that's so brokeback!

disclaimer: this entry does not intend to demean, offend, insult, or discriminate against my homosexual friends, it's just an observation and my own thoughts about the movie. thank you.


after a recent trip to oceanside for my brother-in-law's going away party (he's going to iraq again =( i came home with a newly coined phrase for "that's so gay!" my sister suzette had mentioned that whenever they refer to homosexuality they now say "that's so brokeback!" derived from the movie brokeback mountain. i thought it was a really cool expression and something that can be a bit pc instead of saying "that's so gay" ... so now mark and my friends have picked up this new expression and it's now part of our day to day vocab. for those who don't know, here's a little synopsis of what brokeback mountain is all about:

'The lonesome chill that seeps through Ang Lee's epic western, "Brokeback Mountain," is as bone deep as the movie's heartbreaking story of two cowboys who fall in love almost by accident. One night, when their campfire dies, and the biting cold drives them to huddle together in a bedroll, a sudden spark between Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) flares into an undying flame. Both Mr. Ledger and Mr. Gyllenhaal make this anguished love story physically palpable. Mr. Ledger magically and mysteriously disappears beneath the skin of his lean, sinewy character. It is a great screen performance, as good as the best of Marlon Brando and Sean Penn. The pain and disappointment felt by Jack, who is softer, more self-aware and self-accepting, continually registers in Mr. Gyllenhaal's sad, expectant silver-dollar eyes. "Brokeback Mountain" is not quite the period piece that some would like to imagine. America's squeaky closet doors may have swung open far enough for a gay rodeo circuit to flourish. But let's not kid ourselves. In large segments of American society, especially in sports and the military, those doors remain sealed. Yet "Brokeback Mountain" is ultimately not about sex (there is very little of it in the film) but about love: love stumbled into, love thwarted, love held sorrowfully in the heart. — Stephen Holden, The New York Times'

this movie has been nominated for 8 academy awards and has naturally sparked my curiosity. mark is adamant about not seeing it so i think i'll just take my mom...hahaha! anyway, thank you everybody for posting comments! kristen, eileen, meriden: i got your emails and i will try to respond as soon as i'm done moving. pictures of the apartment coming soon...i might be able to get the keys this sunday or early next week yay! here are some more pics of my friend's birthday/superbowl bbq from my camera. you don't have to sign in or anything, just click on the grey button that says "view pictures" located on the lower right hand corner of the screen...till next!

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