We went into Dublin today for movies. I’d hoped to do a triple header, but Casanova’s not starting here til next week, it turns out, so we only went to two. Also, Shaun has a raging headache, and Ted was all movied out after two movies.
I went and saw “Brokeback Mountain” and “Walk the Line.” Ted saw “Underworld” and “Walk the Line”, and Shaun saw “Underworld” and “Brokeback Mountain”.
What I took away was: watching Walk the Line, which is based on real people and a real story, seemed very much like watching a played-by-the-numbers fictional story. Brokeback Mountain, which is entirely fictional, was like watching a story that had really happened. I liked them both very much, but I hope Brokeback picks up the Oscars.