I just saw a great trailer for Brokeback Mountain. It is the story of two cowboys, two hot cowboys that is, who fall in love while shepherding in the mountains.They love each other, but have to hide it because of society.
This is the kind of movie I have been waiting to see. It encapsulates the idea that gay men have to sacrifice their love in order to look normal.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The gay cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain" positioned itself as a key Oscar competitor Tuesday, roping in seven Golden Globe nominations, including best dramatic picture and honors for actor Heath Ledger and director Ang Lee.
How graphic is the sex scenes? I keep reading they are, and of course this movie hasn't come to our local Lowes theater, although they did have a big poster up.
I prefer to see the glass as half full. I don't think there is going to be much of a reaction from the far right, at least not a reaction that a lot of people are going to bother to take notice of.
Read Frank Rich’s column in the Sunday NY Times of 12/18/05, Two Gay Cowboys Hit a Home Run. In part:
This was posted on IMDb by someone so afraid of being outed, and, yet, so moved by seeing Brokeback Mountain, that he deleted his profile and account immediately after posting:
Moving. If this movie inspires even a few people to love themselves for who they are, whatever their circumstances, it will be a success whatever money it makes.
"Brokeback Mountain" is one of the best movies which I have seen in a very long time. The sex is not very graphic, for it is not a movie primarily about sex, but love and romance, and the tragic forces which keep two people apart. It's a very beautiful ... and tragic movie. I have recommended it to numerous people, and everyone who has seen it has loved it. If you haven't seen it yet, Go See It! It's well-written, beautifully acted and directed--simply a must-see!
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P. S. We, also, need as a community to get out there and support movies like this with our wallets. Those who make good movies with positive messages about gay people need to be rewarded.
Jake uses a stunt double where he is to jump off a cliff into the river; however, both he and Heath do their own kissing and sex scenes. The sex is SO tame that, were this str8 sex and back in the early '80's, it would probably have been rated 'PG' instead of 'R.'
It was a beautiful love story. At one moment, when Jake Gyllenhaal visits male prostitutes in Mexico, I thought, OMG, please, no AIDS allegory, let him not catch a STD or something. One subject at a time. Thankfully, it remained a love story until the end. A very sad one, of course, but very pure too.
I am absolutely amazed that Brokeback Mountain is STILL in the top 10 in terms of its box office receipts. (Not that I don't think it deserves the attention and attendance, mind you; I'm just really surprised at the numbers of people going to see it.)
I don't think that it was that difficult for the actors to display affection for each other. They're actors and used to getting into characters. Also, actors tend to be a pretty free-spirited bunch. They had to realize, too, that they were in a terrific film, so that probably inspired them to give it their all.
As for your seeing it, you really should go see it on the big screen. There are great scenes of the landscape of the mountains out West which look best in a movie theatre. Also, as I think I posted before, it's a good movie to support.
I am pleased that it scored all the Oscar nominations, and I certainly hope that it wins as many Oscars as possible. Of course, an older female relative of mine, my mom, would disagree with me. Though she liked "Brokeback Mountain," she insists that the actor who deserves the Oscar for best actor is the man who played Truman in "Capote." Sorry, Heath!