Excellent movie
Added 2/8/2010
This is a beautiful film. I heard folks not planning to watch it as they thought it was some gay adult movie which it is not. It is about friendship and love. The actors are excellent and the location is breathtaking.
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Achingly beautiful and profound.
Added 1/27/2010
For many days now I have lingered on this film. I recently rented it off of Netflix, and I was stunned by how much it moved me. For the longest time I avoided seeing this film, because I was afraid of how I would feel about it. Not for it's subject matter, I have sat through and enjoyed many gay themed films. I feared more that this was just another over-hyped oscar winning dissapointment, Like so many other oscar winners over the past few decades. Personally I was deeply moved by this film. There are very many lessons to be learned from Brokeback Mountain. Not necessarily about homosexuality, but about the nature of love itself. Brokeback Mountain makes you realize how powerful a force like love is. It can create such beauty and passion. Yet at the same time destroy lives with the intensity of a furious hurricane. The main thing I liked about the picture, is that it doesn't take sides. Every character in this film is a victim. Jack and Ennis are both lonely and miserable, while Alma and Lureen have to suffer through infidelity and loveless marriages. They could have easily turned this film into a mockery of itself, although people make fun of it anyway, it never made a wrong turn for me.
The performances are revolutionary. I really agree with people who put Heath Ledger's performance up there with Brando. He completly embodied Ennis Del Mar, the way Charlize Theron embodied Aileen Wurnos in "Monster. The moment where he breaks down in the alleyway after Jack left just really tears you up. Saying that, I have to say as great as Jake Gyllenhaal was in this film, I did think he was bit overshadowed by Ledger. But I really loved the way that you could guess what he was feeling just from his facial expressions. One scene that comes to mind, is the one where he is dancing with Lureen and you can see this sadness in his eyes as he turns away from her, like he is pining for something pining for Ennis.
Michelle Williams is an incredible actress, I've seen her in Wendy and Lucy and Synechdoche,NY, and it amazes me that she hasn't gotten more recognition then she's already recieved, the moment when she see's Ennis from the porch she shows such a genuine reaction.This was also a huge breakout movie for Anne Hathaway, who before had only been known for playing disney princesses.
Out of all the films Ang Lee has directed this is probably my favorite of his, or at least tied with The Ice Storm. It amazes me how versatile he continues to be from doing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to Sense & Sensibility. I recently heard that he was set to do the Film adaptation of "Life of Pi" and if it is anywhere as good as this adaptation of Annie Proulx's story(which is worth a look) then I will be eternally grateful.
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I spent 8 years in Montana and
Added 1/10/2010
and this is very not believable. On top of what other 2 star reviewers said about the lack of believability in the attraction between the characters (small talk talk talk--SEX IN THE TENT).
ok, so it might have been different in 1963, but there are no southern accents in cowboys in Montana. my parents live in Wyoming. I haven't seen much different there.
guys that wear cowboy hats CHEW, they don't smoke, you cultural realists. EVERY 'cowboy' in college had Skoal marks or holes in their jeans.
Gyllenhall, while a likable guy, acts like a city guy acting like a cowboy. REAL guys that grow up ranching have way too much of a sense of responsibility to knock around camp or goof off like he does. the way he holds a cigarette even looks like he's in a nyc bar ;)
Ledger, who did an AMAZING job in Dark Knight, looks like he studied all possible Tommy Lee Jones roles for his sole inspiration. ha.
i dated a sheep herder from a small town in montana. he had more small town friendliness and earnestness than bruce springsteen could muster. zero tommy lee jones ;)
even the lead wrangler boss guy seemed like a slick from a nyc bad guy movie.
they all looked like studies in acting class, but no realism from the west, bless my soul ;)
sorry boys!
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Censorship
Added 12/26/2009
It is films like brokeback mountain that make us wish for a return to censorship because they promote lifestyles that are repulsive and unnatural as well as irresponsible and socially destructive. Sorry, but that is how I feel and most people feel the same.
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ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMS TO COME AROUND IN A LONG, LONG TIME
Added 12/17/2009
BBM is a true masterpiece; I loved it. This widescreen 2-disc collector's edition is worth watching again & again. The bonus features are so good. This film effected me so much; I can't get it out of my mind. I always cry each time I see it. Love is universal - the story is so full of loss, mistakes, regrets, sadness, etc.- that it makes your heart break. The performances of Heath (sigh) as Ennis and Jake as Jack, along of course w/Ang Lee's masterful direction, are terrific. The screenplay by Mr. McMurtry and Ms. Ossana is perfect. The fact of Ennis & Jack not being together effects their entire lives, as well as the lives around them. All in all, what a great film!!
