Mixed emotions about Brokeback

Rating: 7/10 (30 March 2006)

To have a "Refugium" like Brokeback Mountain must be a nice thing; that is one of my thoughts after seeing this movie. The camera captured its magic very well. Having a place to hang out with your friend/buddy/lover or whatever to swim, drink, smoke, penetrate...and get rid of crying babies and talking wives ;-).But it was not easy to see and feel the love between those guys. And thats what the whole movie did to me; it gave me a painting, and I had to fill out a lot of emotions by myself. That isn't bad, thats what a movie should do, even the best ones; but i expected a bit more in portraying a gay couple.
It was hard to go emotionally with them; felt more sorry for their wives perhaps. That thing made it more believable on the other hand. The aging process was not build up stringent; I found myself being more attracted in seeing make-up artists work.
"SPOILER":
Strong scenes where there, and they worked out well: visiting the parents and going up to the room, finding the jacket,.... the loss of his love stroke your heart.
Summary; if the movie was about a man and a woman, I would not want to see it. So far the "gay-gimmik" worked out well to stand out of the rest. The development of "falling in love" was too often left to the viewer; not much fantasy in creating real love suspense there; even when they are playing guys who are not able to talk about feelings. But the overall tone created with music and images summed up in an enjoyable cinema- experience like there was no other before.