tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post113788911601167696..comments2024-03-28T04:14:30.305-04:00Comments on Thoughts on Stuff: Brokeback MountainPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702965396185870813noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-1138078340402948072006-01-23T23:52:00.000-05:002006-01-23T23:52:00.000-05:00Yeah, it's set in a completely different time, whe...Yeah, it's set in a completely different time, when you couldn't be openly gay, at least in the Midwest. So, it doesn't comment that much on the gay experience today. The film that it reminds me of is Far From Heaven, in how it shows you this older view of homosexuality, and by showing this more extreme version of prejudice, it brings into focus where we've moved forward, and where we still have Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483689490186954593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-1137890842844254942006-01-21T19:47:00.000-05:002006-01-21T19:47:00.000-05:00I basically agree with everything you've written -...I basically agree with everything you've written - it is a classic Hollywood melodrama with the gay twist. (Hehe - Jack Twist.)<BR/><BR/>The audience I saw it with was primarily gay and the reactions amongst them were much more mixed than the mainstream audience is or will be. They were grateful for seeing two men in love on the big screen in an honest way, but had differing views on whether the crossovermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252850174791385656noreply@blogger.com