An emotional love story that defied all expectations

Rating: 10/10 (9 January 2006)

For half a year, I constantly saw comments in magazines, on TV, and in newspapers, about how Jake Gyllenhal and Heath Ledger would be "hot gay cowboys." That's not how the movie turned out, thankfully. the movie was a love story by any normal standards, with two actors so committed to their characters that the love between Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar was that of the love between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca. Yet the movie showed the point in a neutral but emotional fashion. It showed the prevention of love that is as normal as any love. But the movie also showed the beauty of Brokeback Mountain and captured the cowboy environment magnificently, a feat that has often been ignored.
To sum it up, Ang Lee has created a masterpiece, a second Casablanca, complete with an excellent score, gorgeous cinematography, and a love that brings joy to the heart and then tears it apart. The movie captures the point of view of each character, Jack, Ennnis, and their wives, and displays how homophobia can reach everyone in our society. This movie will change you forever.