Tuesday night I went to see Brokeback Mountain, the drama directed by Ang Lee starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. The film begins with the two charaters arriving at a trailer looking for work for the summer. The job is tending to sheep on brokeback mountain. Ennis and Jack form a friendship that eventually gets overtaken by lust and love. Ledger and Gyllenhaal deliver amazing performances that will prove to gain them an immense amount of respect in Hollywood. It is one thing to act in love, it is entirely another thing for two heterosexual men to portray homosexual love in a world still not completely accepting. The movie takes place through the sixties and seventies, two decades even less accepting of homosexuality. This comes through in how the two deal with who they are, often by stating that they are not "queer". The acting and direction in the movie surpasses all the movies I had the opportunity to watch in 2005. It is for this reason that this movie is my prediction for best picture at the 2005 Oscars (Nominations have not yet been released however, I am confident enough that when they are Brokeback Mountain will be on that list). If you get the chance try to go see this movie before it leaves the theatre. It is a history making film not to be missed.
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hmmmm :)
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