By the time I reached the last words of the story, I felt, to paraphrase Annie [Proulx]'s own words, as if my guts had been pulled out hand over hand a yard at a time.... I was weeping by the end, deep gut-wrenching sobs.Drew Limsky, in a 12/30/05 op-ed piece in the Boston Globe writes of the first time he saw the movie:
When I think too much about the story of Jack and Ennis, I get these rushes of sensation that are somewhere between chills-up-my-spine and hot flashes. And I've seen others describe parallel experiences. (I'll include some additional quotes in future posts.)My identification with Jack Twist was so complete that his heartbreaking optimism and bitter frustration made me almost physically ill, like I couldn't breathe.
Why does it hit us so hard?
1 comment:
Yes --- why??? I was weeping like mad after I see it the 3rd time...(can only cried like that as my hubby is not around and my son is asleep). Its just a strong thing u know...i just can't figure out which part of Brokeback that actually made me like this.
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