very cool, chris....
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but do you mean christopher doyle....??
fashionologie- i tend to agree with you about brokeback mountain..... i think the star power has a lot of sway in getting the masses to the theatres as is being done with this film..... and of course ideally that shouldnt be the motivating factor....but i think there's 2 things to be said about that....
first, i think people are often drawn to a movie because of its cast (i too am guilty of this, even though i do seek out more indie, unknown productions), and if the quality and message of the movie is superb, they leave realizing there was so much more to it than a particular favorite actress or good looking guy..... and this in turn probably gives them a confidence and a desire to go out and see more films that perhaps they never would have considered, because even their favorite actors are interested in them.... people are often so fearful.... and i think it plays some sort of mind trick on them that if their favorite mainstream popular actor heath ledger does a film about a same sex relationship, then maybe it makes it that much more safe or reasonable to actually explore that material and watch the film.....
and secondly, i think we have to be thankful for the fact that the material is out there.....and that even if people are often being drawn to it for the less-than-ideal reasons, at the end of the day, its important content with an important message and HOWEVER they get there is better than not getting there at all....
they may never open their minds more than that.....and they still may leave the theatre liking the film because angelina or nicole or brad were in it.... but at least we can hope that the film left its mark in some small, maybe subconscious way.....and that that will affect the viewer, even if they themselves dont realize it....