Chapter 1196： ideological innovation

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"Brokeback Mountain" was adapted from Anne Prox's short story collection "The Closed Farm," and Anne Prox made a review after watching the film in person, which also became the beginning of the turmoil in the entire American cultural world. .

"When this novel appeared in The New Yorker on October 13, 1997, I was still at a distance from it. I expected some angry letters from vindicators, and instead I got letters from some men, Some of them were Wyoming farm workers and cowboys, some were fathers. They said, 'You told my story,' or 'Now I understand what my son went through.'

I still receive this heartbreaking letter to this day. I was baffled when Michelle Hathaway told me that Evan Bell would like to make the story into a movie. I don't think this story could be made into a movie: the sexuality in the story is too revealing for mainstream tastes. Gay subject matter is a hot potato, unless managed carefully, and Hollywood actors are generally reluctant to play **** men, so it is very difficult to find good actors, let alone directors. But Michelle persuaded me and Evan vouched for the work, which put my mind at ease.

When Evan took a year to hand me the script that he had adapted, I was surprised that the story was excellent and enriched the characters' personalities. Evan used his own understanding to present the novel in another way, many of which I disagreed with because the emotional ups and downs exceeded my original expectations, but Evan convinced me with his persistence. So I decided that the story belongs to Evan, belongs to Ang Lee, I want to say goodbye to Ennis and Jack, and continue my other writing.

When watching the movie, I wasn't mentally prepared for the emotional shock, and the characters came back to my mind stronger than before.

Movies can be better than words. Sometimes authors are reluctant to admit this. But the movie disturbed me. I felt as though the ancient Egyptians used a tiny hook to pull the head of a corpse out of their nostrils when mummifying, and the cast and crew also pulled images from my head.

I feel especially for Evan. He understood Ennis' feelings and thoughts better than I did. He plays the poor farm boy with astonishing power. It's a terrifying feeling to see something that was originally part of the private imagination in your head, and then hopelessly try to translate it into print on paper and enter your line of sight with an overwhelming visual effect.

As a writer, I've had a rare cinematic journey: instead of spoiling my story, it expanded into massive, gripping impact.

Within weeks of watching the movie, I drove through the Sierra Madre. It was a windless, bright day. The poplars are lit by the light of the wind; hunting season and already the roar of breeders moving cattle and sheep down low slopes to avoid early storms. Driving around a corner, I stopped to let the sheep pass. Among the trees on the hillside stood a horse with a roll of bedding tied behind it and a gun in its sheath: a packhorse was behind it. No knight in sight. I thought I would wait a little longer and see Jack or Ennis emerge from the bushes. I shook my head, feeling a little crazy about the idea. Then for sure neither of those characters will appear.

Except for the landscape. In addition to the outstanding performance, the excellent and delicate make-up technique to represent the two characters' two decades of experience, some small details also give the film a authenticity: Ennis's dirty fingers in the sex.love scene; number of An old highway sign that hasn't been seen in ten years reads 'Enter Wyoming'; Jack's tummy standing out with age; in a painful phone conversation. The speckles on Lulin's nail polish; her mother's perfect Texan haircut, Ennis and Jack sharing marijuana instead of cigarettes in the 1970s; the flipped shirts; the speckled coffee pot..."

The affirmation of the movie by Anne Prox, the author of the original novel, is tantamount to pushing the movie to another level. The ideological revolution centered on "Brokeback Mountain" has only just begun.

"Brokeback Mountain" was released on December 9, 2005. After a long awards season, it was not offline until April 20, 2006. The Grand Cinema Line stayed for five months. At its peak, it was released in 2,500 theaters, a number comparable to that of many blockbusters. This can definitely be said to be a huge victory for "Brokeback Mountain" against Hollywood's unspoken rules and conservative forces, and it has also become the most important milestone in the history of **** movies.

In the end, "Brokeback Mountain" grabbed $130 million at the North American box office. The rest of the world has won 160 million US dollars, and the whole world has won 290 million US dollars, which is one step away from the 300 million threshold. This figure makes "King Kong" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" envious. It is not that their box office is not as good as this. "King Kong" has a global box office of 550 million, and "The Chronicles of Narnia" has seven. 40 million in the account. The problem is, "Brokeback Mountain" won 290 million at the box office with an investment of 14 million, "King Kong" with 200 million in investment, and "The Chronicles of Narnia" with 180 million in investment. , this profit ratio is really enviable.

