Brokeback Mountain

[Brooker]

I kinda agree that it might not have been the best movie out there. I liked it, but I think what I liked about it was mainly that the topic of the movie was very bold - the movie/plot alone was kind of only so so. I think it might have gotten so many nominations BECAUSE it had a gay theme.

 

[Davey]

Are the Oscars really about GOOD GOOD movies, or about this other things around it? For watching a good movie, I don't think that much about if they won an Oscar or not...

 

[kirei_na_me]

I think it might have gotten so many nominations BECAUSE it had a gay theme.

I had been thinking that exact same thing.

 

[Hideki_Matsui_Beast]

I didn't see many movies this year, but I thought Brokeback was of the caliber that most Oscar nominated movies are.

I think the Best Picture category has some issues though, mainly the ignoring of comedies. I guess that's another post for another thread though.

 

[Flashjeff]

I think the Best Picture category has some issues though, mainly the ignoring of comedies. I guess that's another post for another thread though.

In 1982, everyone said the best movie that year was Tootsie (Tootsie (1982) - IMDb), critics universally loved it, and it made lots of money, but it was robbed of Best Picture by Gandhi because the Academy refused to vote for a comedy. And that mindset is why Jim Carrey, despite his excellent performance in The Truman Show didn't win Best Actor, and never will, regardless of what sort of dramatic roles he does because all the Academy remembers him for is Ace Ventura. So I know what you're talking about, HMB.

 

[misa.j]

I finally saw the movie last night.

I liked it more than any other movies that came out of Hollywood recently. There were some scenes I thought could be shorter, but I was impressed by how it captured the beauty of the mountains and the sorrounding area.

I got very emotional and sad at the end, felt kind of helpless. I like the dialogue very much too.

 

[Nuala]

I don't really like all the hype that Brokeback Mountain got. It's just another typical love drama. The only thing special about it is the homosexual theme.

 

[Hyde_is_my_anti-drug]

Have you even seen the film? If you had I really doubt you would say that about it.