Happy New Year!
I was reading, as I always dutifully do, the Live Journal of Alexandra Billings, one of the most interesting blogs on my list. (see the link on the side). My time to sound out, in parallel, with Alex.
Finally someone else said it. What TF was the point of Brokeback Mountain? Oh sure, it was a gorgeous movie. It had it’s ups and downs. There was tension, release, and a scene near the end at Jake G’s parents’ house that is Oscar worthy.
But what was the point? Why make this movie? I couldn’t tell what I was supposed to leave with after the movie ended. I wasn’t sad during the “big tragic” scenes. And if you ask me, the women in the film, without a doubt, were much better than any of the male roles.
Now I’ll say, I didn’t mind seeing two cowboys get shirtless and romp around. But if that’s what you want, I know a handful of porn titles I can share.
I just couldn’t figure out, and still cannot tell what the movie was supposed to do. If it was just one of those vignettes of life, then most of those Golden Globes don’t fit the bill.
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あけましておめでとうございます!
akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!
Happy New Year!