Brokeback Mountain

I’m a horrible person who has not blogged in a long time, and should be taken out back and shot.  In the interests of turning over a new leaf, I am here to render a few brief comments on Brokeback Mountain.

I found this to be a beautifully shot and acted film that evoked one of the most painfully sad love stories I think I’ve ever seen.  It was more romantic and loving than most depictions of heterosexual love onscreen, by a long shot.  

I wonder – I’ve told some skeptical people that it’s just a love story, plain and simple – like any other.  But am I being (unintentionally) bigoted when I say that?  It’s not just a love story like any other, because it’s about the specific circumstances of being gay in a closed-minded community, and the pain these men must endure because they love each other but cannot make a life together.  

It is definitely a beautiful, sad, unique film, and one that deserves to be seen by many people – especially those who are least likely to go.

Note: I’m glad that Heath Ledger is getting awards and nominations, but I feel that Jake Gyllenhal deserves kudos too.  Happy that he just got a SAG award nomination.