene because I know her well enough to know she would have told me to stop the movie if she saw that. The second night in the tent I also fast forwarded. BY then the thought had crossed my mind that by fast forwarding I was taking away the essence of the film although with my mom it wouldn't matter because her mind is set and thats that.

Anyway, as we approached the 4 year "reunion" and the kissing scene outside, I picked up the remote ready to fast forward past that kissing scene and then deliberately, as an act of blatant defiance against all those years of screwed up catholic teachings against homosexuality, and the oppression and tyranny of the cathlolic church and strict cathloic parents,  I set the remote down and I LET THE SCENE PLAY!  What a rush! Not only was I dealing with my emotions about the movie and certain scenes but I was also dealing with my mom who was gonna be really, really upset. My stomach was twisting like never in my life. I felt exactly how Jack and Ennis felt the morning after their first tent scene and I remembered the look on their faces...cause thats how I felt at that second....sick and scared.

Mom didnt say a word and I didnt dare look in her direction. She watched the movie mostly in silence. She did voice a concern about Jack's nudity while he was washing clothes at the river. She said how can he take off his clothes slike that with all those people behind the camera?  I comforted her, and lied, telling her that "I read somehwere" that he had a towel on and bent down and took it off for that scene and then put it back on so no one really saw him.  ::)   She never did mention the kissing scenes.  She did say that story was "pretty good" but she didn't like the language and the nudity. The next morning I had the CD in and was watching the "interviews" and the "making of the movie" and she sat down and watched it also and she DID  see both kissing scenes that they showed during the "making of the movie" but she never said a word.

Anyway,when the" Making of the movie" and and other special features were over, I left on the "introduction" preview scenes play that the CD has (before you choose a selection). As she talked on the phone and I walked towards the bathroom to get a shower,  I wanted the last thing that she'd remember about seeing Brokeback was the mountains and the sheep.

When I called her today she told me that she rented Brokeback Mountain today for my sister who wanted to see it. I just had to smile at that one.  :)

I love my momma very much. At her age I rarely push things that would make her upset but somehow this was different. It had to be done. I was proud that she sat there with me and watched a movie that means so much to me. What else can I say?   8)

 
John

RouxB:
You are brave! My mother's head would explode and the shrapnel would penetrate my skull, embed in my brain and kill me!

 O0

Aussie Chris:
Brilliant!  Beautifully done John.  My heart fluttered in sympathy just reading this.

Toast:
Good Mom, even if she is catholic
Brave man, looks good on you.

do you reaqlize how lucky you are to have tht Mom

be nice to her on Mother's Day

twistedude:
Daer Toast, can't claim to be Catholic, but I'm almost 71, and have seen it 25 times. My quest for a decent DVD cxontinues...have seen 5 lousy ones. Do you happen to have an extra good one I could buy? No tent scene, just mud...

Good for your mom!

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