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Jan. 9th, 2006
Always so cold :/
Jan. 9th, 2006 11:44 pmFinally got around to reading Brokeback Mountain, the short story. ( Thinking aloud... )
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So I can tag this entry as "movies": last night I watched The Notebook with mother and sis. Could not stop thinking of the desire vs. self-realisation essay over at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
worldserpent's, because it was the veritable template of a desire-based romance storyline if I ever saw one. XD I think my sister was fairly annoyed by it, but that is because she has Norrington Syndrome**. I thought the parts with the old couple were sweet, but the dry-eyed pragmatist would be better served by renting Iris.
** In every story where the heroine is forced to choose between the rich, capable, respectable and caring fiancé and the penniless boy she just happens to Love!, my sister roots for the fiancé and does not understand why the girl would go for someone who is not rich, capable, etc. not to mention a general dorkass who as often as not behaves badly toward the heroine (but this is supposed to be a sign of his internal conflict due to Love!, whereas the fiancé's understanding generosity merely connotes his relative lack of passionate impulse). In recent years she has become bitter and mostly expresses the opinion that the fiancé should go off and find himself a worthier woman.
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So I can tag this entry as "movies": last night I watched The Notebook with mother and sis. Could not stop thinking of the desire vs. self-realisation essay over at
worldserpent's, because it was the veritable template of a desire-based romance storyline if I ever saw one. XD I think my sister was fairly annoyed by it, but that is because she has Norrington Syndrome**. I thought the parts with the old couple were sweet, but the dry-eyed pragmatist would be better served by renting Iris.** In every story where the heroine is forced to choose between the rich, capable, respectable and caring fiancé and the penniless boy she just happens to Love!, my sister roots for the fiancé and does not understand why the girl would go for someone who is not rich, capable, etc. not to mention a general dorkass who as often as not behaves badly toward the heroine (but this is supposed to be a sign of his internal conflict due to Love!, whereas the fiancé's understanding generosity merely connotes his relative lack of passionate impulse). In recent years she has become bitter and mostly expresses the opinion that the fiancé should go off and find himself a worthier woman.