Classic Story of Love and Loss

Rating: 10/10 (11 March 2008)

I saw Brokeback Mountain recently on TV, and was astounded by my reaction to the film. The whole film is dotted with extremely moving little scenes, among my favourites the look on Jack and Ennis's faces at one lakeside meeting, Jack's statement that "sometimes he misses Ennis so much he can hardley stand it, and then the look on Jacks face as Ennis rides off in the flashback sequence, a look of absolute contentment. The last twenty minutes of the film, I found really heartbreaking. Anyone who has lost someone they love would understand Ennis's caressing of Jacks twenty year old bloodstained shirt, anything to be near the one you love. The final scene, Ennis buttoning the shirt his eyes welling with tears, and muttering "Jack I swear..." surely invites the viewer to add the ending "I love you", not "I loved you" just "I love you"