Nothing makes me cry - except this film

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2006)

A film that really brings to light the torture thousands of men that were (and still are) put through the repression of an everyday assumptious society. A film that really brings to light a true love that shines through every layer of grey that society throws at it.
Ennis's character totally overwhelms me with its honesty and portrayal of somebody locked in an emotional cage. Prodded back into the cage with just everyday comments and assumptions that he has to contend with. Terrified someone will find out his true feelings, nothing ever comes out expect occasional outbursts of rage and fights with his own feelings.
Jack's character does not seem to have such a strict cage around it. He is more expressive and seems to be less wary about what others may think. He tries to prise Ennis's cage open 'it's alright' he says, just to have it slammed shut again by anxieties created within him by everyday society.
Ennis's character is extremely quiet and unable to express myself through fear.
This film did something dramatic to me, it made me cry. Last time I cried was over 2 years ago from a family death. Films just don't bring me anywhere close to tears.
This is more than a film though, it is a true look into the eyes of thousands of men around the world. A look that their characters cannot express so we'll let this film do it for them . .