2006-01-16
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Brokeback Mountain
Well, my lovely husband drove me 50 miles to see the movie yesterday. It was packed.
What to say about it? The story is sad, a story of regret and tragedy. The acting is superb. Heath Ledger's Ennis was exactly as Annie Proulx wrote him. Jake was lovely and needy as Jack. I don't have much to say about the women except I could have gone all day without the gratuitous sight of naked breasts. That is the one bit that I think could have been left out. The scenery is wonderful, the mountains absolutely breathtaking.
I recommend it. This is NOT a gay cowboy movie. I really did not see it as a gay movie at all. The plot was simple and could be about a het couple as well...perhaps what would keep them apart is different but it is no new tale. It is brilliantly told, however.
GO see it.
What to say about it? The story is sad, a story of regret and tragedy. The acting is superb. Heath Ledger's Ennis was exactly as Annie Proulx wrote him. Jake was lovely and needy as Jack. I don't have much to say about the women except I could have gone all day without the gratuitous sight of naked breasts. That is the one bit that I think could have been left out. The scenery is wonderful, the mountains absolutely breathtaking.
I recommend it. This is NOT a gay cowboy movie. I really did not see it as a gay movie at all. The plot was simple and could be about a het couple as well...perhaps what would keep them apart is different but it is no new tale. It is brilliantly told, however.
GO see it.