Sunday, December 11, 2005
Brokeback Mountain - You Have to See It!!
Brokeback Mountain
http://www.brokebackmountain.com/splash.html
An incredible movie! A must see movie! The kind of movie that makes you laugh and cry and gasp and sob.
The movie is faithful to the beautiful short story written by Anne Proulx. The acting by Heath Ledger as Ennis DelMar and Jake Gyllenhall as Jack Twist is worthy of Oscar nominations. The photography of the magnificent vast country where their love story takes place is breathtaking.
The direction of Ang Lee is subtle and understated; very true to the image of the silent cowboy; the Marlboro Man….riding herd across vast amounts of territory. Two young men spend a summer together up in the high country in complete isolation as they tend to the grazing sheep. The real world fades from view and anything is possible. Two men who have no words to express their feelings, only physical action, often brutal and primal; with the unexpected breakdown which shows the anguish they both feel when the summer ends and they have to part. In the end their relationship spans 20 years. As Ennis says, “This thing has no reins.” It was ‘til death do us part’.
Seeing the movie with two friends who share most of my political views definitely contributed to my enjoyment and then add in seeing the movie in New York City in a theater in Chelsea and you have the ultimate viewing experience. When the movie ended with a shot of the entwined shirts nailed to the inside of Ennis’ closet with the postcard of Brokeback Mountain pinned next to them, I gave Kleenex to several people sitting around me and I knew I was in the right place.
As we sat in a little bistro and enjoyed a late supper after the movie, we agreed on most points. Ang Lee’s direction was tight. The repressed emotions felt by both men were shown with sublety. Heath Ledger played Ennis perfectly, IMO. He played a silent man yet there was no doubt as to his feelings of love, confusion, longing, and resignation to his fate. Jake Gyllenhall is pretty!...and an excellent actor too LOL!
The movie is showing now in NYC, LA, and SF. It is being distributed to other cities next week, I believe.
http://www.brokebackmountain.com/splash.html
An incredible movie! A must see movie! The kind of movie that makes you laugh and cry and gasp and sob.
The movie is faithful to the beautiful short story written by Anne Proulx. The acting by Heath Ledger as Ennis DelMar and Jake Gyllenhall as Jack Twist is worthy of Oscar nominations. The photography of the magnificent vast country where their love story takes place is breathtaking.
The direction of Ang Lee is subtle and understated; very true to the image of the silent cowboy; the Marlboro Man….riding herd across vast amounts of territory. Two young men spend a summer together up in the high country in complete isolation as they tend to the grazing sheep. The real world fades from view and anything is possible. Two men who have no words to express their feelings, only physical action, often brutal and primal; with the unexpected breakdown which shows the anguish they both feel when the summer ends and they have to part. In the end their relationship spans 20 years. As Ennis says, “This thing has no reins.” It was ‘til death do us part’.
Seeing the movie with two friends who share most of my political views definitely contributed to my enjoyment and then add in seeing the movie in New York City in a theater in Chelsea and you have the ultimate viewing experience. When the movie ended with a shot of the entwined shirts nailed to the inside of Ennis’ closet with the postcard of Brokeback Mountain pinned next to them, I gave Kleenex to several people sitting around me and I knew I was in the right place.
As we sat in a little bistro and enjoyed a late supper after the movie, we agreed on most points. Ang Lee’s direction was tight. The repressed emotions felt by both men were shown with sublety. Heath Ledger played Ennis perfectly, IMO. He played a silent man yet there was no doubt as to his feelings of love, confusion, longing, and resignation to his fate. Jake Gyllenhall is pretty!...and an excellent actor too LOL!
The movie is showing now in NYC, LA, and SF. It is being distributed to other cities next week, I believe.
Countess Bedelia 12/11/2005 06:15:00 AM