Movie isn't just pro-gay, but anti-marriage (Medved on Brokeback Mtn)

JWR ^ | Dec 18 05 | Michael Medved

[churchillbuff]

one key factor in the plot: both men are married, with children, and their long-standing relationship ultimately destroys both marriages.

Would commentators similarly applaud a story of cheating, if the adultery involved a married man and a married woman?

The main problem with "Broke Back Mountain" isn't that it's pro-gay; it's that the emphasis on following your urges rather than honoring your responsibilities is, at its heart, anti-marriage

[kublia khan]

What is it with sheep??????????? The towel heads can't just herd their sheep they've got to molest them. Freaking shepherds they leave the sheep alone and do each other. If I ever go into farming I'm gonna be working with cattle or buffalo anything but those dam* sheep.

[isom35]

jay leno's alternative title: "Penis Whisperer"

[Slings and Arrows]

I strongly condemn violence against adulterous gay cannibals.

[Tall_Texan]

I'm sure the last remaining adulterous gay cannibal is thankful for that!

[de Buillion]

" hear there aren't any cows, no drives of the Herd to Dodge City, no gunfights, no Marshall Dillon or Josie Wales. It's no cowboy movie. "

Is this what they call "rinestone cowboys"?

[de Buillion]

"As a side note, it goes without saying that adultery or any other sin is not an excuse for violence which must be strongly condemned as well."

SAYS WHO?

[Bubbatuck]

>>Isn't that the movie about the sheepherders?

No... it's about cowboys who spend one summer herding sheep. One's a ranch-hand, the other's a rodeo bull-rider.

I'm astonished at how many threads there are about this non-event. It's a small, independent movie. It's a story. Why do we care?

Personally, between the homosexuals and the gangsters, I'd rather lose the gangsters. Should we protest every Martin Scorcese movie? I hate serial murderers, too - should we protest Jonathan Demme? I hate birds who peck out the eyes of schoolteachers - Darn that Hitchcock!!!

[The Red Zone]

Just goes to show you that cowboys should never herd sheep, it will only get them into trouble.

[driftless]

condemn...cannibalism"

I don't know, with the right wine and fava beans it might be alright.

[Izzy Dunne]

I strongly condemn violence against adulterous gay cannibals.

I strongly condemn the intolerance of the adulterous gay cannibal bashers.

[kittymyrib]

Would the Episcopal Church have voted in as bishop a man who divorced his wife and moved in with another woman? I don't think so. However, it was so trendy that he divorced his wife and moved in with his homosexual lover, that they just had to honor him for that. We are a perverted society.

[RushLake]

"If any readers here have the chance to listen to michael medved on talk radio I encourage you to give him a try."

His patience with some of the most idiotic of callers never ceases to amaze me. I love the way he invites those who disagree with his premise to call in and explain why. It brings out the dingbats (or is it moonbats?). I often think of that line in the Godfather--Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I loved the guy who used Judge Napalitano as an example of a brilliant judge the other day because Nappy thinks Bush is a crook.

[chronic_loser]

I won't be seeing this movie. I once worked with a guy who gave this assessment of a movie: "There are no fight scenes, no guns, no one is killed, no naked women, no fast cars, no explosions, no tough guys and no one you wanted to see die. Because of all that, it wasn't worth a ****."

I understand it is two extremely sensitive homos who give the sheep a break by getting it on with each other.

[wayoverontheright]

If any readers here have the chance to listen to michael medved on talk radio I encourage you to give him a try.

I used to listen to Medved on XM America Right, channel 166. They have replaced his show with Dr. Laura. I'd rather have Medved back.

[stocksthatgoup]

Would they applaud a film where a gay man has an affair with a woman and ultimately decides to go straight?

[Michael81Dus]

Talk about pursuit mania. Isn´t that the dress for modern Texans on the countryside?

[MortMan]

The secret is in the sauce!

[TennesseeGirl]

It cost $14 mil to make. As of last weekend (week 2) it has grossed $3,474,311.

[R.W.Ratikal]

According to most reviewers this movie is not about happy cowboys (gays). Gay means merry, carefree, happy. Homosexuals are definitely not gay most of the time.

Going through life unable to have a normal human relationship with the opposite gender is anything but a happy life.

Hollywood will of course heap praise on the movie. That's another strike against it.

[1Old Pro]

It's a typical pro-Left Wing Hollyweed production. What really bothers me is that because of the lack of creativity in hollywierd we can expect at least two remakes of this garbage.