P.S.: That so-called "academy" robbed BBM of best picture of 2005; it is unbelievable that award went so undeservingly to something like "Trash"! The audible, unbelievable gasp of the audience must have been heard outside the theater! Wouldn't surprise me if it was just a cave in at the last minute. Stupid cowards. But, I admit that I never fail to be amazed and furious at all of that "academy's" continuous mistakes from way back. Heath was definitely robbed of best actor, as Jake was of best supporting actor,. The beautiful cinematography was not rewarded also. Some things never change...
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Excellent movie
Added 2/8/2010
This is a beautiful film. I heard folks not planning to watch it as they thought it was some gay adult movie which it is not. It is about friendship and love. The actors are excellent and the location is breathtaking.
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Achingly beautiful and profound.
Added 1/27/2010
For many days now I have lingered on this film. I recently rented it off of Netflix, and I was stunned by how much it moved me. For the longest time I avoided seeing this film, because I was afraid of how I would feel about it. Not for it's subject matter, I have sat through and enjoyed many gay themed films. I feared more that this was just another over-hyped oscar winning dissapointment, Like so many other oscar winners over the past few decades. Personally I was deeply moved by this film. There are very many lessons to be learned from Brokeback Mountain. Not necessarily about homosexuality, but about the nature of love itself. Brokeback Mountain makes you realize how powerful a force like love is. It can create such beauty and passion. Yet at the same time destroy lives with the intensity of a furious hurricane. The main thing I liked about the picture, is that it doesn't take sides. Every character in this film is a victim. Jack and Ennis are both lonely and miserable, while Alma and Lureen have to suffer through infidelity and loveless marriages. They could have easily turned this film into a mockery of itself, although people make fun of it anyway, it never made a wrong turn for me.
The performances are revolutionary. I really agree with people who put Heath Ledger's performance up there with Brando. He completly embodied Ennis Del Mar, the way Charlize Theron embodied Aileen Wurnos in "Monster. The moment where he breaks down in the alleyway after Jack left just really tears you up. Saying that, I have to say as great as Jake Gyllenhaal was in this film, I did think he was bit overshadowed by Ledger. But I really loved the way that you could guess what he was feeling just from his facial expressions. One scene that comes to mind, is the one where he is dancing with Lureen and you can see this sadness in his eyes as he turns away from her, like he is pining for something pining for Ennis.
Michelle Williams is an incredible actress, I've seen her in Wendy and Lucy and Synechdoche,NY, and it amazes me that she hasn't gotten more recognition then she's already recieved, the moment when she see's Ennis from the porch she shows such a genuine reaction.This was also a huge breakout movie for Anne Hathaway, who before had only been known for playing disney princesses.
Out of all the films Ang Lee has directed this is probably my favorite of his, or at least tied with The Ice Storm. It amazes me how versatile he continues to be from doing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to Sense & Sensibility. I recently heard that he was set to do the Film adaptation of "Life of Pi" and if it is anywhere as good as this adaptation of Annie Proulx's story(which is worth a look) then I will be eternally grateful.
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I spent 8 years in Montana and
Added 1/10/2010
and this is very not believable. On top of what other 2 star reviewers said about the lack of believability in the attraction between the characters (small talk talk talk--SEX IN THE TENT).
ok, so it might have been different in 1963, but there are no southern accents in cowboys in Montana. my parents live in Wyoming. I haven't seen much different there.
guys that wear cowboy hats CHEW, they don't smoke, you cultural realists. EVERY 'cowboy' in college had Skoal marks or holes in their jeans.
Gyllenhall, while a likable guy, acts like a city guy acting like a cowboy. REAL guys that grow up ranching have way too much of a sense of responsibility to knock around camp or goof off like he does. the way he holds a cigarette even looks like he's in a nyc bar ;)
Ledger, who did an AMAZING job in Dark Knight, looks like he studied all possible Tommy Lee Jones roles for his sole inspiration. ha.
i dated a sheep herder from a small town in montana. he had more small town friendliness and earnestness than bruce springsteen could muster. zero tommy lee jones ;)
even the lead wrangler boss guy seemed like a slick from a nyc bad guy movie.
they all looked like studies in acting class, but no realism from the west, bless my soul ;)
sorry boys!
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