Everywhere is the Brokeback Mountain

Rating: 10/10 (3 March 2019)

Although this movie is produced in 2005, the story time is around 80s and 90s in south of the United States filled with cowboys. It is impossible for gay people to exist in the society. Comparing to other movies on homosexuality, crowd in this movie have no tolerance to gay people. Just like Ennis experience with his father, people in that time and region will mock, humiliate, and kill gay people, and brag their actions. When Ennis had first night with Jack, he said to Jack "You know I am not queer." to deny his feeling towards Jack. However, all those restrictions make their relationship special, and the director, Ann Li, intends to make this movie's love beyond gender. Unlike other places in the south, Brokeback mountain is so elegant and quiet. This landscape difference implies their love and the real life. In the society, Jack and Ennis both have families and jobs, but they against all odds to meet at Brokeback mountain to love each other. As long as they are at Brokeback mountain, their love seems to be "justified". However, this movie intend to let people to learn that love is beyond gender, and it means everywhere around the world should be the Brokeback mountain for people like Jack and Ennis.