Brokeback Mountain reflected my own life and struggles

Rating: Null/10 (16 January 2006)

I was so impressed with Brokeback Mountain, it was so refreshing to see a well produced movie with the reality of two men falling in love with each other, yet struggling with society's pressure of forbiddingness. While watching Brokeback, I relived my own life with meeting a person like Jack, changing my way of life, and loosing him the same way. I was so touched by the moments in the movie where no words were said, just the raw emotion of this heart felt passion for someone else. I remember dearly of clinging to a few scraps of my partners clothing for years, saying it was okay to be with this person and share that special time with them, despite him being a man.
The horror of Jack's death, was the same of my partner, a victim of a brutal beating that lead to death. A time where you could not show grief in public, but learning to cry alone in some out of the way place, where no one can see you, so you don't have to explain. I was Ennis in my life, I remember the pain of dealing with this emotion for another man. I was in the military and I remember the tragedies and horrors inflicted on people who were suspected of being gay.
But to relive my life on screen played by two actors and a director who took the human aspect of this type of love without making it dirty or nasty. I applaud you and your faith in providing and producing a movie that made this cowboy cry. And yes I was so proud to walk out of the movie theater with tears in my eyes. For it allowed me to feel human again for that wonderful time in my life with a wonderful human being.
So thank you again for giving me back my Jack even for 2 hours.
thank you R Bard