So beautiful I can't get it out of my head!

Rating: 10/10 (2 May 2006)

I just rented Brokeback Mountain a couple days ago, and like so may others have posted on here, it wont let me go! I can't stop thinking about it, it's so haunting! I was so happy to see that I wasn't the only one feeling this way after seeing it, especially since not many of my friends have seen it, and I feel like I want to talk to someone about it because it's so heavy on my heart! It seems like some people have taken issue with the character Ennis because of his few words and apparent lack of emotion (until the end), but I think this makes his character even more beautiful, because he embodies all the pain of loss and regret in the world that words can't come close to describing. I think maybe if people don't like this film is because it is so painful, and rather than relate to the pain, we find it easier to just call it a bad movie - we do this because it hits us deep in the secret places of our hearts, and rather then let it break us, we try to break the movie. I think this film is also amazing in the way it speaks to people of different ages and nationalities, uniting us in a universal way that goes beyond gender, race, and age; uniting us in a way that attests to the hidden recesses of the human heart. It's beautiful. A huge thank you to Ang Lee, and all the amazing actors. You touched me so very deeply.