Unlocking emotions

Rating: 9/10 (29 April 2006)

Yesterday I saw Brokeback mountain, today it feels like I'm broken myself. This movie does something with you, even more afterwards. I will not tell about what happens in the movie, just go and find out yourself.
What makes this movie special is that it takes you to a world you all knew once. Where no rules are, no obligations or restrictions exist. It is the world we knew as kids, youngsters with dreams, hope and unlimited possibilities. The love we felt for parents, friends and others was real, could not be questioned since we wouldn't know how to. But growing up or just being a member of society changes everything. You cannot just be who you want to be, whether you want to be gay (as in the movie) or want to be a singer (but just lack some talent) Reality sometimes puts out the fire of our dreams or makes it very small.
A second element which is shown so subtle, is the importance of communication. Jack/Ennis don't tell how they feel (or at least not really easily), Alma doesn't tell she knows and so on. The movie shows how this silence slowly digests these peopleÂ… Ang Lee shows this in a magnificent way.
Everyone on this planet has had some experiences in his or her life which are remembered with the simple phrase "what if". So gay or straight, you will always recognize some of your own feelings and thoughts. And even if you can't recognize something in the story at all (which I think is impossible), still the images of the beautiful mountains and locations are worth your money. If this would have been a theatre piece, I would have given everyone a standing ovation!