The most obvious one is "Four-Eyed Chicken", with an investment of 150 million dollars and a global box office of 280 million dollars, a result of people's collapse. Ten times the investment, but in exchange for the same income-in fact, the global box office of "Four Eyed Chicken" is 10 million US dollars less than that of "Brokeback Mountain".

With "Brokeback Mountain" created this miracle, there is a series of records. It is the fifth-highest-grossing non-comedy romantic film in North America since 1980, ahead of "Titanic," "Ghosts," "Pearl Harbor" and "Mr. Sweetheart."

Among the highest-grossing Westerns in North America since 1979, it holds the No. 2 spot. The champion is "Dances with Wolves", which won the Oscar for best picture, while "Brokenback Mountain" is followed by "Brokenback Mountain", "Gambler Ma Huali" and "Unforgivable".

In addition, among the films involving **** elements since 1980, "Brokeback Mountain" has occupied the champion position, and this is the only true **** film among the top five, the love of two men is a film the spindle. Works such as "Fake Phoenix" and "Interview with the Vampire at Night" followed closely.

For a film that was originally boycotted by the entire North American film market, this achievement is enough to make everyone break the eye, and it is enough to make the entire Hollywood begin to reflect: Is there really no market for **** films? The society is changing too fast. Or is the thinking of the big Hollywood studios too backward?

It is absolutely historic for a **** movie to make $130 million at the North American box office, and this work is like a banner that took the 2005 movie market by storm. Never before has a **** production received so many screenings. There has never been a gay-themed film that has attracted such high attention, and with "Brokeback Mountain" comes the ideological revolution of the entire film industry.

As early as Evan Bell decided to take over the script adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain", he knew that Hollywood's unspoken rules for **** and gay-themed movies are deeply ingrained. Now, after the release of "Brokeback Mountain", it seems that a lot of things have changed. Homosexuality is at the heart of the actors' daily conversations and discussions. In the midst of social turmoil and cultural change in the United States, what kind of status will **** culture occupy? influence future cultural trends.

Hollywood's influence on American popular culture is huge, but it's rare that "Brokeback Mountain" has an impact on academia, fashion, country music and other cultural fields within a few months of its release. According to statistics, there are currently about one million jokes related to "Brokeback Mountain" circulating on the Internet, and there are as many as 40 million search terms related to the movie.

Among the rants of conservatives. American academic circles have embraced this ideological storm caused by "Brokeback Mountain" with open arms. Many scholars believe that "Brokeback Mountain" has become a "watershed" work in the history of world cinema. USC scholar William Handlery and another scholar from Ohio University are co-editing a collection of essays on the social impact of Brokeback Mountain. Contributors include university professors, writers, comedians and Internet bloggers, among others, and "Brokeback Mountain" novelist Anne Prox has agreed to write for the book. In addition, Evan Bell's graduate thesis "The Social Causes of Homophobia" will also be included.

It is worth mentioning that while Evan Bell's graduation thesis is still being written, he has already received publication invitations from four publishing houses, all of whom hope to bind Evan Bell's master thesis into a volume and then officially issue it. . This is not only one of the social influences of "Brokeback Mountain", but also a recognition of Evan Bell's status in academia today.

At Harvard an associate professor plans to include the "Brokeback Mountain" novels" and films as reference material for a course he runs.

In the field of popular culture, the shadow of "Brokeback Mountain" can be seen everywhere. Video clips based on "Brokeback Mountain" clips and hilarious images imitating the film's poster are everywhere on the Internet. On a website that sells t-shirts. The T-shirt featuring the classic line from the film "I wish I knew how to give up on you..." was a hit, and it became the site's number one seller just two weeks after its launch.

"Brokeback Mountain" also made the American music scene once again blowing the trend of country music, and the sales of country music albums soared; and the design of the fashion industry also triggered a new wave of western denim clothing, in February 2006 in New York During fashion week, denim clothing has become the main design of various brands.

And it is worth mentioning that the western desert of Wyoming. It has also become a travel hotspot. Steven Spielberg takes his family to Wyoming next weekend after watching "Brokeback Mountain"!

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