Capricorn
08-29-2011, 11:28 PM
Ok, being the "newbie" here, I hesitated when I thought about starting this thread.
Has anyone ever have a movie change your life in a major way?
In 2005 I went and saw Brokeback Mountain, and it blew me away. I left the theater feeling like I had been kicked in the stomach. I was determiend that I was going to bring all my friends to this movie, but that meant I had no one to talk to regarding the movie until they saw it.
Later that same evening, I Googled "Brokeback Mountain forum" and found an online community for fans of the movie. We were from all over the world, and we all had the strong feelings regarding this movie.
In 2006, one of the women who helped to run the forum posted that she had "nothing to do" on the second weekend of August, and she had an acre of land behind her house. Maybe we can all meet up?
I sent her an email, telling her not to expect a big turn out.....Texas in August? Talk about hot!
Well, I was wrong.....we ended up with 85 people in her backyard for the weekend. We all got rooms at a local hotel, and spent the weekend eating, drinking, dancing, and getting to know each other.
Since then, we've been having get-togethers, in different locations. Since 2006, I've been to 15 different states, and 5 countries: England, Italy, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
I've also had two relationships with guys who were also "Brokies" (as we call ourselves). They didn't last, but they were good relationships, and I have no regrets.
anyone else had an amazing experience in their lives due to a movie?
Has anyone ever have a movie change your life in a major way?
In 2005 I went and saw Brokeback Mountain, and it blew me away. I left the theater feeling like I had been kicked in the stomach. I was determiend that I was going to bring all my friends to this movie, but that meant I had no one to talk to regarding the movie until they saw it.
Later that same evening, I Googled "Brokeback Mountain forum" and found an online community for fans of the movie. We were from all over the world, and we all had the strong feelings regarding this movie.
In 2006, one of the women who helped to run the forum posted that she had "nothing to do" on the second weekend of August, and she had an acre of land behind her house. Maybe we can all meet up?
I sent her an email, telling her not to expect a big turn out.....Texas in August? Talk about hot!
Well, I was wrong.....we ended up with 85 people in her backyard for the weekend. We all got rooms at a local hotel, and spent the weekend eating, drinking, dancing, and getting to know each other.
Since then, we've been having get-togethers, in different locations. Since 2006, I've been to 15 different states, and 5 countries: England, Italy, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
I've also had two relationships with guys who were also "Brokies" (as we call ourselves). They didn't last, but they were good relationships, and I have no regrets.
anyone else had an amazing experience in their lives due to a movie?
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