Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Shed a tear

A very poignant film. I couldn't remain dry eyed throughout the whole thing, and I'm not one to get very emotional.

This movie reminds me of my own struggal to reach out to someone when it's hard to. I think it will move anyone who's ever felt the pain that so often comes with the joy of love. If that's you, you will thoroughly enjoy this movie. July 21, 2008

" TO THINE OWNSELF BE TRUE "

I suppose IF they werent living a cowboys existance ( and that's all they knew ) , they could have gone to a big city where nobody really cared ..however, in the early 60's many still did care, and shunned the gays even before AIDS , many were stayed in the closet ( so to speak ).

I 'm guessing the reason they married women was to throw off any suspicion from them in their small towns , especially when they were caught romping about in camp while suposedly watching over sheep . ( Now there would have been a good subsitute if lonely on the range I hear . ) anyway, The one wife knew early on ...why did she stay ? I wouldn't have . I'd be out that door in a flash .

The movie to me was slow and I had to watch it three different times , pick up where I left off to get thru it . Glad I waited til cable got hold of it .

Seriously I'm still not clear how the one guy died . did he actually have a tire blow up in his face OR did some cowboy who'm he misjudged as gay got pissed at this & he & his friends murder him ? Hey, I understand there still is limited tolerance in many of these " cowpoke " communities . It's been in news papers that not many years ago a gay boy was murdered then dragged beyond recognition behind their truck . We're still learning tolerance in this country I guess . July 20, 2008

interesting subject but I thought it dragged

The main thing I didn't understand was if these two guys really wanted to be together, why didn't they move someplace where they could be accepted? There have been many cities that accepted gays. NY, SF, New O., Chicago, and most major cites in the north. Why not go there? If they they were gay why did they marry women? None of this made sense to me. I remember the 60's and there were gay people who were out, and nobody cared. I don't think the movie was a true perspective of gay life when these 2 guys got together. It wasn't until the 80's and HIV came along that homosexuality became a big scare, and with good reason. But back in the 60s and 70's gays were accepted in many cities.

If they wanted to ride around in the mountains, and get married, then they made their choices. Nobody can have it all. July 5, 2008

Cowboys in Love

Mr. Lee has directed a romantic masterpiece for the 21st century with the magnificent Brokeback Mountain, creating an instant classic. A story that could possibly shock due to the two men looking and behaving as typical family men involved with women and children...who fall hard for each other. The perfectly cast leads not only excel in their acting but capture the essence of the intensely passionate relationship that seemingly develops out of the blue between two handsome,masculine,rugged cowboys hired to manage a flock of sheep in a spectacularly majestic mountain setting. An environment so outrageously romantic and isolated that it's impossible to imagine resisting any kind of attraction from occuring...between any two human beings.
This beautifully handled film allows anyone who watches it to identify with the emotions of erotic attraction,electric passion, tender romance,internal conflict,dramatic tragedy and life changing loss that are a big part of the human experience. The elegant, leisurely pace and classic-mythic-cinematography heightens the gut-wrenching story as it unfolds.A stunning achievement in all catagories that sets a new standard for cinematic love-story-telling for the 21st century. A classic love between opposites that anyone can relate to and identify with ,opposites not in gender, but in personality and spirit. One cowboy is the optimistic extrovert who wants it all with his man by his side and the cowboy he falls for, is the emotionally tortured intovert....who owns the film from his first shot. Mr.Gyllenhaal and Mr.Ledger's on-screen couple has become a modern legend. It'll be a long time before anyone will be able to out do this work by a pair of intelligent, brave, extremely secure and gifted actors at the peak of their craft....who really understood and felt the characters and the difficulty of this very complicated, highly emotional situation. How fantastically refreshing to see homosexual desire portrayed by two very believably masculine young men with absolutely no trace of any theatrical, selfconcious, Will & Jack style-"gay" mannerisms. And in doing so, showing the world that there are plenty of "regular" men discreetly enjoying the "power of love/lust" privately with each other right under everyone's noses! Wishing Mr. Ledger's soul peace and love...he left us with a piece of work that will hopefully inspire people to seek inner happiness by bravely facing one's inner, deeper truth. An important film for women to see to help them better understand those men who were never able to fully commit to them.

June 26, 2008

Good Acting BUT

This movie deserves the 3 academy awards for its excellent acting ... but because I knew in advance that both main actors where hetero I was not drawn into the plot. I even good bore.

Sure, it's a good thing that this movie was made, if only to bring forth the fact, that gay people are not "freaks of nature" or "abomination from hell" as repeatedly told to us by the conservative righteous holier-than-thou evangelists.

I much preferred "SOLDIER'S GIRL" which is an extremely moving "true" story that shows the drastic impact and consequences, when we are dealing with hatred, bigotry, ignorance, homo-odium and intolerance.
June 26, 2008

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