An important film that makes (film) history

Rating: 10/10 (9 August 2006)

Well, to be honest, it wasn't easy for me to vote "Brokeback Mountain" a "10" and I'm sure I hadn't done so 24 hours ago. But after having seen this masterpiece for a second time yesterday evening there remains nothing else but that.
The film contains wonderful landscape, two brilliant leading actors (and of course a bunch of great supporting actors), beautifully sad music and, most importantly, a very powerful and innovative story. There were lots of efforts to present homosexual topics in the younger film history but none like that. Two cowboys in the near prototypical Western provincial backwater which stands for conservative attitudes and intolerance. The ways in which one can handle this situation may differ and are (perfectly) exemplified by Ennis and Jack.
Because this is a very brave and, as I already said, new way to approach the topic "Brokeback Mountain" deserves its status as "The gay Western" and will go down in (film) history.
Film lovers, don't miss it!