sofiparamidani I love this movie. Both actors made an outstanding performance, but i would like to remark how moving and touching Heath Ledger's character is. He was able to show fear and passion for his secret couple at the same time. Amazing work!

The Movie Diorama Consistently referred to as the "gay cowboy" film, a description that acts as a disservice to what is a much more emotionally involving drama. Two young men are recruited to wrangle sheep in Brokeback Mountain over the winter season, where their friendship rapidly escalates to a forbidden platonic relationship. Acknowledging the tricky situation, they both decide to resist their hearts and lead normal lives where they start families. Controversially, this is renowned for losing the Best Picture award to 'Crash' and I can now understand the outcry. This is an intricate romance that feels both selfish and sorrowful. Two individuals that inflict damage upon the ones that love them and themselves. Falsifying love in an attempt to live as happy families ironically cause them self-destruction, but the screenplay gently explores the reasoning behind this. You gain an understanding as to why they made these choices, even though they are both hurting themselves, which consequently allows emotional attachment to the story and characters. Following typical western genre traits, the pacing is perhaps excessively leaning towards the slow side (especially the first thirty minutes), however it allows the characterisation to seep through the dialogue and compliment the natural beauty of Wyoming's mountainous landscape. Lee's direction is purely focused on the actors, ensuring that their talent is at the forefront. Both Gyllenhaal and Ledger were absolutely outstanding as Jack and Ennis, their chemistry was beautifully enigmatic. The internal torment and sorrowful friendship that blossoms is often spiky as it is loving, yet at no point is it conveyed falsely. The highlights and low points were progressed with natural humanity. Williams and Hathaway in supporting roles also enhanced the ferocious onscreen talent as two wives that inevitably feel betrayed. I did find the scene where Gyllenhaal violently drags a sheep by its back legs as distasteful. However, this is a majestic romantic drama that is as feral as the rodeos it portrays.

merelyaninnuendo Brokeback MountainIt works on a mild score like a musical theatre filled with drama, cheat and decisive that sets up these two flawed yet loved lead characters projected by the master Ang Lee.

wwwcomedycircus What's love? Does it have boundaries? Does it fade with time? Can it be controlled? All these questions have been beautifully touched by Ang Lee's poignant movie Brokeback Mountain. The story demolishes the myth of stereotypical definition of love between two opposite genders & is also not a same sex cow boy love story as few critics have written it as. It's about the bond, the unstoppable longing between two men which only deepens with time to such an extent that they "find it hard to quit" on each other. The movie is extremely heart wrenching & leaves an indelible impression of hurt, longing & melancholy. Their casual encounter & daily routine as 2 Shepards in a farm amidst mountains takes an eventful turn in a fateful cold night when they unknowingly enter into a bodily relationship. After that, there's no looking back. Eventually they part ways, get married with two girls & father kids but after a gap of 4 years when they meet, their love gushes out like roaring turbulent water out of gates of a dam. Ennis played by Heath Ledger sacrifices his marriage but Jack played by Jake Gyllenhaal keeps his forbidden love secret. They continue meeting each other under the brokeback mountain, the place where they spent their early days & their love & longing deepens so much that they find hard to stand each others absence. This clandestine relationship continues for 15 years or so until the death of Jack(murdered by his own wife) tears them apart. The scene where Ennis goes to Jack's parental house to collect his ashes and finds Jack's jacket wrapped around his old shirt can wreck your soul. The way ageing, lonely Ennis with tear filled heavy eyes, sniffs the jacket of his soul mate is enough to shake the pride of even most stoic person. "How lonely remaining days of Ennis' life would be without his love" must have crossed every viewers mind. The impeccable direction, passionate storytelling & most importantly the brilliant & flawless acting by two actors make it a legendary movie of all times. No wonder numerous big awards including three Oscars are not tribute big enough for such a fabulous movie. Heath ledger, however couldn't convert best actor nomination into a win though he truly deserved it. He made up for this lacuna after winning Oscars for his iconic portrayal of joker in "The dark night" posthumously. Brokeback Mountain is a must watch for all class of people who want to feel what true love is like. It's the best tribute to my favourite Heath Ledger.