Brokeback Mountain

i watched the film last night and utterly enjoyed it. I thought the first 10-15 mins were abit slow though but then it picked up. I also thought the scenery was amazing and i thought jack's horse was very pretty!

I didn't think the sex scene was graphic. ang lee knew how far he could go and i didnt think it was tasteless. Personally i liked the tent scene after that when jack held ennis's head.

i thought Jake was the better actor sometimes i couldn't understand what heath was saying and my friend also had that trouble. i don't know if any of you found that problem.

a very good film and i will definately get it on dvd.

Rach
 
BBM. Stunning film on so many levels. Much as I love Jake Gyllenhaal and I thought he was great I DO wish Heath Ledger had won something. He was the epitome of repression in a less 'showy' role. I thought his performance was simply breathtaking and his emotional restraint and ultimate release is one of the moments which will stay with me forever.
 
What on earth are you apologising for the music for?.......I love James Blunt........And this song goes heartachingly beautiful with the scenes from BBM........sorry Im referring to the link at the top of the page from WhatSheSaid
 
I just got back from the cinema having seen this film - others on this thread have written about it better than I probably can but I just wanted to say I thought it was fantastic. It was a beautiful film but also completely heartbreaking. I'm a total romantic and often cry at movies but it's not often the sadness of a film stays with me as this one has, and I feel will for a long time.

But, with regard to the last poster I can understand while some people wont enjoy the film, because of the slow pace. However, it was more than a 'issue' film in my opinion.
 
Maybe I'll sleep now that I finally know what it is that Ennis says at the end of the movie. I just couldn't understand him, I knew it was such an important line and so crucial to the films ending,it was nagging me to death that I didn't know what he said.
 
My heart still aches......3 weeks on after seeing the film 2wice.......can't wait for it to be out on DVD........
Don't you just know that Ennis is destined to spend the rest of his life living on his own with his heartache, his regrets and his shirts in his grotty trailer. By the way, has anybody else noticed that in the final scene the shirts are reversed on the hanger? I'm still thinking as to why, the jury is out until I've seen the movie again.
Such a beautiful heart wrenching film..........No film has ever affected me like this before, seems like I'm not the only one either........
Unfortunately I couldn't persuade my homophobic hubby to go with me, shame because I rather think he would have enjoyed the film, if he could have got around the 'gay' issue.
Just couldn't make him understand that it's not a 'gay movie', it is a love story..........Oh well! his loss I say......
 
Saw this today, this film really got me, i didn't think it had and then the last 15 mins it hit me and i was sobbing, I've never cried like that at a movie before just the saddest film i think i've ever seen.
 
Watched it Saturday and completely agree with whatshesaid says, I wasn't overly impressed, but the next day and today you can't help but think about it and I have an urge to watch it again! To me it must be a bloody good film to have such an impact. Nothing to do with the fact I have a silly crush on Jake Gyllenhaal!!! :o Seriously, a must see film IMO.
 
It not really about 'Gay Cowboys'. It is about two people who fall deeply in love with each other, yet cant commit to their feelings and each other because of the time/place/culture they are in. It is about love, but also about frustration, sadness and learning to do what the majority believe is right and accepting a different exsistance because of it. It is a wonderfully moving film, beautifully directed and passionately acted. Well worth a look.
 
Forgive my bumping this but I've just got around to watching it, and I have to wonder if the brave subject matter from a mainstream filmmaker has clouded people's judgements into thinking this is some sort of masterpiece, which IMO isn't definitely isn't. There have been better films with better performances this year which are much more deserving of BM's accolades (Capote and The Constant Gardener for two).

I agree that Heath Ledger's perf. as a homosexual trying very hard - and failing - to repress his sexuality is very good. You really do get a sense of the torment he's going through. It's this that has got him the Best Actor nod, over his co-star's Supporting nod, as Ledger's is the harder role to play and he's afforded more screen time. Michelle Willams is also good as his wife in a role that doesn't exactly allow her much room to move emotionally. The only time she talks to her (by this time ex) husband about her suspicions is during their last scene together. I would like to have seen more of their relationship together to really understand the torment Inis is going through by trying to live a 'normal' life, but that's indicative of the film. Less was definitely less in this case. Too much is skipped over. The catalyst on the mountain for example. What was their motivation for the initial encounter? There wasn't much indication up to that point that the two were even especially good frienRAB, let alone that Jake believed that Inis would be receptive to his advances. Key events and characters were introduced and then dropped without being made clear. Jake's domineering 'man's man' of a father-in-law, and Inis's potential new wife for example. Both of these had scope to add a third dimension to the characters, but wasn't really built upon. Jake eventually stood up to his FIL, but to what effect, or cost? Was it this that got him killled? His wife must have known what happened. Was she complicit in it? How did people find out about Jake? This I think was a key area in the film, but it was never expanded upon.

Many people have said that BM isn't a gay cowboy film, but is about frienRABhip. Bullshit. 'FrienRAB' don't meet up once a month for sex. This was about lust. Nothing wrong with that, but let's not romanticise it. And as for the gay aspect being incidental, if the story was played straight as it were, i.e. a man and woman carrying on an illicit relationship, no way would this be being lauded as it is. It would simply be another run-of-the-mill rom-drama.
 
I think that's one of the reasons that, as a film, it is truly great. You don't just leave the cinema thinking "oh that was a good/crap film" and then forget about it. It haunts you, gets under your skin.

There are a lot, an awful lot, of subtle nuances in the film, that I don't think anyone can appreciate on one viewing. LoaRAB of people won't be interested in seeing it again to look deeper into it, which is fine, but I think if it hits you somewhere unexpected it's well worth seeing again.
 
Nice bump and nice link. I've just seen it advertised for the first time as "out on DVD on Monday". I obviously don't watch enough aRAB on TV.
 
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