But when the wife saw Ennis and Jack, the laughing got much worse, and then there were hoots and ooohs—more as if the scene were a mother catching her child doing something amusingly naughty, than a wife watching her world fall apart.
I had read about that in reviews before I saw the film - laughter at precisely those two scenes.
I had read the short story before seeing the film, so I knew that Alma witnessed the kiss and it's a gut punch. So why the laughter? Kind of a knee-jerk Springer "oh no you didn't!" response? Maybe some kind of Cheaters left-over? (I watch too many cable clips shows, evidently.)
I had a similar experience to the one Jane mentioned above - people clapped and cheered when Jack stood up to Lureen's dad. Otherwise it was pretty quiet, other than sniffles. I watched it with uberaeryn and ficangel and we were all pretty sniffly. It was a mixed crowd - I'd guess about 85% straight (although who knows?) although there were a few gay male couples and lots of groups of women. The thing that surprised me was the *age* of the crowd. I'm 35 - so when I say older, I mean older - 60+.
Considering that I live in Oklahoma (where "red" man has two meanings) the older crowd quite took me by surprise. A large group of women (50ish?) left the theatre at the same time we did - all in the tears. When they all realized they were all sobbing, they laughed and hugged. It was gorgeous.
This is a movie I'll have to purchase and re-watch to explore all the nuances - I sort of glided along on the scenery and Heath's silent, but very physical reactions (like the knee-bopping, chain-smoking moment at the window as Ennis waits to see Jack for the first time since Brokeback.) I'm always slow to pick up on imagery and subtext in film - hell, I just realized that King Kong had racial subtext - and that was only because I read an article about in Details.
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I had read about that in reviews before I saw the film - laughter at precisely those two scenes.
I had read the short story before seeing the film, so I knew that Alma witnessed the kiss and it's a gut punch. So why the laughter? Kind of a knee-jerk Springer "oh no you didn't!" response? Maybe some kind of Cheaters left-over? (I watch too many cable clips shows, evidently.)
I had a similar experience to the one Jane mentioned above - people clapped and cheered when Jack stood up to Lureen's dad. Otherwise it was pretty quiet, other than sniffles. I watched it with
Considering that I live in Oklahoma (where "red" man has two meanings) the older crowd quite took me by surprise. A large group of women (50ish?) left the theatre at the same time we did - all in the tears. When they all realized they were all sobbing, they laughed and hugged. It was gorgeous.
This is a movie I'll have to purchase and re-watch to explore all the nuances - I sort of glided along on the scenery and Heath's silent, but very physical reactions (like the knee-bopping, chain-smoking moment at the window as Ennis waits to see Jack for the first time since Brokeback.) I'm always slow to pick up on imagery and subtext in film - hell, I just realized that King Kong had racial subtext - and that was only because I read an article about in Details.
Lovely review darlin'!