Episode 47 – Brokeback Mountain Review with Adam
Listen to the show as Ramble Redhead and Adam (a great fellow podcaster) from The Krebs Cycle talk about the movie Brokeback Mountain.
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April 28th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
I dunno, I keep hearing more and more reasons to not see this movie. That is, unless I have lots and lots of my friends around me and we MST3K it.
On the other hand, while I agree most of the great movies have an “epic” quality (namely, epic tragedy), I have a few movies near-and-dear to my heart that, while they have conflict, usually resolve to a resoundingly happy ending for all.
My best example for this is Groundhog day. Exceptionally good movie, wonderful twist, and by the end of the movie everyone seems better off as a result of the journey.
April 28th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Couple thoughts.
1. Yes, landscape can be a character in the movie, but I think it’s been done better (Werner Herzog is brilliant with this)
2. I don’t think the movie was entirely faithful to the story. Namely, it’s sanitized. The story was very gritty, and this movie was almost sanctimonious.
3. I think part of the brilliance (most likely unintentional) of not knowing what happens to Jack is that it shows how when gay people die, there is a bunch of covering up that goes on. You don’t know because society isn’t going to tell you.
May 2nd, 2006 at 1:10 am
Just ruin the movie! lol
I’m joking, I wish I could have saw the movie. It sucks living where I do.