tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3388336558830975416..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Brokeback ManhattanSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-4851708410549648712016-03-28T13:28:46.852-05:002016-03-28T13:28:46.852-05:00I liked it more than you did, although I agree tha...I liked it more than you did, although I agree that <i>Far from Heaven</i> is a better and deeper film. I see where you're coming from here, but I think some of Carol's actions may well argue against the idea that this meant more to Therese than it did to her. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-24864593000707210972016-03-28T13:27:43.395-05:002016-03-28T13:27:43.395-05:00I've still to get to Brooklyn, so I can't ...I've still to get to <i>Brooklyn</i>, so I can't compare the two as of yet. I admit this was slow, but I think the pace works for the story.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-279795726734677322016-03-28T13:27:07.206-05:002016-03-28T13:27:07.206-05:00"Swoony" is a nice way to put it. It avo..."Swoony" is a nice way to put it. It avoids being prurient, which I think works to its advantage, because it would be an easy place to go.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-18773411056442357372016-03-28T12:00:05.771-05:002016-03-28T12:00:05.771-05:00I gave this three stars mostly for the acting and ...I gave this three stars mostly for the acting and the period details. The story itself didn't grab me. Here's what I wrote:<br /><br />Haynes revisits the "1950s closeted homosexual" theme he explored in Far from Heaven. The difference is that his earlier film also had other things going on, especially the potential racial romance aspect. Carol has nothing but the main story.<br /><br />And that story meanders, wanders, stops, starts up again, and just generally is there, rather than having much of any build towards something. Related to this is that everything is presented very distant and antiseptic. I felt nothing between the two women, to the extent that I wondered if that was actually the point - that's it's not actually a love story but rather a rich, bored forty-something housewife who has a fling with a young, beautiful shopgirl, but it means more to the young woman. In other words, a story that's been done many times with the mid-life crisis man and the young ingenue, except with a lesbian twist.<br /><br />If you want to see a period lesbian romance/drama then you can do much better with Desert Hearts (1984). And for the theme of 1950s homosexuality in general you can do better with Haynes' own film Far from Heaven.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-1552629657473899482016-03-28T08:20:33.411-05:002016-03-28T08:20:33.411-05:00I'm not a fan of this one. Everyone looked bor...I'm not a fan of this one. Everyone looked bored (of the script)? it was pretty to look at, but not enough to hold my attention. <br /><br />As far as slow paced dramas go this past Oscar season, I preferred Brooklyn for both story and look.Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-5955548608602769672016-03-28T01:32:18.418-05:002016-03-28T01:32:18.418-05:00Pretty much agree with you. I thought it all looke...Pretty much agree with you. I thought it all looked absolutely gorgeous as well, from the costumes and furnishings, to the cinematography. I do prefer Far From Heaven, but this is a wonderful swoony romance, and there aren't many great ones anymore. Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.com