Well, fuck.

[ria_oaks]

Heard the news standing in a bus line at UBC; checked my email and saw your comment, bk635. Thought about it the enbtire way home on the bus (listening to the Brokeback Mountain soundtrack, which made me even more depressed). When I switched busses downtown I passed by an HMV; went in to find a bathroom and came out with Brokeback Mountain because I realized going inside that I still don't own it. Which is a tad ridiculous, seeing as I have a poster of it on my wall. They had one copy of the collector's edition, so I was happy. (though still needing a bathroom because for some absurd reason the three story high HMV didn't have one, so I had to go wandering around downtown until I found one) Anyway, I didn't have a chance to go online and see everyone's reactions until now, and it's all over my friends list... can't fucking believe it; it's so sad. He was so young and incredibly talented, and my heart goes out to his family and his poor little 2-year-old daughter. I can't imagine what it'll be like for her, growing up never knowing her father except through his old movies. Shit. He was am amazing actor; he blew me away in Brokeback Mountain, and I wouldn't have been surprised if he one day won an Oscar. I was so looking forward to seeing where his career would go; he was just starting out and it seemed like he had so far to go. I also can't help but think that it's remarkable how much people like him can touch the lives of so many people - none of us online knew him, but it's still painful for us because in whatever small way he had an impact on our lives. Truly a tragedy.

RIP Heath Ledger.

And damn but I still can't believe I'm writing those words - helluva shock; I keep remembering and being surprised again. Unbelievable.

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[quettalinde.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know. I heard it through an IM chat with a friend, and I honestly thought she was joking at first. It just seems so absolutely out of the blue … and now I really do need to see Brokeback Mountain because it's pretty much the only major film of his I haven't seen. He was one of the most talented actors out there, versatile, funny, hot as hell … and he's gone. Just like that.

I think this is the first time I've ever mourned someone I didn't know. :(

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's a helluva shock. Can't quite believe it, still... so sad. It's not the first time that I've mourned someone I didn't know; that would be... well, IRL there was a guy in my graduating class who I knew of but had never really spoken with, but when he died in gr12 it was very upsetting. Entertainment-wise, I was very upset by the deaths of Richard Biggs and Andreas Katsulas, both of Babylon 5 fame. I honest to god cried when Andreas died - we kinda knew it was coming, because he had cancer, but it still hit hard. I still feel rather sad whenever I see G'Kar on B5... he was a fantastic actor.

And YES go see Brokeback Mountain! Dear god, woman. XD XD (j/k) But yeah, it's absolutely worth seeing. Beautiful piece of art; very powerful. And Heath is incredible in it; it's the first time I realized what he was capable of. (though admittedly I'm ridiculously fond of A Knight's Tale, too... but BBM was his Oscar-worthy performance). Anyways, either rent it or I can lend it to you now. :) Or heck, I'm vaguely planning to watch it again, so if you ever want to get together to watch it... now that i own it, I want to see it again. Oh, and go read the story - it's short, and excellent. It's up to you which you do first (either way one will be spoiled, lol), but I'd suggest the story. I read it about a year before the movie came out. I remember reading somewhere online that "Heath Ledger is going to make a movie about gay cowboys" and I went OMGMUSTSEE, then I went and read the story and fell in love with it.

[quettalinde.livejournal.com]

There's a difference for me between empathetic mourning, where I pick feelings up from my surroundings, and actual mourning, which is the "so sad, so much potential, how did this happen?" feeling that I'm dealing with now. First category is the guy at the other high school who careened into a fence post at 5 am while intoxicated. Never met him, would never had met him, wouldn't have cared if I had because of the radically different circles, but people I knew knew him and so I got the low, depressed, sad feeling too.

Yes, Yes, I know, I'm a bad movie person. There's a lot I haven't seen… Have you seen Casanova? Not his best performance, but very beautifully done as well. In somewhat the same vein as KT without so much fourth wallage. I'll maybe borrow it if I feel I've got time to watch something and you're around. Otherwise, Videomatica's only 6 blocks away. XD Don't remember who wrote the story, though.