The Furious Spinner

Okay, that's really just me shivering. I know it's almost winter. It's supposed to be cold. However, we are breaking records on how long it's been cold here. I know the rest of the country is having problemos too. But change is coming. Freezing rain might be coming through the Gorge, so Mario and I are going to try to leave for AZ earlier than we planned. Sunday morn. We wanted to leave Saturday, but Mario couldn't get off work.

Today we had to go grocery shopping in Portland since we're leaving early. While there, we went to see Brokeback Mountain. DON'T READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MOVIE. Spoiler Alert!!!

I've been looking forward to this movie for months. It looked like an unusual story, a love story, two cowboys out in nature. Got good press, gave good trailer. But I was very disappointed. All the critics kept saying how beautiful it is. When Ennis and Jake were on Brokeback Mountain, it was beautiful. But they weren't there very long. I wanted a love story. I wanted more lovin'. I don't mean I wanted to see explicit sex. I don't care who they are, I'm not interested in watching graphic sex on screen. Ain't my thing. But people loving each other, being tender, or whatever. That's cool by me. How this movie treated gays reminded me of how mouthy women were treated in books and movies for years: they were either dead by the end or alone, depressed, and living in squalor. (See Madwoman in the Attic for more info on broads coming to bad ends.) You can guess from that description what happened in the movie.

I know, I know. You're saying what did I expect from a movie about two cowboys in love with one another in 1963 in Wyoming? I expected more. Something unique. I didn't want a Hollywood ending. As Mario said, this was a Hollywood ending. Two men fell in love with each other and their lives were shit from then on. Not that their lives were that grand before each other, but you get the point. I think it's great the movie was made and lots of people are going to see it. I just wish the writers had been more imaginative with their storytelling. (Plus, could we have had more than one kiss?) I am in the minority here, I understand. I guess I just wanted more for the guys than the screenwriters gave them.

It was a very sad movie. So sad. Made me want to work on Butch. She and her buds will have some difficult times, but it ain't gonna be that sad. Or squalid. Or tragic.

Anyway, just my opine. Now I've gotta get ready to leave this burg.

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