Unbelievable power

Rating: 10/10 (8 June 2006)

I recently saw Brokeback Mountain for the first time and was wholly unprepared for how the movie grabs a hold of you, drags you in and never completely lets you go even after the credits begin to roll. I have spent the last four days since first seeing the movie incredibly jealous of the intense and passionate love between the characters of Jack and Ennis. I have spent the last four days shedding a tear for the casualties of society, feeling whole-heartedly that these were not characters but people whom I feel deeply for. Their story permeates my every waking thought. I cannot even begin to properly describe how beautiful this movie is in every way, shape and form. The actors and actresses are superb and you forget they even are actors. The cinematography is breath taking and the composition of the score added just enough to pull at your heartstrings without taking over the movie. I haven't found my "Brokeback Mountain" yet, that place where I am completely free to be who I am, but as all of us are, I'm constantly searching. In the meantime, Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" is where I'll go to remember what fear will do to you, why regret is never good and that above all else true and pure love will always prevail.