Brokeback Mountain
Plot: In 1963,strangers Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) get a job together tending sheep on Brokeback Mountain. However their relationship unexpectedly develops beyond friendship. When the job is brought to a sudden end, they go their different ways. The film follows the lives of the two men as they marry and have children, even though they still yearn for each other and can only meet in private a few times a year on Brokeback mountain.
My Thoughts: This is a very powerful film and you would have to be a hard lump of cheese not to be moved by it. There is very little to laugh at as the whole film has this dark underlying theme of a love that can never be accepted. Heath Ledger gives a stunning performance as a cowboy who has to cope with the images from his childhood and the homophobia instilled into him by his father. Unfortunately he does mumble some of his lines so it was difficult to catch all he said. I think another strength of the film comes from the reaction of the families affected, especially Michelle Williams who plays Alma Del Mar. The film takes place over a couple of decades; the passage of time shown only by the growth of sideburns and kids. And as the years pass, you realise that there can be no happy resolution to the situation; you can only empathise. And you will empathise.
The whole film is remarkable. A remarkable subject that is handled beautifully and remarkable performances by all actors. This ought not too be missed
Score: 9/10. No sod it 10/10. You can’t beat it for what it does
Best bit: When Jack finally stands up to his father in law, was a good moment. Other best bets; the whole bloody thing!

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