Creativity, Themes, Symbolism, Our Future

Rating: 10/10 (17 March 2010)

As an experiment in one of my courses, I chose to view "Brokeback Mountain." I like to start off by saying, don't be discouraged from watching this film. Through personal experiences, I for one felt uncomfortable. In all sincerity, I felt homosexuality was not the only theme. In many different levels, you can appreciate how this film reflects values and ideas, especially about gender roles, in our culture today. For example, you can appreciate the word "queer" and its association to words in a prideful context rather than shame, such as, odd, different, strange, ETC. In addition, the film defines masculinity in ways of physicality but not limited to. You can learn, as I did, that genders or gay relationships aren't absolutely without a doubt define nor are they the sole categories which define the diversity of human beings. Some of the scenes that stood our for me were the sheeps. Part of the two characters job was to herd sheeps, as well as anything required in the survival of the wilderness, i.e hunting, woodcutting, cooking. For me, the sheeps represented our obedience to our oppressors; You can expect this film to leave you with a recognition that straight relationships have privileges, such as, feeling that you're not judged and greater self worth. Lastly, I'm a fan of horror movies, but I found myself hooked. For reasons, such as, watching the internal battle of other human beings and seeing their transformation in becoming who they really are. If you want to see courage, inspiration, change, and a bromantic relationship, this enjoyable film is for you.