The Fact that So Many Refuse to see it Because it's a 'Gay Cowboy' movie Validates Their Fear in The Real World

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2006)

I have many friends who refuse to see this movie because it's about gay cowboys. It's their loss because this is an extremely well made, beautiful and hauntingly sad movie.
This isn't a gay movie. It's a story of forbidden love not entirely unlike other such stories except the vehicle, in this case, is a taboo that still exists in western society. (that's NOT western because they're cowboys, but you know that)
So many people are staying away from seeing this fine picture. The talk lately has been that people are avoiding it, despite the rave reviews, because it involves a gay relationship. It's ironic that this is the same general reaction that encases the two men in the movie with fear of having people discover how they feel about each other.
My friends that refuse to see this movie will happily see outrageously violent movies. They don't worry that people will think they are going to run out and kill someone yet I know that some of them are refusing because of fear that people will think they may be gay because they've seen a 'gay cowboy' movie.
As sad as it is to think this, maybe those gay cowboys were right to hide.