'Brokeback' breach for repressed men; Film's message -- this could be you

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/15/06 | Rod Hagen

[hellinahandcart]

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[AnAmericanMother]

I thought that was, "If I give her the wool, can she make me one?"

[TC Rider]

I'm an "escort,..."

No dude, you're a gay whore.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

This movie is only running at an art theater in my area.

[Hildy]

I believe alot of the growth of the gay community has to do with women and their unbelievable expectations on men in relationships. I know there are men who say they could never touch another man...but I see where seeing a trend that proves otherwise. Look at the gay lifestyle as opposed to the straight one. NO responsibilities... accepted infidelity...etc.

I remember something the husband of my good friend said. He, a brilliant doctor was commenting on a mutual friend of our who is Gay. The guy had just bought a very expensive sports car. My friend's husband jokingly commented that the gay lifestyle looks kinda good...No resonsibility, get to keep all the money you make...nice cars, you get to pick your own clothes, got to fancy restauants...everything looks good...except for the sex thing, of course. I guess you had to be there, but from what I see from women these days, I don't know if I would want to be in a relationship if I were a man...I KNOW THAT IS A RASH GENERALIZATION, but young women have been taught that men are second-class and that their needs and wants are more important and I dare anyone to argue that.

[theFIRMbss]

>The nature of the love between Jack and Ennis cannot be misread. The clearer the message, "This could be you"

That is a girl, and
that is a cowboy. Kiss one,
gunfight the other . . .

[Semper Paratus]

This movie is only running at an art theater in my area.

The movie listings in the Boston Globe only have it running in Harvard Square, natch.

[Alkhin]

That doesnt shock me at all (but it does disgust me!) - and it is so true - the ones who promote a large part of the gay erotica on the net IS women - the fanfic is rife with girls writing 'slash' material.

I wish I knew why. I tend to think its because their fathers failed utterly to be Men. Now they project femininity into manhood and have same sex characters act as "man and wife". Its especially upsetting to me to see them do this with favorite characters of well known novels!!

[HostileTerritory]

It's not in general release by any conventional sense of that phrase. It's in 700 theaters now, up from less than 300 two weeks ago and single digits when it first opened five weeks ago, while King Kong is in upward of 3,000 theaters.

Ticket sales are still increasing week over week. Box Office Mojo says it's grossed $29 million as of Saturday ($2.3 million on that day), and after Hollywood hands it awards it's going to get a bump.

Anyway, it's been funny to see these threads, because people were saying it had peaked three weeks ago when it had grossed less than it cost to make and declared it a certified flop. It doesn't take much of an audience for a small movie to make its investment back, and BBM is going to be a big financial success even though the huge majority of Americans are never going to see it and don't want to.

[HostileTerritory]

Data:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=brokebackmountain.htm

[Hardastarboard]

this could be you

WRONG

The dam has been breached, blown apart actually, and we can expect a flood.

WRONG

Gays always imagine that there is some magical event that will FINALLY, after all their "struggles", bring them into the mainstream. And they are always wrong.

[jus'plainjeff]

"There was one scene where Reeves and another guy kissed, (can't think of his name, "

I believe that was Michael Caine"

[Dr. Scarpetta]

The movie listings in the Boston Globe only have it running in Harvard Square, natch.

Who's seeing this movie, except for gays? I did hear Keran Chetry on Fox say she saw it and thought it was good.

[XJarhead]

I'm just amazed that this guy really thinks that a movie is suddenly going to cause a massive outbreak of butt-piracy among American men. Especially a movie that very few straight men (or anyone else) is apparently seeing.

[mvpel]

Wait, I thought prostitution was illegal everywhere except Nevada, and this guy is announcing his work as a gigolo in Los Angeles in a major newspaper? Am I missing something?

And like Jack and Ennis, many of my clients went on to pass year after wistful year in a life nature never truly intended.

I'm reminded of the observation that every human being is physiologically heterosexual, given the nature of physical response to erotic stimulation.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Most of the Gay erotica on the 'net is written by women.

If many men get turned on by the thought of lesbians together, why shouldn't women get turned on by the thought of two men together?

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Better fight the cowboy... the girl has bigger guns.... 8>)

[HostileTerritory]

Weird, my coworker said she was driving up to Woburn to see it there.

[RightWingConspirator]

Went to see Braveheart in 1995 right after it premiered. In one scene the king's effeminate son and his obviously homosexual lover have confronted the king, and the son's lover made a very disrespectful remark to the king. At that the king grabbed the guy and tossed him out the castle window to his death. The entire theater erupted in cheers as the guy went out the window.

[chae]

I think it's more a case of this author hoping that happens...