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March 13, 2006
Brokeback Mountain Redux-An Important Voice in the Conversation
Disclosure: I have not watched Brokeback Mountain. Hence, I don't really have a lot to say about the movie itself that is not second hand. In fact, I try not to say too much about the movie at all. I have been very interested in the cultural conversation that has arisen as a result of the movie, though.
Here is a piece of that conversation between a movie reviewer who I respect a great deal, who broadens the parameters of my intellect, and who I agree with most of the time (he should have given a Crash some more props, though) and a reader of his who describes himself as follows:
I went to see Brokeback Mountain with a dear friend [of many years] yesterday. I am a proud father and the grateful husband of my best friend. [Personal details deleted.] At age 18, I embraced Christ and with much difficulty rejected homosexuality. I had actively and exclusively identified as such since age 11. To my disappointment, the struggle with homosexual desire has been constant, with varying degrees of intensity, since my conversion and I have come to accept that it is something I will have to contend with the rest of my life. With God's help, I have never been nor, never will be, unfaithful to my wife or to my Lord.
He goes on to have a thoughtful engagement with the movie, Jeffrey's thought's on the movie, and how those each intersect Christianity.
The comments of this reader are the last in this post. The other letters are also worth reading as they are from non-Christians who agree with Jeffrey. Sadly, you also get a sample of some the vicious mail that Jeffrey, who is a thoughtful and sensitive Christian, receives at times.
Here is Jeffrey's review of Brokeback Mountain.
Here is a masterlist of Jeffrey's reviews.
Film, Music, Television, Books | By jackdas | 10:11 PM
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