ain't no emoboy

[ [ponderings] ]
-Monday, February 13, 2006-

i am not really a big fan of local publications sans 8days and stuff but i was reading an article on brokeback mountain featured in the latest 8days. and what struck me was ang lee's profound take while he was directing brokeback mountain. if i remembered the article correctly he said one of the main emotions he wanted to touch on while doing brokeback was sadness. he strongly felt that sadness was an emotion that lasted longer than any other emotion. i remember him saying that sadness was a very provocative emotion. and what he wanted out of brokeback was that it would strike you so hard that the sadness would last a few days. and that he did accomplish. movie-goers were so struck by the movie that they left movie theatres in a reverently stoic mood.

and this mood has certainly struck me too. i still cannot get brokeback out of my head. and its not because of the all famous love scene between two of hollywoods young rising stars but the whole story on the whole, and how it unfolds. yes the visuals of the film were amazingly stunning but it was more so how the actors approached their roles. and this i have to give credit mainly to ang lee's directions and how heath ledger, jake gyllenhaal, michelle williams and anne hathaway intepreted his direction. i thought the true star of the show however was michelle williams. i think i had already mention this on my previous post but i cannot stop raving about her. her take on the tormented wife of heath ledger is one that is of great cinematic achievements. its one role that is not pretty to act out. and her emotions were right in place and the way she executed her acting skills, were how the french say it "le magnifique!".

okay maybe i am biased enough to hope that brokeback wins big at this year's oscars but i have yet to see great films such as transamerica and breakfast on pluto. all deals with transgender issues and is played by felicity huffman of desperate housewives and cilian murphy of red eye fame respectly. for now i am still allowed to reel in the fact that an asian can produce such a incredible take on this short story. brokenback mountain has what the hours done to me a couple of years back. it has moved me so much i am swayed. i will decide again once i have watched transamerica and breakfast on pluto.

out.

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