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insanenekoYeah, I saw it. I rambled on a bit, and it probably makes little sense but I wanted to just get it all out now.
First off...I didn't know what to expect. Oh, I heard the hype. I didn't pay too much attention to it, but it was hard not to. But I wasn't sure if it was my kind of movie. I usually ache terribly when people are so stoic and repressed and I knew it went on for twenty years...
But I had an opportunity to see it for free, so I went. I figured I might as well make up my own mind about the movie, instead of relying on what other people said.
I don't think it was nearly a good a movie as the buzz, simply because for me good movies either have to be lots of fun (which this movie is definitely not) or move me, and for the most part the movie did not move me. It had moments of sharp emotion that did stir something in me, but those moments were surrounded by lots of nothing.
The setting is stark and barren. Wherever the hell Ennis lives with his family, Texas, Jack's parent's house, even Brokeback Mountain. The mountain was beautiful, but it was cold and stark. The way these people carried on with their lives reminds me of the pioneers, with their spare and careful lives eked out where they live with some comfort and mild happiness and then die. Ennis is the perfect example, with his mumbly accent and quiet withdrawn ways. These people don't seem to thaw out completely. Jack wanted to, despite the great risk, but it was not meant to be.
I think the best moments of the movie were when the guys were being total guys, and when they broke down in private. I thought at first that Ennis was sick and throwing up after he said goodbye to Jack, but I was shocked to see he was crying. I loved how he yelled at the passersby. XD Jack crying while driving away after Ennis's divorce was also nicely done. The one confrontation I really liked was between Ennis and his ex-wife when she kind of confronts him. Wow. They were both so raw then. I also liked the tenderness in Jack's mom as she interacted with Ennis. It was strangely sweet, seeing that gentle and silent comfort from a spare, worn woman (who lives with a jackass).
I believe that the movie felt like water going under the bridge for me, where I marked the passing of the years with really no feelings at all. I didn't feel much aching or longing or whatever. I felt lives going nowhere in a very mundane way. I know, that's how life is but I don't need to see that in a movie.
I liked that they never used the word "love." I think "thing" was perfect.
I wish I had seen this on video, because I want to read PWP fanfic to make me feel happy. I didn't really feel depressed or sad at the end, but I didn't feel fulfilled either. I doubt there's anything out there now, since it's so new. :P
First off...I didn't know what to expect. Oh, I heard the hype. I didn't pay too much attention to it, but it was hard not to. But I wasn't sure if it was my kind of movie. I usually ache terribly when people are so stoic and repressed and I knew it went on for twenty years...
But I had an opportunity to see it for free, so I went. I figured I might as well make up my own mind about the movie, instead of relying on what other people said.
I don't think it was nearly a good a movie as the buzz, simply because for me good movies either have to be lots of fun (which this movie is definitely not) or move me, and for the most part the movie did not move me. It had moments of sharp emotion that did stir something in me, but those moments were surrounded by lots of nothing.
The setting is stark and barren. Wherever the hell Ennis lives with his family, Texas, Jack's parent's house, even Brokeback Mountain. The mountain was beautiful, but it was cold and stark. The way these people carried on with their lives reminds me of the pioneers, with their spare and careful lives eked out where they live with some comfort and mild happiness and then die. Ennis is the perfect example, with his mumbly accent and quiet withdrawn ways. These people don't seem to thaw out completely. Jack wanted to, despite the great risk, but it was not meant to be.
I think the best moments of the movie were when the guys were being total guys, and when they broke down in private. I thought at first that Ennis was sick and throwing up after he said goodbye to Jack, but I was shocked to see he was crying. I loved how he yelled at the passersby. XD Jack crying while driving away after Ennis's divorce was also nicely done. The one confrontation I really liked was between Ennis and his ex-wife when she kind of confronts him. Wow. They were both so raw then. I also liked the tenderness in Jack's mom as she interacted with Ennis. It was strangely sweet, seeing that gentle and silent comfort from a spare, worn woman (who lives with a jackass).
I believe that the movie felt like water going under the bridge for me, where I marked the passing of the years with really no feelings at all. I didn't feel much aching or longing or whatever. I felt lives going nowhere in a very mundane way. I know, that's how life is but I don't need to see that in a movie.
I liked that they never used the word "love." I think "thing" was perfect.
I wish I had seen this on video, because I want to read PWP fanfic to make me feel happy. I didn't really feel depressed or sad at the end, but I didn't feel fulfilled either. I doubt there's anything out there now, since it's so new. :P