A MUST SEE... timeless, beautiful and haunting love story! 10/10

Rating: 10/10 (3 January 2006)

This is the first time I have ever posted anything on any website about a movie. This is probably because I have never had any film "touch me" the way Brokeback Mountain did. I have seen this movie twice now (I never see movies twice) and had to post my feelings about this wonderful masterpiece! I really didn't know what to expect when I went to the cinema as I had purposely tried to ignore the media and various postings about the movie beforehand. When I left the theater I, along with my friends, did not even have words to explain what we had just seen (plenty of tears though!). It was only a few hours later, the tears again began to flow over this incredible "journey" we had all just taken. I felt as if in some way, we the audience, were living the lives of Ennis and Jack right along with them...experiencing the same laughs, love, joy and heartache! This film could not have possibly been better cast nor filmed (the scenery where it was filmed in Alberta, Canada was just stunning!).
It is a weird feeling when a film like this "haunts" and bring you sadness for days after but that is exactly what has happened to me (as others have said). I think the universal message we all can take from the film is to live your life in the "NOW", don't be afraid of who you are and whom you love, and "love as hard as you can". Life is too short and can be taken away from you in an instant!
A heartfelt thanks to the cast and Mr. Lee for a truly Oscar-worthy masterpiece!! What a performance!
Ted