> 06/03/11
> Dear Sue:
> I’m Violette, I just want to finish what we
> discussed yesterday, about Ang
> Lee and Brokeback Mountain.
>
> As a devout believer of Ang Lee, not for a moment
> would I doubt for his
> directing ability. He’s born to be someone. I felt
> so upset that Brokeback
> Mountain didn’t get the best picture. In fact, I
> think the best director
> is merely a delayed justice. I know it’s an
> exaggeration. But I just couldn
> ’t forget that mixed expression on his face, with a
> little disappointment
> while Jack Nicholson announced ”The Oscar goes to
> Crash!” How I wish I
> could see Brokeback Mountain get the best picture.
> At that moment, I talked
> to myself “What a “crash”!” ironically. I don’t
> care about the
> nationality or anything political. Ang Lee is the
> director I admire most,
> He said he want to get the best picture, so did I.
> I’m so sad to read
> those “politically incorrect” comments.
>
> About the movie, I just want to say something about
> Jack Twist. Some blamed
> him of his unchaste behavior. He went to Mexico and
> found his comfort. But
> Ennis didn’t. I guess it’s owing to their
> different character. Ennis is a
> tough guy and very enduring. He could quench his
> desire of missing Jack and
> worked as usual. But Jack didn’t. He always felt
> lonely whenever Ennis was
> not around. Perhaps Ennis thought “Absence makes
> the heart grow founder”
> while in Jack’s opinion, “Parting is not a sweet
> sorrow but a dry panic.”
> He needed something, someone to fill the hole of
> endless yearn for Ennis,
> desperately.
>
> Ang Lee indicated the death note at the very
> beginning of the movie, I’ve
> already said in the conversation class. Jack was too
> romantic to remember
> the world they lived in was so unfriendly of gays.
> The impractical dreams
> leaded him to death. The adventurous character has
> shown in a lot segments.
> Just like puzzles, when we finish it, we can
> understand it’s a story about
> “missing” (trust me, it’s an equivoque.) They
> miss each other too much
> to miss each other. Some said “With love, we can
> walk without fears on our
> own way.” But what if that kind of love is a taboo?
> Ennis tried to conceal
> the affection deeply in his heart. Jack didn’t. He
> was a very bold guy.
> But I think bold doesn’t equal to reckless. And
> bold doesn’t mean brave,
> either. Instead, he was a fragile person. He needed
> the love to support
> him, and the occasionally reunion was not enough.
> Ennis, someone looked
> like a chicken but I think he was a man with great
> courage. We need very
> strong will to resist the suffering of parting.
> Ennis did miss lots
> precious moment, and he finally realized that as
> time goes by, he had
> nothing to lose, so he whispered to the shirt “I
> swear…” It implied a
> promise with finality, thought Brokeback Mountain is
> not a fairy tale,
> death separated them, on the other side, and they
> got together for good. No
> jealousy, no parting, and their love finally came to
> be a permanent
> existence. As the musical “Jekyll Hyde und
> ensemble” says ”Love is worth
> forgiving for” , I believe that when Ennis said “I
> swear” the quarrels,
> the misunderstanding, and all the memories they had
> must turned out to be
> such a treasure.
>
> Well, I know I might have lots of problem with my
> writing, but I try my
> best to express my feeling about the movie and
> Oscar.
>
> Sincerely,
> Violette
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