Walk The Line and Brokeback Mountain

[permetaform]

Walk The Line was...gah. The acting was okay and I think that R. Witherspoon is doing way better but, like, it didn't really have a story. Or rather it only had one story, and not multiple layers of it. And really, I'm not even asking for slashy subtext, all I'm asking for is subtext, fullstop. (ex. Ray)

Brokeback Mountain I saw (and paid for) and *that* had these nice layers that was missing in these other movies. It was also very well acted, though felt that Gyllenhaal did better though Ledger did have the harder job. However I thought it was inconsistently...hmm...toned? Like it had this absolutely lovely delicate-tracery of a story (it kinda reminds me of godofwine's work), but sometimes it became a "drama" and I wished that it'd gone a bit easier on those few parts to make it tonally consistent with the rest of it. And also, thank GOD it wasn't a love story. Oliver Stone tried to go that route with Alexander and see how THAT turned out. Honestly, Stone tried *so* hard to represent this True Love that Alexander and Hephestion shared and tried to use it as a brace for the story of Alexander's life. Which, come to think of it, was exactly what Walk The Line tried to do for Johnny Cash, and I don't know if it just me, but I thought it really failed as a movie (acting was decent, cinematography was good, sound mix was good, etc. but missing that *something*). Brokeback Mountain felt to me like a story about trust, not a story about love, and honestly god bless them for making it.

Comments

[oboros.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen either movie yet. I'll probably see Walk The Line on DVD eventually. I really want to see Brokeback Mountain. Will have to sneak out to see it one of these days. Agree w/ your thoughts on Alexander. It was hard to watch.

[wistful-fever.livejournal.com]

I just think 'Walk The Line' came out way too soon. They could have spent more time, I don't know, researching? At the very least. It was like, boom, he's dead, here's how we'll profit from it. *was vaguely annoyed by movie previews*

[queen-yokozuna.livejournal.com]

And also, thank GOD it wasn't a love story.

At least not of the look-at-us-we-are-so-in-love sort, maybe? ^^;;

But

honestly god bless them for making it.

*solemn nod*

[permetaform]

At least not of the look-at-us-we-are-so-in-love sort, maybe? ^^;;

::nods:: yeah, when I think of "love story" I think of sappy romantic comedy, and while they can be done *right* it's hard to do if that's the only story you're telling.

[permetaform]

ahhh you could be right about that. Has many biographies come out either?

[permetaform]

Oh god, Brokeback is worth it on the big screen, the impact of the vistas and the physical distance hits harder that way.

Alexander I only got through because I was making fun of it with my roommates ::wry grin::

[nightengale.livejournal.com]

Well, you saw my thoughts on Brokeback. Walk the Line, I like the premise of, but I see maybe 6 movies a year - MAYBE - so I'm not gonna pick that one up.

Never saw Alexander...didn't hear much fanwail about it...and now am thinking I didn't miss out.

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

How do you mean that BBM was about trust? That's one of the last words that springs to mind for me.

Gina

[kalikahuntress.livejournal.com]

I think thats why BBM appeals to me so much as a love story, i can't stomach sappy, romantic comedies most of the time bscse love really isn't like that for lost of people.
I do see that as much as BBM is about love , its about other issues too like trust.

[permetaform]

nope, really really didn't miss out much.

[permetaform]

heh, or rather, the lack of trust and how that messed up relationships.

[permetaform]

::nods:: yeah, like how it's talking about more than *just* love.

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that makes more sense.

Gina