Author Topic: Symbols you will forever associate with BBM scenes (Read 274949 times)

aintfoolin · « **Reply #390 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 02:07 AM »

Whiskey, cigarettes, mountains, streams, a child's swingset, blue and white plaid shirts, small roadside motels. denim shirts, logs, the moon, rodeo on t.v.,old pickups, laundromats, bears, horses, sheep, coyote, pork and beans, belts, camping dishes, trailors, postcards, closets. All these things remind me of the film BBM. There's many more.

Marj · « **Reply #391 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 07:12 AM »

Yesterday my little girl was watching Spongebob Squarepants...Spongebob was riding a horse and yelled YEE-HAW...i was in the kitchen cooking and i heard the YEE-HAW ....My heart began to race with 200 miles per hour.
I immediately thought of Jack and Ennis ...so i guess a sentence or particular words reminds of the film.
And everytime i hear a sad song i think of the two boy's and the lost love.

tpe · « **Reply #392 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 07:14 AM »

Quote from: zankou1991 on Mar 24, 2008, 08:42 AM

tpe you are too lucky i would never be able to get hold of anything that jake had touched jesus i would be happy if i could even find out were to buy a packet of gum he touched like you found in the pocket right i think im seriously going to have to check ebay now for something of his then i may need to rob a bank to afford it so... lol if im not back for a while im in jail

You never know zankou.

Go to one of the BBM gatherings when you can ([perhaps unlikely right now) and you shall.

After all, these PJs, shirts, jackets, and other relics only hold meaning for those of us who love this film. It would be incomprehensible to others.

tpe · « **Reply #393 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 07:16 AM »

Quote from: ksxks on Mar 24, 2008, 09:56 PM

Yes to this -- I find myself recently with a number of western style shirts

kathy

The jacket I got from Sheplers had that wonderful western touch to it. I wonder how close it was to the style of Jack's Jacket in the scene when he first met Randall...

tpe · « **Reply #394 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 07:17 AM »

Quote from: athena0204 on Mar 24, 2008, 10:35 PM

What about cherry cake?

But of course!

Don't we have a wonderful member here whose screen name is cherrycake?

tpe · « **Reply #395 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 07:18 AM »

Quote from: zankou1991 on Mar 24, 2008, 10:40 PM

hmm a little i suppose

coffe though when i drink it i just think about the whole texans dont drink coffe thing

tpe · « **Reply #396 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 07:19 AM »

Quote from: aintfoolin on Mar 25, 2008, 02:07 AM

Whiskey, cigarettes, mountains, streams, a child's swingset, blue and white plaid shirts, small roadside motels. denim shirts, logs, the moon, rodeo on t.v.,old pickups, laundromats, bears, horses, sheep, coyote, pork and beans, belts, camping dishes, trailors, postcards, closets. All these things remind me of the film BBM. There's many more.

I highlighted the 2 that caught my attention.

You know, when I flip through the cable channels and see the one with the bull-riding competition, I see Jack.

tpe · « **Reply #397 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 07:21 AM »

Quote from: Anaconda on Mar 25, 2008, 07:12 AM

Yesterday my little girl was watching Spongebob Squarepants...Spongebob was riding a horse and yelled YEE-HAW...i was in the kitchen cooking and i heard the YEE-HAW ....My heart began to race with 200 miles per hour.
I immediately thought of Jack and Ennis ...so i guess a sentence or particular words reminds of the film.
And everytime i hear a sad song i think of the two boy's and the lost love.

This resonates with me too. A word is a symbol in and of itself.

athena0204 · « **Reply #398 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 09:27 AM »

Quote from: Anaconda on Mar 25, 2008, 07:12 AM

Yesterday my little girl was watching Spongebob Squarepants...Spongebob was riding a horse and yelled YEE-HAW...i was in the kitchen cooking and i heard the YEE-HAW ....My heart began to race with 200 miles per hour.
I immediately thought of Jack and Ennis ...so i guess a sentence or particular words reminds of the film.
And everytime i hear a sad song i think of the two boy's and the lost love.

To tell you the truth, anything that has to do with horses, cowboy hats, country landscapes, trucks, etc. makes me think of Brokeback Mountain. And I'm from Texas, so I see those things almost every day.

