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In Reply to: Brokeback Mountain: whew! posted by tinear on January 9, 2006 at 14:50:56:
I thought it was OK, but the relationship's emotions weren't that well-handled, which is a problem with almost all american films about relationships between partners. The amercan directors aren't very subtle about the undercurrents in relationships.
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That was the strength of the film. The tension between the Jack who was more verbal and emotional--- and comfortable being so--- and Ennis's denial and obvious problems with commitment. Did you, perhaps, miss the background of Ennis? Being orphaned at a young age would have exactly that impact.
Jack and Ennis's relationships with their wives brilliantly was shown.
I think, possibly being European, you are used to endless speeches between characters where endlessly they parse their feelings: I'm especially thinking of French films where no amount of discussion of "amour" ever bores anyone involved but never ceases to make me reach for the fast forward button.
To SHOW rather than tell is the challenge to a film maker. You want verbiage? Read a novel.
My biggest problem was that i couldn't tell what drew them together and kept them together as lovers. Was it just sex? That seemed kind of shallow.
as sharing. One doesn't swipe a shirt, and keep it spirited away, of someone considered but a good lay.
I don't know what "chemistry" clarkie is referring to. When they met for the first time after a long separation that mutual assault under the windows of Ennis's apartment seemed quite... passionate. Clark probably needs to rent a few XXX films to get a fix of his type of "chemistry."
Oddly, he thought Ennis was extremely well-acted. I wonder if Clark feels Ledger was emoting to a sheep. Hard to praise someone as doing a fantastic job in a love story if he doesn't "sell" the emotional attachment.
For these two such dissimilar men to continue their relationship, under dangerous circumstances, for such a long time proves the relationship is serious.
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The film portrayed a lot of lonliness, not only through the remoteness of the locales but the subsequent relationships the men took on. Much of the emotional relationship is contrasted against this isolation; the rest is left to the viewers imagination.
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