tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270379.post113852751112248472..comments2024-01-27T20:13:38.669-08:00Comments on I could be wrong....: Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15686012908579078418noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270379.post-1140570125396560672006-02-21T17:02:00.000-08:002006-02-21T17:02:00.000-08:00Thanks for your response. I agree that one of the...Thanks for your response. I agree that one of the themes of <I>Brokeback</I> was romance doomed by circumstances. But traditional straight romances are hardly strangers to that theme--think Lancelot and Guenevere, Romeo and Juliet, Tristan and Isolde. In film, we have examples like <I>Casablanca</I>, <I>Titanic</I>, <I>The English Patient</I> and many others. <BR/><BR/>The main Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270379.post-1140371402673925592006-02-19T09:50:00.000-08:002006-02-19T09:50:00.000-08:00Dan,I think you are way off in your analyses both ...Dan,<BR/><BR/>I think you are way off in your analyses both of the movie's message as well as how gay folks are receiving it. I'm a gay man. I'm certainly not pretending to speak for all gay people, but from the perspective of how my circle of friends and I saw the movie, I don't really understand what you're saying here. <BR/><BR/>First of all, with regard to the movie's message about gay Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270379.post-1139690697750091452006-02-11T12:44:00.000-08:002006-02-11T12:44:00.000-08:00Yes, many of the films on the list are only periph...Yes, many of the films on the list are only peripherally or implicitly about gay romances. But many others place gay male romance front and center. Some of them have received quite wide distribution (<I>The Crying Game</I>, <I>La Cage aux Folles</I>/<I>The Birdcage</I>, <I>Gods and Monsters</I>, <I>Longtime Companion</I>, <I>Love! Valor! Compassion!</I>, <I>Midnight in the Garden of Good and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270379.post-1139673102640931062006-02-11T07:51:00.000-08:002006-02-11T07:51:00.000-08:00Dan,I think there's a pretty big difference betwee...Dan,<BR/><BR/>I think there's a pretty big difference between *containing* a gay relationship (or in the case of many on this list such as Dogma and Spartacus, hints of that at best) and being a gay-focused romance, which is what Brokeback is supposed to be. It doesn't have to be a perfect romance to be a lot better than the alternatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270379.post-1139384348830916042006-02-07T23:39:00.000-08:002006-02-07T23:39:00.000-08:00I've not heard anyone suggest that Brokeback is an...I've not heard anyone suggest that <I>Brokeback</I> is an important film simply because it focuses on a gay relationship. (If you're under the impression that "a gay relationship--any gay relationship--on the big screen" is some sort of remarkable, previously-unheard-of phenomenon, you might want to check out <A HREF="http://www.aboutgaymovies.info/list.htm" REL="nofollow">this list</A>.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270379.post-1139287835280784762006-02-06T20:50:00.000-08:002006-02-06T20:50:00.000-08:00Dan,An alternative explanation here is that they'r...Dan,<BR/><BR/>An alternative explanation here is that they're just so glad to see a gay relationship--any gay relationship--on the big screen, that they're willing to overlook the issue you raise.<BR/><BR/>-EkrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com