Marj · « **Reply #399 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 11:54 AM »

I'm glad i don't see these things every day, i'd become crazy for sure

Here in Holland we don't have cowboy hats, country landscapes, trucks..well oke, we do have trucks, but not the trucks as in the movie.
But to tell you the truth sometimes i wish i lived in your environment, to become one with it,
to breathe the air, to get a little taste of the movie...here we have nothing... you know what i mean?
I just discovered where i want to put money away for ...a trip to the "Brokeback Mountains"

See you in 10 years

athena0204 · « **Reply #400 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 07:40 PM »

Quote from: Anaconda on Mar 25, 2008, 11:54 AM

I'm glad i don't see these things every day, i'd become crazy for sure
Here in Holland we don't have cowboy hats, country landscapes, trucks..well oke, we do have trucks, but not the trucks as in the movie.
But to tell you the truth sometimes i wish i lived in your environment, to become one with it,
to breathe the air, to get a little taste of the movie...here we have nothing... you know what i mean?
I just discovered where i want to put money away for ...a trip to the "Brokeback Mountains"

See you in 10 years

Oh yeah I forgot to mention rodeos. We have the rodeo here every year for over two weeks and it's a huge event. So Brokeback Mountain can never really leave my mind...I'm surrounded by constant reminders. And what I really love about Texas, is that although most people live in the city, it's still surrounded by open spaces. You don't have to go very far to see country landscapes. Where I live, you just drive for about five or ten minutes and you find yourself in the open country. It's really beautiful, especially on a clear sunny day. And right by the high school I went to are these old ranch-type houses with horses behind the fences. Also there's a farm with cows near by too...ah, so many things that make me think of BBM that I see every day. Although I don't want to spend my whole life here in Texas, I want to go to other places and see the world...I'm quite proud to be a Texan. People sometimes make fun of Texans because they say we're too proud of our state, like its it's own country or something.

ksxks · « **Reply #401 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 10:42 PM »

Quote from: tpe on Mar 25, 2008, 07:16 AM

The jacket I got from Sheplers had that wonderful western touch to it. I wonder how close it was to the style of Jack's Jacket in the scene when he first met Randall...

I was going to say that, Thomas -- your beautiful black suede western-style jacket, yes, quite similar to Jack's. I saw a close-up of his recently in some pic and it definitely has the same cut.

To get back on topic: how about funky, messy apartments.

kathy

ksxks · « **Reply #402 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 10:44 PM »

Ain't nobody making fun of Texans here!

kathy

athena0204 · « **Reply #403 on:** Mar 25, 2008, 11:05 PM »

Quote from: ksxks on Mar 25, 2008, 10:44 PM

Ain't nobody making fun of Texans here!

kathy

Marj · « **Reply #404 on:** Mar 26, 2008, 01:37 AM »

Quote from: athena0204 on Mar 25, 2008, 07:40 PM

Oh yeah I forgot to mention rodeos. We have the rodeo here every year for over two weeks and it's a huge event. So Brokeback Mountain can never really leave my mind...I'm surrounded by constant reminders. And what I really love about Texas, is that although most people live in the city, it's still surrounded by open spaces. You don't have to go very far to see country landscapes. Where I live, you just drive for about five or ten minutes and you find yourself in the open country. It's really beautiful, especially on a clear sunny day. And right by the high school I went to are these old ranch-type houses with horses behind the fences. Also there's a farm with cows near by too...ah, so many things that make me think of BBM that I see every day. Although I don't want to spend my whole life here in Texas, I want to go to other places and see the world...I'm quite proud to be a Texan. People sometimes make fun of Texans because they say we're too proud of our state, like its it's own country or something.

I'm so jealous...sigh....And there's nothing to make fun of, the way you described "your" Texas...makes me want to go up there right now!!!

That is something i miss..the all day events to associate with the film.. :\'(

tpe · « **Reply #405 on:** Mar 26, 2008, 07:07 AM »

Quote from: athena0204 on Mar 25, 2008, 09:27 AM

To tell you the truth, anything that has to do with horses, cowboy hats, country landscapes, trucks, etc. makes me think of Brokeback Mountain. And I'm from Texas, so I see those things almost every day.

You see BBM everyday then!

tpe · « **Reply #406 on:** Mar 26, 2008, 07:08 AM »

Quote from: ksxks on Mar 25, 2008, 10:42 PM

I was going to say that, Thomas -- your beautiful black suede western-style jacket, yes, quite similar to Jack's. I saw a close-up of his recently in some pic and it definitely has the same cut.

To get back on topic: how about funky, messy apartments.

kathy

I guess you are referring both to the apartment above the laundrymat AND the trailer?

athena0204 · « **Reply #407 on:** Mar 26, 2008, 10:17 AM »

Quote from: tpe on Mar 26, 2008, 07:07 AM

You see BBM everyday then!

I can't walk out of the house and not see it, it's everywhere!

athena0204 · « **Reply #408 on:** Mar 26, 2008, 07:31 PM »

Quote from: Anaconda on Mar 26, 2008, 01:37 AM

I'm so jealous...sigh....And there's nothing to make fun of, the way you described "your" Texas...makes me want to go up there right now!!!
That is something i miss..the all day events to associate with the film.. :\'(

Don't forget the old country roads that are bumpy because they never get fixed. There's this one right where I live that I drive on when I go to the store...in fact I drove on it just today...thought of Brokeback Mountain again! Living in Texas, I'm constantly surrounded by BBM reminders!

