A movie so good, it's changed my life.

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2006)

Going into this movie, i'd read all the reviews on how good it is and how it's the best movie of 2005, which i hate, because the last film i did that with the Incredibles and the first time i saw it i was kinda disappointed because it'd been built up so much (that and the way too long previews). Upon second viewings, it's now one of my favorite films. I was afraid that I would get the same reaction from Brokeback. Luckily, i realize as i sit here trying to hold back the tears from a movie that ended 30 mins ago, it didn't happen. Instead i get a movie where i'm able to connect with both Jake and Heath: their quietness, their love, his unwillingness to go for what he really wants, and i'm scared. Scared that i see so much of myself in Ennis that i'll end up just like him. It scares me. Only two films have made me cry, this one and The Laramie Project. Both have effected me in different ways. The latter helped me get out of my bubble and get more involved. The former made me realize that i may never escape that bubble, destined to be alone never truly getting what i want. Scary.