Brokebizzle Mounteazzy
So I finally got coerced into watching Brokeback Mountain the other night. I really had no intention of seeing the movie. I don’t have a problem with any of the actors, (but I never let my distaste for a particular actor sway what movies I watch), I don’t have a problem with cowboys, or gay themes in film, and I don’t have a problem with Ang Lee movies. In fact, I like a lot of his work. Brokeback Mountain just didn’t interest me, and as good as everyone says it is, it didn’t seem like a movie I would go out and see.
Well, it seemed me’lady got caught up in all the hype surrounding the movie, and was dying to see it. All the great one line reviews, and accolades from the Hollywood foreign press or what have you worked on her, and she had to see it. So someone leant me their pre-release, for awards consideration only, screener of the Mountain so we could enjoy the movie in the comfort of our own home.
< rant > I think the Hollywood should stop complaining that theatre audiences are shrinking, and that they need more people to actually go to the movies! I mean, if people in the academy can’t even drive to a theatre, plunk down some pocket change to watch a movie they are considering awarding an Oscar to, why the hell would they expect the general public to do the same? Kevin Smith even confessed on his blog that he watched most of the movies he saw this past year on DVD! I'm tired of all these film execs, actors and Joe Blow the grip, complaining that their livelihood is at stake if we, the public, don’t go to the theatre. They should live by example, damnit! Also, they blame piracy for dwindling ticket sales. They who the fuck in the Academy is distributing their pre-release screeners over the internet? < /rant >
Anyway, back to the Mountain. Let me drop the “I hate to say I told you so” cliché right about now. My girl was all about watching Brokeback Mountain, and resisted, because I just wasn’t that into it. Well, forty minutes into the movie, she was like, this is boring. Of course, she could “tell me so” as well, as I was actually diggin’ it! I guess Ang Lee doesn’t disappoint. (except for the Hulk.) I really got into…(and Ride with the Devil). I really got into the characters and honestly had to know what happened, despite the plot, predictable as it was. Brokeback is, after all, a love story, for which there are only a few endings a creator can choose from. But it was the means to that end, and the moments captured by a single expression on each of the characters that really captivated me. Yes the pacing and tone throughout the film is more subdued than your traditional Hollywood fare, I think the amazing visuals and emotion portrayed by the actors more than make this worth watching. Hype Aside.
ADC
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Well, it seemed me’lady got caught up in all the hype surrounding the movie, and was dying to see it. All the great one line reviews, and accolades from the Hollywood foreign press or what have you worked on her, and she had to see it. So someone leant me their pre-release, for awards consideration only, screener of the Mountain so we could enjoy the movie in the comfort of our own home.
< rant > I think the Hollywood should stop complaining that theatre audiences are shrinking, and that they need more people to actually go to the movies! I mean, if people in the academy can’t even drive to a theatre, plunk down some pocket change to watch a movie they are considering awarding an Oscar to, why the hell would they expect the general public to do the same? Kevin Smith even confessed on his blog that he watched most of the movies he saw this past year on DVD! I'm tired of all these film execs, actors and Joe Blow the grip, complaining that their livelihood is at stake if we, the public, don’t go to the theatre. They should live by example, damnit! Also, they blame piracy for dwindling ticket sales. They who the fuck in the Academy is distributing their pre-release screeners over the internet? < /rant >
Anyway, back to the Mountain. Let me drop the “I hate to say I told you so” cliché right about now. My girl was all about watching Brokeback Mountain, and resisted, because I just wasn’t that into it. Well, forty minutes into the movie, she was like, this is boring. Of course, she could “tell me so” as well, as I was actually diggin’ it! I guess Ang Lee doesn’t disappoint. (except for the Hulk.) I really got into…(and Ride with the Devil). I really got into the characters and honestly had to know what happened, despite the plot, predictable as it was. Brokeback is, after all, a love story, for which there are only a few endings a creator can choose from. But it was the means to that end, and the moments captured by a single expression on each of the characters that really captivated me. Yes the pacing and tone throughout the film is more subdued than your traditional Hollywood fare, I think the amazing visuals and emotion portrayed by the actors more than make this worth watching. Hype Aside.
ADC
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