Matt Nasty · « **Reply #409 on:** Mar 26, 2008, 07:32 PM »

Quote from: athena0204 on Mar 26, 2008, 07:31 PM

Don't forget the old country roads that are bumpy because they never get fixed. There's this one right where I live that I drive on when I go to the store...in fact I drove on it just today...thought of Brokeback Mountain again! Living in Texas, I'm constantly surrounded by BBM reminders!

i basically live on this forum and its one big reminder

also i have sheep im my area that remind me

Marj · « **Reply #410 on:** Mar 26, 2008, 07:43 PM »

Quote from: athena0204 on Mar 26, 2008, 07:31 PM

Don't forget the old country roads that are bumpy because they never get fixed. There's this one right where I live that I drive on when I go to the store...in fact I drove on it just today...thought of Brokeback Mountain again! Living in Texas, I'm constantly surrounded by BBM reminders!

Okay, now you´ve done it..i´m going to buy a oneway ticket to Texas !!
Do you have room for one more person?

I´m going to buy the movie poster of Brokeback Mountain, i want to have something to look at.

tpe · « **Reply #411 on:** Mar 27, 2008, 07:49 AM »

Quote from: athena0204 on Mar 26, 2008, 07:31 PM

Don't forget the old country roads that are bumpy because they never get fixed. There's this one right where I live that I drive on when I go to the store...in fact I drove on it just today...thought of Brokeback Mountain again! Living in Texas, I'm constantly surrounded by BBM reminders!

Beautiful -- if you allow me to say so, it mirrors the byways of the Heart.

myprivatejack · « **Reply #412 on:** Mar 27, 2008, 11:51 AM »

Quote from: tpe on Mar 27, 2008, 07:49 AM

Beautiful -- if you allow me to say so, it mirrors the byways of the Heart.

Beautiful too,Thomas¡

aintfoolin · « **Reply #413 on:** Mar 27, 2008, 03:10 PM »

It is beautifully said Tpe, thank you.

What about everytime we see pictures of Heath Ledger or Jake G.? Heath WAS and will always symbolize Ennis Del Mar. Jake will always symbolize Jack Twist. This maybe unfair to actors who take roles and move on but these characters and the actors who played them will always be remembered for this classic film.

Brokeback definitly got us all good.

Marj · « **Reply #414 on:** Mar 27, 2008, 03:30 PM »

You are so right...THE symbols of Brokeback are Jake and Heath !!

lancecowboy · « **Reply #415 on:** Mar 27, 2008, 10:57 PM »

Today I saw a painting of the rolling hill of ranch country, with a fence running along, almost like the banner, without the sheep and Ennis and Jack.

Yet, right the way I FELT Brokeback Mountain. It took a double take to realize what I felt, and why. The green rolling hills and far horizon and the expansive sky, blue with white cumulus clouds.

athena0204 · « **Reply #416 on:** Mar 27, 2008, 11:59 PM »

Quote from: lancecowboy on Mar 27, 2008, 10:57 PM

Today I saw a painting of the rolling hill of ranch country, with a fence running along, almost like the banner, without the sheep and Ennis and Jack.

Yet, right the way I FELT Brokeback Mountain. It took a double take to realize what I felt, and why. The green rolling hills and far horizon and the expansive sky, blue with white cumulus clouds.

That sounds beautiful. I'm glad I live in a place where I am near such scenes.

Matt Nasty · « **Reply #417 on:** Mar 28, 2008, 06:53 AM »

some words symbolise BBM for me like the simple word "ranch" can make my memories all come back

which is a nuiscene because im trying to read of mice and men where they work on a ranch and everytime i think of the setting i just forget the book and drift of into the world of BBM

tpe · « **Reply #418 on:** Mar 28, 2008, 08:05 AM »

Quote from: aintfoolin on Mar 27, 2008, 03:10 PM

It is beautifully said Tpe, thank you.

What about everytime we see pictures of Heath Ledger or Jake G.? Heath WAS and will always symbolize Ennis Del Mar. Jake will always symbolize Jack Twist. This maybe unfair to actors who take roles and move on but these characters and the actors who played them will always be remembered for this classic film.

Brokeback definitly got us all good.

Oh God, this is certainly true. Our actors have indeed become symbols of what is great and lovely about this film.

tpe · « **Reply #419 on:** Mar 28, 2008, 08:07 AM »

Quote from: lancecowboy on Mar 27, 2008, 10:57 PM

Today I saw a painting of the rolling hill of ranch country, with a fence running along, almost like the banner, without the sheep and Ennis and Jack.

Yet, right the way I FELT Brokeback Mountain. It took a double take to realize what I felt, and why. The green rolling hills and far horizon and the expansive sky, blue with white cumulus clouds.

Indeed, being in red rock country around Las Vegas last month, we all did seem to get the feeling of being in BBM, even though the geography and flora and fauna are vastly different...