The Straw That Brokeback The Camel
April 9, 2006 at 1:45 pm
While Extreme Mortman has been recovering from brokeleg, the Extreme Household finally checked out brokeback — as in “Brokeback Mountain,” on DVD. We were underwhelmed. And puzzled.
My biggest question — what was Hollywood thinking when they nominated it for a Best Picture Oscar? How could they have wanted to put that movie in the pantheon of some of the all time greats, like “Casablanca,” “Patton,” “Lawrence of Arabia,” and “The Godfather(s)”?
“Brokeback” certainly doesn’t deserve such notoriety. In fact, we found the main characters possessing only one dimesnion — selfish — and the movie utterly lacking of any message other than that the traditional family structure is inferior to the occassional sexual encounter. The only reason it was nominated for best picture had to be that Hollywood was sending a political message. It clearly didn’t deserve the honor on its merits. Oscar winner “Crash” had an overt message, too, but at least it was a great, gripping move ioo. “Brokeback” was simply boring.
From now on, we’re sticking to enjoyable fare like “Toy Story.”
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