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schmericaBrokeback Mountain: I loved it. I thought it was gorgeous, and wrenching, and possibly the loneliest movie I've ever seen. I came very close to actually crying near the end of the movie, which is something I never do on first viewing of anything; I assume this means on second and third viewings I'll be total waterworks.
I actually liked it quite a lot more than I did the short story, but I'm glad I read the story before I saw it -- not least because I don't really think someone who hadn't read it would really understand what was going on with the shirts in Jack's closet at the end. (Livia disagrees with me on this, but I know I wouldn't have made the connection, so whatever.) I thought Linda Cardellini's part was totally unnecessary and pointless, but I forgive it because it's Linda Cardellini and she was on Freaks and Geeks and also she's hot.
It's really amazing, I think, how many buttons of mine this movie hit, considering. That fight, at the end...! The scene where Jack has driven the four thousand miles after hearing about Ennis's divorce might have just broken me in half.
Now I just need a copy of the Willie Nelson song from the end credits so I can listen to it over and over and over and CRY.
Other things: Livia was 15 minutes late meeting me at my max stop last night, but like Fraser, she is crafty and distracted me with a judiciously timed "Look! Turtles!"
Birthday present! For me! Of two little tiny toy turtles! The cranky blond one is named Ray, and the resigned-looking one with the red buttons is Fraser. After experimenting, we determined we can make them smooch and sort of lean against each other in a dancing sort of way, but their shells seem to make it difficult to make them have sex or cuddle in any way. Livia says "JUST LIKE CANON."
New definition of slash fiction: deshelling to make way for CUDDLING.
I actually liked it quite a lot more than I did the short story, but I'm glad I read the story before I saw it -- not least because I don't really think someone who hadn't read it would really understand what was going on with the shirts in Jack's closet at the end. (Livia disagrees with me on this, but I know I wouldn't have made the connection, so whatever.) I thought Linda Cardellini's part was totally unnecessary and pointless, but I forgive it because it's Linda Cardellini and she was on Freaks and Geeks and also she's hot.
It's really amazing, I think, how many buttons of mine this movie hit, considering. That fight, at the end...! The scene where Jack has driven the four thousand miles after hearing about Ennis's divorce might have just broken me in half.
Now I just need a copy of the Willie Nelson song from the end credits so I can listen to it over and over and over and CRY.
Other things: Livia was 15 minutes late meeting me at my max stop last night, but like Fraser, she is crafty and distracted me with a judiciously timed "Look! Turtles!"
Birthday present! For me! Of two little tiny toy turtles! The cranky blond one is named Ray, and the resigned-looking one with the red buttons is Fraser. After experimenting, we determined we can make them smooch and sort of lean against each other in a dancing sort of way, but their shells seem to make it difficult to make them have sex or cuddle in any way. Livia says "JUST LIKE CANON."
New definition of slash fiction: deshelling to make way for CUDDLING.
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