 | Category: | Movies | | Genre: | Drama |
I thought this was a great movie. When it comes down to it, it's a tragic story of what can happen when you're not free to love the person you want to love. The character development was a little slow so it took me awhile to get into the characters but in the end I found the acting to be great and the story heartbreaking. If you're uncomfortable with the subject matter (the sex in particular), you probably won't be able to get past it and enjoy the movie, so don't see it and complain to me later that I recommended it. :-)
Netflix Synopsis: Two sheepherders -- Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar (Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger) -- meet and fall in love while working together near Wyoming's Brokeback Mountain in 1963. Over the next 20 years, their lives take different courses: Jack becomes a rodeo cowboy while Ennis remains a ranch hand. Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid and Michelle Williams co-star. Ang Lee directs screenwriter Larry McMurtry's adaptation of a short story by E. Annie Proulx.   | an excellent movie, with fabulous acting, especially heath ledger. on one had, it reminded me of the words in a song sung by nat king cole--nature boy---the words---the greatest thing in all the world is to love and be loved in return. yet they both lived a lie, letting the woman in there life beleve in the illusion that they were traditional husbands-------thought that the minimal use of dialogue and telling the story visually worked well----this story is more than just about two bisexual or gay men, its about loneliness, wheather in a crowd or on brokeback mountain |
 | I'm dying to see this. Thanks for the review. |
 | I haven't seen the movie, but did find this essay by Larry David rather amusing. Here it is:
Cowboys Are My Weakness
Larry David, Op-Ed Contributor NEW YORK TIMES
Published: January 1, 2006
SOMEBODY had to write this, and it might as well be me. I haven’t seen “Brokeback Mountain,” nor do I have any intention of seeing it. In fact, cowboys would have to lasso me, drag me into the theater and tie me to the seat, and even then I would make every effort to close my eyes and cover my ears.
And I love gay people. Hey, I’ve got gay acquaintances. Good acquaintances, who know they can call me anytime if they had my phone number. I’m for gay marriage, gay divorce, gay this and gay that. I just don’t want to watch two straight men, alone on the prairie, fall in love and kiss and hug and hold hands and whatnot. That’s all.
Is that so terrible? Does that mean I’m homophobic? And if I am, well, then that’s too bad. Because you can call me any name you want, but I’m still not going to that movie.
To my surprise, I have some straight friends who’ve not only seen the movie but liked it. “One of the best love stories ever,” one gushed. Another went on, “Oh, my God, you completely forget that it’s two men. You in particular will love it.”
“Why me?”
“You just will, trust me.”
But I don’t trust him. If two cowboys, male icons who are 100 percent all-man, can succumb, what chance to do I have, half- to a quarter of a man, depending on whom I’m with at the time? I’m a very susceptible person, easily influenced, a natural-born follower with no sales-resistance. When I walk into a store, clerks wrestle one another trying to get to me first. My wife won’t let me watch infomercials because of all the junk I’ve ordered that’s now piled up in the garage. My medicine cabinet is filled with vitamins and bald cures.
So who’s to say I won’t become enamored with the whole gay business? Let’s face it, there is some appeal there. I know I’ve always gotten along great with men. I never once paced in my room rehearsing what to say before asking a guy if he wanted to go to the movies. And I generally don’t pay for men, which of course is their most appealing attribute.
And gay guys always seem like they’re having a great time. At the Christmas party I went to, they were the only ones who sang. Boy that looked like fun. I would love to sing, but this weighty, self-conscious heterosexuality I’m saddled with won’t permit it.
I just know if I saw that movie, the voice inside my head that delights in torturing me would have a field day. “You like those cowboys, don’t you? They’re kind of cute. Go ahead, admit it, they’re cute. You can’t fool me, gay man. Go ahead, stop fighting it. You’re gay! You’re gay!”
Not that there’s anything wrong with it.
Larry David appears in the HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
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 | tracy wrote on Jan 19, '06  with fabulous acting, especially heath ledger.  i agree, he's amazing. he's a man of few words, but you can feel his emotions throughout the entire movie. |
| tracy wrote on Jan 19, '06, edited on Jan 20, '06 |
| Glad you ladies found this funny!
About the movie: I thought it sounded like something I would like, but I've talked to 3 friends, all with high hopes of enjoying it, who found it utterly boring. I hear it is beautifully shot, but lacking in dialogue. Perhaps, after reading your review, I'll give it a try. Though I'm sure James will pass... |
 | I just think watching this movie would destroy the dreams I enjoy about Heath Ledger... |
| tracy wrote on Jan 20, '06, edited on Jan 20, '06 Glad you ladies found this funny!
About the movie: I thought it sounded like something I would like, but I've talked to 3 friends, all with high hopes of enjoying it, who found it utterly boring. I hear it is beautifully shot, but lacking in dialogue. Perhaps, after reading your review, I'll give it a try. Though I'm sure James will pass... There isn't a lot of dialog, but what do you expect with two men in a relationship, they had to be realistic! If it weren't for women, I'm sure there would be no dialog at all in relationships. (OK, just kidding....i don't want to offend any of the men)
But your friends are right that there weren't a lot of words, but I was never bored. It's a pretty long movie too. it's 2 hours and 15 minutes. A lot of words just weren't necessary to convey the story. I was angry and sad throughout the film. Sad, that they didn't feel comfortable to just be together, but angry that they married and hurt their wives so much. |
| tracy wrote on Jan 20, '06 I just think watching this movie would destroy the dreams I enjoy about Heath Ledger... You can just go see Casanova after wards and you'll get over it. Honestly, you almost forget that it's two men. It's just two people that want to be together but can't or won't because of fear of repercussions. |
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 | Ang Lee's Direction makes u to forget about its a two Men's Love Story.(In Eastern world 2 men's love we call it Friendship...Except Physical relationship).....After all its a great movie.... |
 | Drives me meshugge how some people have made this movie more about being gay than what it's really about. I haven't seen it, but it's on my Netflix list. |
| tracy wrote on Apr 12, '06 Drives me meshugge how some people have made this movie more about being gay than what it's really about. I haven't seen it, but it's on my Netflix list. What does that mean?!? I've never heard that expression. :-) |
| ratel wrote on Apr 12, '06 It is Yiddish, and means crazy. |
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