Comments on: Brokeback Heartbroken Mountain http://www.sortroom.net/2006/02/brokeback-heartbroken-mountain/ Filtering through the murky water to highlight what most people sent to page two. Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alby http://www.sortroom.net/2006/02/brokeback-heartbroken-mountain/comment-page-1/#comment-560 Alby Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:52:22 +0000 http://www.sortroom.net/index.php/archives/2006/02/16/brokeback-heartbroken-mountain/#comment-560 Wow! I didn't know this film would attract politics nerds like you! Kidding, of course. It is, indeed, a very beautiful film. Some people have said (despite the abruptness of the first sex scene) that the film is a bit light sex-wise, a bit shy of showing us the realities of their relationship. The feelings are there, though, subtle or explicit depending on the situation, and carefully framed by Ang Lee's wonderful hand. Did you feel sorry for their wives? At some point I wondered how they could be doing that to them... but then, you can't change your heart. However, the film is proof of how repressive a society can be when men who love men are expected to marry women... to end up hurting their wives and themselves. I was afraid some people might do a conservative reading, though, and say that they were selfish and they should have stayed with their wives. Who knows! Heath Ledger's daughter was an adorable girl. I loved their special relationship, especially the scene when she tells him she's engaged. Anyway, off to have breakfast! Alby xx Wow! I didn’t know this film would attract politics nerds like you! Kidding, of course. It is, indeed, a very beautiful film. Some people have said (despite the abruptness of the first sex scene) that the film is a bit light sex-wise, a bit shy of showing us the realities of their relationship.

The feelings are there, though, subtle or explicit depending on the situation, and carefully framed by Ang Lee’s wonderful hand.

Did you feel sorry for their wives? At some point I wondered how they could be doing that to them… but then, you can’t change your heart. However, the film is proof of how repressive a society can be when men who love men are expected to marry women… to end up hurting their wives and themselves. I was afraid some people might do a conservative reading, though, and say that they were selfish and they should have stayed with their wives. Who knows!

Heath Ledger’s daughter was an adorable girl. I loved their special relationship, especially the scene when she tells him she’s engaged.

Anyway, off to have breakfast!

Alby xx

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