OMG~~~ I can see Jake dating a Chinese girl, it's quite possible given we over here like him so much... but hopefully not Zhangziyi.................sigh~~~

i guess none of us went to the special screening and Q&A session in aero monday night. in case someone is interested as i am, i am gonna ZT some of the posts from IMDB about the details.

Questions were asked about how they approached their roles and about how Diana came to write the script. She addressed how difficult it had been to watch it bounce around from studio to studio for the better part of seven years. Gustavo told us that he'd written the score from the script long before any footage was shot (which is a rarity, really, since most composers score based on the visuals as opposed to composing based on the words---but he really "saw" the script come to life as he'd read it, which the viewer can easily tell). He said that upon hearing it, Ang Lee assumed it had been written for a previous project and had wished it were available for this film! (He got a collective laugh on that one)! Obviously, Lee recognized immediately just how perfect a score it was for his film. And, of course, someone just HAD to ask about "the kissing" and about the ending and if Ennis really knew what had happened to Jack. I loved Jake's response to that, which was that we live in this literal world which expects a concrete explanation and answer to everything under the sun and that there are times when that isn't necessary. (In other words, it's up to the viewer to interpret). Perfect answer indeed!

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Also, as I mentioned in a different thread: Jake talked about dealing with this sadness syndrome which so many of us experience after seeing the film, a sentiment with which I'm sure everyone there could relate. Here's someone who had to experience and portray the desperation of being Jack Twist and he's had to relive that with each screening of the film he's attended. He mentioned that it's difficult for him to have to view the final scenes of the movie, yet these actors are normally brought in for the panel discussions during that point in the film, often forcing him to have to view it. That really touched me because I've found that while I can get through the rest, the final sequences are the toughest part for me to get through as well. He was very honest about his feelings on this and it was truly touching. Both Jake and Heath talked about how very masculine their characters were, as befitting the script and the original story, and that the story wouldn't have worked any other way. Heath talked about personifying that rough and tough cowboy image and how he used body language (the speaking through clenched teeth with balled-up fists and arched shoulders, and the violence with which his character dealt with situations) to convey Ennis' pent up rage and frustration.

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Michelle was asked about why it took Alma so long to part from Ennis after catching his kiss with Jack. Her response mentioned Alma's dire circumstances---poverty, having two children to raise and no prospects of anything better at the time. (And both she and Heath mentioned Ennis' violent streak and Michelle figured that for yet another reason why Alma wouldn't have wanted to confront Ennis any sooner). What irked me was the way in which she was asked the question, with the moderator remarking something to the effect of "...the audience likes her, but we're not supposed to like her TOO much..." And there's me saying, "Excuse you?!" [I not only "like" Alma but feel extreme sorrow for her! No matter how much we are meant to sympathize with Jack and Ennis (and of course I do), Alma is certainly an innocent in this and a sympathetic character...but I digress.] After that answer, Michelle really didn't have anything else to say and everything else was directed mainly at Jake and Heath, except for one gentleman who commented on how wonderful Santaolalla's score is. Another person summed it all up by remarking on what a gift this film is to the world. (Too right)!

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