<p>da scientist, Brokeback is a very different movie than Crash so, in my opinion. I think it’s difficult, maybe impossible, to quantify what movie is actually ‘best’. I enjoyed both. I’m curious why you wouldn’t have any desire to see Brokeback. It’s an interesting story, beautifully told, excellently acted, and the cinematography is lovely. The contrast between the lush beauty of the mountain and the stark desolation of the town is startling. The short story itself is one of Annie Proulx’s best.</p>
<p>movies appeal to different people at different times-which is why some movies I don’t get around to seeing till they are out of the theatre.
Liked Brokeback though.
Didn’t you love that montage illustrating" macho" cowboy movies? ;)</p>
<p>EK, I did love that! So funny! I always enjoy the filmclip montages, though, I guess I’m a sucker for nostalgia. Jon Stewart’s quip about montages was a good one.</p>
<p>alwaysamom… thanks for your analysis of brokeback mountain… I just can’t get with a movie about homosexual cowboys. No offense, just no interest at all.</p>
<p>da scientist, no offense taken but it’s your loss. :)</p>
<p>perhaps that is why you should see it.
I think Clooney and others made some good points last night about making movies that challenged others preconceptions-often we need a little push to think “out of the box” to see life from another point of view- broaden our viewpoint of what being an American means- what being human means- I think all the movies that were nominated this year did that in their own way- and are well worth seeing.</p>
<p>Hey ladies u just changed my mind…syke!! LOL
Seriously, I will think about the comments and maybe, just maybe I will consider it. Thanks.</p>
<p>syke?
Havent’ heard that one for a while- lol</p>
<p>da scientist, good for you. Come back and let us know what you think after you see it. :)</p>
<p>NSM - Don Cheadle’s partner/lover was Hispanic…and she made racial slurs against the Chinese woman (and visa versa) who collided with her car in both the opening and close of the movie. </p>
<p>This movie made me so emotional…especially the look on the Hispanic man’s face when he thought his daughter had been shot …and especially the accident scene when Thandie Newton’s character’s rape trauma finally catches up to her as Matt Dillon tries to extricate her from her burning vehicle. I get chills just thinking about it. </p>
<p>And I just wanna know…where is Thandie’s nomination?? She is so deserving of the BSA Oscar! I love Rachel Weisz…but Constant Gardener was just a mess.</p>
<p>I’ve been reluctant to see Brokeback too…I’ll admit it. But my only problem was that I was completely turned off by the horrible hillbilly accents I heard in the trailers. No one from West Texas or Wyoming speaks with such an accent.</p>
<p>There is a lot of backlash from Brokeback mountain lovers!! I have not seen the movie yet, but something tells me it is just not as good as Crash! Idmom06 I agree concerning the feelings that one has when you just think about this movie!</p>
<p>"NSM - Don Cheadle’s partner/lover was Hispanic…and she made racial slurs against the Chinese woman (and visa versa) who collided with her car in both the opening and close of the movie. "</p>
<p>Thanks for letting me know about that. Although I’ve seen the movie twice, I had missed the fact that she was the one who made those antiAsian racial slurs. That means that every ethnic/racial group represented managed to be both victimized by racism as well as the perpetrator of racism. </p>
<p>Every time I see the movie, I notice something different. There’s so much going on, and the characters are so complex.</p>
<p>Same here re missing out the first viewing of Crash on some complexities…which by the way my 9th grader did not overlook, I must be getting old…I totally didn’t see the signs that the Chinese characters were actually connected to exploiting others till the very end of the film. Every time you think you could get a “reading” on a character by labeling them good or bad or maligned unfairly or noble this movie lays on another bit of information that makes you spin. Don Cheadle’s mother and her “favorite son” was one of those ambiguities for instance–so many back stories that could only supply a little information and then you must conjecture…sort like what meeting people all day is really like. Terrance Howard has star quality that is hard to define because he is not a Type–action hero, marquee handsome, antihero…none of the above.<br>
But he exhudes leading actor aura even when in a smaller role. Matt Dillon had a wonderful couple of scenes written for him and nailed them, but it is hard to consider going to the theater seeking him out as leading man. On the other hand, I will be seeking out Terrance Howard as leading man and feel he can hold the center of an entire project in the future just as he does in Hustle and Flow and in ensemble pieces where he is just most watchable.</p>
<p>Oh I don’t know Faline…my dd thinks Terrance Howard is “so hot!!”…lol!</p>
<p>yeah…he is very Hot. Buy why? It is more than his good looks. I hate to say it but I think he reminds me of a younger Brando…it is more what he doesn’t say most of the time that makes him attractive. He seems to be suffering in some Jimmy Dean or Marlon way that is compelling.</p>
<p>Faline - exactly! The scenes between he and Thandie Newton were so raw and emotional…just wonderful…you couldn’t keep your eyes off either one of them. (And yes, he is hot…lol!)</p>
<p>Also, I loved the flow of the storyline involving the Middle Eastern storeowner. Like NSM says, everytime you see the movie you notice something different. It during my second time that I noticed the storeowner’s daughter was the nurse(?) who had prepared Don Cheadle’s brother’s body for viewing by their mother. And I loved how this daughter had to assume more of a parental role to her immigrant parents and how confused they were by a country so different and diverse from their homogeneous homeland. You could see how much it pained her to have to assume this responsibility.</p>
<p>I agree that Terence Howard is a wonderful actor- but I have always been a really big fan of Don Cheadle ever since I saw him as the DA in Picket Fences.</p>
<p>My favorite Don Cheadle movie has got to be Traffic (well now tied with Crash in my book). And don’t get me started on Benicio Del Toro…oh my.</p>