Last night I watched Brokeback Mountain on Warner Channel and it was way better than I remembered. The last time a saw it was at the movies four years ago. At the time I thought BB Mountain was an overbuzzed movie, the kind of movie that becomes controversial even before being released and then when you finally watch it you've heard so much about it that you don't get what was expected.
But last night I was able to see Brokeback Mountain with different eyes (figuratively, not literally) and I could really see a feel the struggles both Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist go through by trying to understand the feelings they have for each other. It was really enjoyable. Brokeback Mountain is definitely NOT an overbuzzed movie.
An overbuzzed movie that comes to my mind right know is The Passion of The Christ. The movie generated a lot of buzz for the religious subjects. Some people say that it was good because it showed how brutal Jesus' torture "really" was. But I don't think that showing the torture with explicit violence was cinematographically necessary, we already know how brutal can mankind be and maybe showing a different point of view on Jesus reactions woudl've been much more interesing.
And, did you know that The Passion of The Christ on DVD sold 2.4 millions copies on the first day? But does anybody actually wants to see the movie again? I mean, I can't imagine anyone saying "You know, why don't we make some popcorn and watch The Passion of The Christ DVD? As we watch the explicit torture we can practice our Latin, Hebrew and Arameic".
And also did you know that Ennis Del Mar means "island of the see"? I just thought that was cute.
What other movie (or movies) do you consider to be overbuzzed?
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I think "Knocked Up" was overbuzzed. It was NOT the revelation romantic comedy they make it out to be. (I'm only half joking with this comment)
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you say about Brokeback Mountain. They ruin a lot of good movies when they receive a lot of buzz. One such good example is "The Village" by M. Night Shyamalan, and that's his own fault for marketing the movie as a scary movie. I will write a post one day on why I think The Village was a great movie.