gay cowboys stay superior

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2019)

Heartbreaking, incredible, absolutely blew me away. it deserves all the attention it gets. Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger really went "screw homophobia" with this movie. this movie stands apart from typical romance movies. the romance between Jack and Ennis feels so pure and real, due to both the genuine performances by Gyllenhaal and Ledger, and the incredible script. no other movie (that I've seen, at least) has conveyed the importance of acceptance and the impact of societal homophobia like this movie has. the casting was perfect. no one else could have made Jack and Ennis work the way Gyllenhaal and Ledger did. on the outside, it seems easy to make fun of, with the whole 'gay cowboys' thing, and straight people's favourite: "I wish I knew how to quit you." but this movie is so much more than that. it's painful, emotional, sensual, and beautiful. it's so much more than just a romance movie or a gay movie. if only people would bother to see it as such.