Heartbreaking real life similarity to Brokeback Mountain.

Rating: 10/10 (30 January 2008)

Heath Ledger has been dead for a week now.I have watched Brokeback Mountain about 12 times in the past four days in recurring respect and sorrow-marvelling afresh at the absolute absorbing beauty and message of the movie and agonizing over the loss of one of the greatest stars yet.Every time I watch the movie,I cry and feel panic afresh.Its so hard to believe that Heath Ledger is dead.
After watching Brokeback Mountain(a powerful love story) repeatedly and still finding myself amazed by it afresh,I never imagined that such rare talent as that of Heath Ledger could be lost to us so soon.
Heath Ledger in my mind had somehow become Ennis Del Mar.And his real life struggles which are now surfacing after his death show how similar to real life his Ennis character may have been.All alone,sad, unable to sleep and anxious.His death is so sad,heartbreaking.
Brokeback Mountain has always been one soul absorbing movie.The thread of love that runs through it between these two people above all is amazing.That and the messages about life that we take away from it.