i can't say i was a huge fan of heath ledger... but i was a fan. i saw much promise in this handsome aussie... starting with his minor turn in the overrated monster's ball.but it was brokeback mountain that made me a fan.
and not for reasons that others may think or hold true for themselves. given the option: i'd take jake. not to dilute ledger's looks but i've never been partial to blondes.
but it was his acting that made me a fan. the anguish, the turmoil that he was able to bring to this most conflicted of characters. he also brought a fresh and stirring face to the straight community. a "man's man" who was gay. whether you thought the movie was brilliant or boring...you cannot diminish the effect it had on the public's stigma of gay men.
he will be remembered as a gay icon for this performance... not because he was gay but because he clearly understood the emotions and conflicts that run within most homosexuals.
like river phoenix before him... we will never know the full-extent of this man's talent. we saw glimpses... luckily they have been captured on film.
and i do not mean to categorize ledger as a drug overdose or anything else by comparing him to phoenix except that we have lost a talent.
what upsets me most is that the sadness of this loss will be overshadowed by the slimy out-guessing of the 24 hour news cycle and the rumors and trash that are being spoken and written about this around the world.
he was a private man. we should allow his death to be private.
let's mourn the loss... let's not sensationalize the death.
e.
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