In Signal, Wyoming the protagonists Jack Twist and Ernnis Del Mar, two cowboys, fall in love while working on a sheep ranch.

Rating: 5/10 (19 May 2011)

Their relationship remains a secret because of the negative stereotype attached to homosexuality in their community. Ernnis in particular had been exposed to violent hate crimes against gays. For fear of being found out the two go their separate ways when their job is done. By no coincidence they run into each other again and their relationship begins to get dangerously serious. The two men lead separate lives away from the mountain with wives and children but each struggle to accept the truth of his sexuality. Ernnis especially seems to have a hard time concealing his true feelings from his wife. While Jack is no stranger to homosexual promiscuity he realizes a bond with Ernnis that he can not get with any other person. Ernnis is a masculine character that expresses anger and avoidance of the topic of homosexuality except when he is on the mountain with Jack. Jack is a transparent character who wears his heart on his sleeve, because of his experience with gay relationships it appears easier for him to hide his sexuality from everyone around him. The mountain begins to serve as a metaphor for the relationship that the two men can never really have, a place to visit but never stay. The movie is see from the viewers perspective and depicts both protagonists' lives in and out of the mountain.