All around great movie!

Rating: Null/10 (20 December 2005)

Well, I was able to see Brokeback Mountain on opening weekend in Houston. All in all I thought it was a terrific movie. As a gay man, I am very excited to see a movie like this come out, and also very happy to see it doing so well. This movie is true to the fact that not all gay men are drag queens. Many are just as masculine as the two men in this movie, if not more. It's just that you do not recognize these ones out on the street, for you automatically assume they are straight. The movie really touched on a lot of emotions, from the excitement of falling in love, to the fear of what may happen to you if you come out as a gay person, to the sadness and heartbreak that coming out can sometimes cause others. Although I found myself feeling so sorry for Michelle Williams' character, I could in no way blame Heath Ledger's character for causing her pain. This is, and always has been, societies fault for forcing gay men and women to live lives God did not intend for them to live. If gay men and women were able to happily live their lives in the open without any fear, just like straight individuals, events like this would not happen. It does not matter if you agree with this or not, it is still true, and very sad. I feel this movie is very true to real life in many ways, and Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal are to be commended for their roles!