Director: Ang Lee
Genre: Drama/
Romance
Runtime: 134
minutes
Year:
2005
Starring: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy
Quaid, Anna Faris, David Harbour, Kate Mara, Linda Cardellini
Description: Ennis (Heath
Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) are two shepherds who develop a sexual and
emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of
them married to their respective girlfriends
Review: Happiness sometimes depends on
the choices you make in life. Sometimes you wish you did things differently.
One word or one touch could make such a difference, but you didn’t do anything.
“Brokeback Mountain” also deals with such key moments.
Even before “Brokeback Mountain” was released,
it was one of the most talked about films of the year. Two cowboys, the model
of ultimate manhood, that fall in love is obviously a fascinating given. But by
just saying it’s about gay cowboys, you’re not doing it justice. It’s not about
homosexuality, it’s about love in its purest and simplest form. A story about
how people choose to live their lives, about a world that doesn’t really give
them a choice, about suppressed feelings and about letting go.
The movie tells the story of young cowboys Ennis
Del Mar and Jack Twist, who work together during the summer of 1963 in the
mountains of Wyoming. The two develop a close bond which eventually turns into
a sexual relationship, much to their own surprise. At the end of the summer,
Ennis and Jack both go their own way. Both men get married and start a family,
but the memories of their time in Brokeback Mountain are dear to them. When
they meet up again after years, it’s still as that last time in Brokeback
Mountain.
The love between Ennis and Jack is impossible,
it’s in a time that the love between two men isn’t accepted. Director Ang Lee
could have easily turned it into a melodramatic film, but he managed to find
the right tone. I’ve never seen a film where two such rich, complete and
complex characters managed to expose the relationship in such an honest, true
and sharp way. The pace is slow and so are the developments, but in this film
it’s a positive thing. Invest in the characters and you will be rewarded.
“Brokeback Mountain” is carried by two great
leading actors. Both Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal are fantastic. Ledger
shines as the introvert Ennis. He is afraid to choose for what he really wants.
Gyllenhaal’s Jack is a bit more complex. He doesn’t want to live in a lie and
fantasizes about a life with Ennis. The choices we make have effect on our
happiness, that’s something “Brokeback Mountain” shows us.
A fantastic, touching and heart felt film, one
of my all-time favorites.
Rating: 5/ 5
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