As we had a babysitter last night, we thought we would take in one of the movies that looked so good at the Golden Globes last week. Unfortunately, Walk the Line has already come and gone from Milwaukee, so we wandered over to the "hip" theater (live organ music) to see Brokeback Mountain. We were feeling very hip ourselves, until about two hours into the movie we were still waiting for the story to start. Yes, the movie has gorgeous scenery, and the characters are interesting and novel for a mainstream love story. But the plot was nowhere to be found. I tried to sort of fill in a plot and imagine action and dialogue that took place off-camera just to keep my attention. And could anyone else understand a word Heath Ledger said? I've heard real cowboys will a jaw full of Copenhagen that were more articulate than he was.
So why is the movie so popular? Do we all want to think of ourselves as the kind of people who would appreciate a love story between two men? I do. However, I would appreciate it more if there had been more story.
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1. Posted by Anthony Cerminaro on January 23, 2006 @ 11:24 | Permalink
I agree with your comments. I am not sure what I was expecting, but I was disappointed with what I saw. I was particularly taken aback by the shepherds' first "encounter" -- too much brutality, not enough tenderness.
Although, not exactly on point, I much preferred "Breakfast on Pluto." Thanks for letting me know I am not the only one who was not really favorably impressed by the film. I agree completely with your comment in particular about Ledger's character being hard to understand. Why all the mumbling?
2. Posted by Scott Moss on January 24, 2006 @ 8:06 | Permalink
Conglomerate is getting more powerful by the day; apparently, Christine, you've persuaded your fellow Texan, President Bush, not to see it.
http://people.aol.com/people/articles/0,19736,1152253,00.html
Or maybe that's not why he chuckled nervously and said he didn't see it. At least Scott McClellan later clarified the President's views on the movie "Ranchers and farmers are an important part of our society."
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