Written by Ryan Field (BGB)
BGB, Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Although there was some controversy in the gay community with regards to the film "Brokeback Mountain", not to mention the mainstream, both the film and the short story are destined to become classics. Some of us didn't like the fact that two straight men got the leading roles when there are so many talented gay actors starving for gigs like that. But from an objective point of view, Heath Ledger worked hard and his performance made the character he portrayed believable and valid. His role didn't gain us any overnight civil rights, but it did bring us a few steps closer to crossing over into the mainstream as viable, talented Americans without the typical stereo types that the latest reality shows on TV seem so fond of these days. He took a chance as an actor, and he managed to pull it off very well. And, he made it all look so effortless while doing this. How he will be remembered best in the mainstream won't be clear for some time, but he'll most likely always be remembered as a classic in the gay community for his work in "Brokeback Mountain", and that deserves respect.
Ambrose Aban: I thought this might pick your interest. I posted about his passing too...gone, so young and so beautiful.
BGB, Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Although there was some controversy in the gay community with regards to the film "Brokeback Mountain", not to mention the mainstream, both the film and the short story are destined to become classics. Some of us didn't like the fact that two straight men got the leading roles when there are so many talented gay actors starving for gigs like that. But from an objective point of view, Heath Ledger worked hard and his performance made the character he portrayed believable and valid. His role didn't gain us any overnight civil rights, but it did bring us a few steps closer to crossing over into the mainstream as viable, talented Americans without the typical stereo types that the latest reality shows on TV seem so fond of these days. He took a chance as an actor, and he managed to pull it off very well. And, he made it all look so effortless while doing this. How he will be remembered best in the mainstream won't be clear for some time, but he'll most likely always be remembered as a classic in the gay community for his work in "Brokeback Mountain", and that deserves respect.
Ambrose Aban: I thought this might pick your interest. I posted about his passing too...gone, so young and so beautiful.
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