Best movie of the Year

Rating: 10/10 (14 February 2006)

Just when you think Hollywood has rolled over to corporate profits and public pressure along comes Ang Lee and Brokeback Mt. A haunting film of real life and real people with real issues. Its a film about relationships and the decisions we make in life in connection with those relationships. There are always consequences, often good sometimes bad. This film takes on a same sex relationship that enables the viewer, almost effortlessly, to look beyond the perceived stumbling block of same sex romance to see what really matters most. The human search for love and understanding, sometimes it comes to us in "unconventioanl" ways. The key is to remain open to the condition for the possibility, despite the risks. Life is too short to and too precious to miss the opportunity to authentically love another. Thats just what Ang Lee has brought to the screen in a thoughtful, delicate and respectful manner. Its a film for all of us, about all if us, one would do well to see it more than once to catch the many nuances that make the film a valid meaningful cinematic experience of self reflection and perhaps discovery and self improvement.