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[textualdeviance]

I just saw Brokeback again tonight. I must say, seeing it in a proper theater, with proper sound and closer to the screen really enhanced the (already-great) experience.

If you haven't seen it yet, and it's playing anywhere within an hour's drive, GO. Watch closely, don't expect to be hit over the head with anything, and just sit back and relax. It's a challenging film--it needs an active viewer--but it's damned worth it.

It was nice to see the theater was about 80% full--in Lynnwood, mind--but there were about half a dozen people that left once they realized what they were watching.

What's with people who have no idea what a film is about before they see it? Not surprising that people too stupid to even read a synopsis are also too stupid to enjoy the film.

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[lilithlotr.livejournal.com]

The first time I saw it, a pair of young, black women sitting next to me left after the first sex scene - having giggled in great discomfort several times previously. Like you, I don't understand how someone can walk into a movie without having a CLUE what it is about. If it had just been the sex scene, I might have understood - perhaps they DID know, but were expecting more hearts and flowers - but they were clearly uncomfortable long before that.