Transcends Hollywood

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2006)

I will start by saying I had the misfortune of not seeing Brokeback Mountain on the big screen. Roughly a week after it was released on DVD, I went in to rent it but there were no more copies available. The clerk went ahead to tell me there was just one DVD left for sell - so I purchased it, which is rare for me, but I finally had to see this epic film everyone was talking about.
By the time I saw the movie, the Academy Awards had already given Oscars out and rightfully so to the incredible Ang Lee for Best Director; this story was super and translated to the screen extraordinarily also winning it an Oscar for Adapted Screenplay. I'm not sure of all the awards given that night to Brokeback Mountain but I know it also won for Original Score which was perfect for this film. The scenery was captured exquisitely via all the wonderful cinematography. Everyone attached to this project should be proud for undertaking something so bold and courageous. Nothing will change my mind concerning the fact that all the actors and actresses should have won Oscars but this was not to be so. Brokeback Mountain should have swept the awards in all categories because everyone was awesome throughout; I loved Michelle Williams as Mrs Ennis DelMar and Anne Hathaway as Mrs. Jack Twist - they were great.
There are not enough words to describe Jake Gyllenhaal, who just breezed right through his role as Jack Twist with such aplomb - I always smile when I hear him sing that gospel song. Heath Ledger amazed me as the unforgettable Ennis DelMar. As I said before everyone was superb including those who supported the cast, Kate Mara who played Emma Jr was a young standout for rounding out this film.
In my personal opinion Hollywood as well as the world at large may not have been ready for something of this magnitude. Brokeback Mountain is a story of true love, plain and simple. The fact that the two individuals were of the same gender was what got blown out of proportion. Not to put Crash down but no one is gonna remember it in the years to follow. Brokeback Mountain is a hallmark film that is beyond the Oscars, Hollywood or any awards system. This film is a classic masterpiece that transcends time, space, and even gender...and obviously, even Hollywood itself.