It doesn't let you go.

Rating: 9/10 (9 June 2006)

If you go into the cinema with a high expectation because of those applausing reviews and multiple awards nominations, you expect to be blown away.
During the movie, I am kind of dissatisfied, as the first part is a bit draggy and boring. Sometimes I cannot be sure if there is a time jump. However as the movie goes on, I become more and more mesmerized by the subtle attraction between Ennis and Jack. Obviously i was hoping to see many *boys love* scenes from both actors. But there is actually only a few passionate 'love act'. Yet, I am not disappointed. There is so much than that.
The storyline is basically in a slow pace. Ang Lee has used a lot of time and effort to build up the relationship between two leads. Both Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall are perfect for their roles. Especially Gallenhall, his convincing acting definitely deserves an Oscar. Michelle Williams shines in her role, and Anne Hathway also delivers her performance very well (instead of comedic roles).
I nearly burst out crying when it comes to the scene where Jack outbursts 'All we have is Brokeback Mountain' and 'I wish I knew out to quit you', and the end of the movie - Ennis realizes Jack's death, discovers the shirts, and the last scene - both the shirts of Ennis and Jack hanging together in his closet with a postcard of Brokeback Mountain. That is the moment I finally realized that, the story of Ennis and Jack was all over. They found love in each other. But only Jack had the courage to make it real. During that twenty years after the summer in the mountain, Jack didn't abandon the idea of living with Ennis, but Ennis refused. At the end, according to Jack's father, Jack could never fulfill his wishes neither alive or dead. Some said that, he had never proved him love to Jack. But he did love him. While Ennis was completely calm when Jack confessed that he had an affair with another ranch-hand's wife, then he immediately became angry or envy when Jack indicated that he had gay sex in Mexico.
The movie didn't make me cry like other tragedies did. After the end of the story, there was a sense of peacefulness. It made you felt sorry for the way Jack died, for the time they've wasted. If Ennis had never seen the terrifying fate of the gay-cowboy in his childhood, he could've shared a happy life with Jack. He would never have pushed Jack away from him and denied the only person he loved.
Eventually, I understand why I did not shed a tear for Brokeback Mountain. The overwhelming sadness doesn't break your heart, but gives you a little ache inside your heart and doesn't let you go.