However, "Brokeback Mountain" has also faced resistance in Asia. Miller, who also owns the NBA team Utah Jazz, has not explained the decision to pull the movie. The church has spent millions of dollars campaigning against gay marriage and considers homosexual acts grounds for excommunication. Miller, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon church. The movie theater that canceled "Brokeback Mountain" in Utah is owned by Larry H. "I think there's pressure to condemn (homosexuality) in their (Americans') religion which causes their homophobia," he said. "I saw for myself - after the showing of 'The Wedding Banquet,' Taiwan has become more open on this topic (of homosexuality) than the US," Lee said. "Actually, if you compare the two, I think Asian society is more open," he said at an event promoting "Brokeback Mountain" in Hong Kong. Lee noted one of his previous movies about a gay couple, "The Wedding Banquet," received a less restrictive categorization in his Taiwan than in the US. Lee won a Golden Globe award for best director for the film. What do you think of TIME 2011 Person of the Year?Īng Lee: Asian audiences more accepting of gay subjectĭirector Ang Lee said Saturday he thinks Asian audiences are generally more accepting of gay subject matter than Americans, after a movie theater in the US state of Utah owned by a Mormon abruptly pulled his new film, the gay cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain."ĭirector Ang Lee attends a news conference to promote his film "Brokeback Mountain" in Taipei January 19, 2006.
On May 5, 1821, Napoleon died of illness on the island of Saint Helena. Ang Lee: Asian audiences more accepting of gay subject-China Youth International