Feeling a little let down

Rating: 6/10 (21 July 2006)

I just finished watching Brokeback Mountain and I gotta say that I feel a little let down. I feel like the guy who is the only one who doesn't get a joke when everyone around is laughing their behinds off! But seriously,I don't see how this movie can get a rating of 8 (7.9/10) here on IMDb. I had read a lot of reviews on this site prior to watching this movie and guess I had very high expectations. I am also mature enough to rubbish all the 'gay' themed comments/reviews. I knew this movie would be beyond just sexual relations between two cowboys. I guess I was expecting a lot more answers. Answers as to why Ennis was fighting to reveal himself, or why Jack didn't try harder or ***SPOILER WARNING*** why we never truly know how Jack died. I feel this whole movie was about restraint. Everyone had something to say but they never could. It is very frustrating! I guess I am the kind of person that is expecting those answers at the end of the movie..at least to some extent. I must say that all the actors in the movie did a splendid job. Heath Ledger was outstanding! What got to me the most in this movie was the soundtrack. Gustavo Santaolalla's music is so beautiful and simple yet haunting. He has a style all his own. The cinematography was amazing too! It kept distracting me throughout this movie. I was more in awe of the majestic mountains than the main characters or their story. All in all I am a little disappointed. Thought this could have been so much better. But there you have it, one among a million that didn't find this movie as great as it's been made out to be.