all about (gay) love

posted on Saturday, Feb 11, 2:31am

extracted from my old blog...

Just came back from watching the sneak preview of Ang Lee's 'Brokeback Mountain (yes, Singapore is THIS slow). It was every bit as good as the critics said it was. I really enjoyed it. There was nothing redundant about the movie, storyline wise and filming wise. Each scene is carefully calculated and each frame carefully inserted. It was succinct enough, even for a person like who have a very short attention span. Lest people pay too much attention on the 'gay factor' of the movie, what's more meaningful about the movie is the focus on love, and the definition of love. A love that's hindered by social norms and expectations; a love that's beautiful precisely because it's imperfect and unattainable. Love is like a wild animal. No matter how hard you try to cage it; repress it, it'll eventually find its way out. And once it's out, there's no return. Although the popularity of the movie suggests some form of societal growing acceptance of homosexuality and sexual freedom, the tragic ending ironically reveals otherwise. And while the movie setting was in the 60s-70s and we all expect a more open-minded society now that we are in the 'new millenium', the truth is that society is always kinder to those who conform. And despite the coughing efforts to educate masses about human rights, equality, the danger of prejudices etc, many people still bear the dominant views. Many people are still homophobic. Even among the audience tonight, there are some people who laugh at inappropriate moments in the movie - during the love scenes between the cowboys, during their expressions of love. I'm sorry but I have to say these girls (yes these giggling girls) are morons. Please, grow up. If you can't take it, don't go with the fad and watch the movie, irrespectful of all the other audience, half of whom are probably homosexuals by the way. Why would an expression of love between those of the same danger be considered funny? I don't get it. If two people love each other, does it really matter ALL THAT MUCH how they f***? If Sex and the City hadn't made gays cool and popular, I wonder how acceptable this Asian society's going to be about them.