engaging, passionate, forever with you

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2006)

This is a first for me, commenting in a forum like this. I saw this amazingly, beautiful movie 2 days ago and I cannot get it out of my mind,my heart, and my soul. I know that this is movie that I will watch many times. The cinematic beauty of the landscape is STUNNING, the musical score is HAUNTING and the performances of all the actors will draw you into the screen, into their lives, their pain and ultimately into their love for each other. How precious is such love, we all crave it, we want it, for that is what life is to be, shared with someone you love, your soul mate and Jack and Ennis were just that true soul mates until the end..."I swear". It amazes me that in this time we live,more than 20 years after this movie take place we still can condemn such a love between 2 people, yet we praise it when it is of the same sex. I wonder how far we really have come? This movie is not about sex at all and when watching this you realize that very quickly. I read the short story twice and it made me love the movie even more.Annie Prolx is a master and Ang Lee has given us a visual masterpiece to match her words. I find myself in the middle of the day my eyes tearing up when I tell someone how wonderful this film is, how it has captured me and won't let me go. I find my self crying while listening to Willie Nelson and Emmy Lou Harris sing of love and friend ship. It is truly an engaging and, should you chose to open your self,a life changing film. Truly the best I have seen. I am looking forward to see it again very soon