A legendary movie of life time

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2017)

What's love? Does it have boundaries? Does it fade with time? Can it be controlled? All these questions have been beautifully touched by Ang Lee's poignant movie Brokeback Mountain. The story demolishes the myth of stereotypical definition of love between two opposite genders & is also not a same sex cow boy love story as few critics have written it as. It's about the bond, the unstoppable longing between two men which only deepens with time to such an extent that they "find it hard to quit" on each other. The movie is extremely heart wrenching & leaves an indelible impression of hurt, longing & melancholy. Their casual encounter & daily routine as 2 Shepards in a farm amidst mountains takes an eventful turn in a fateful cold night when they unknowingly enter into a bodily relationship. After that, there's no looking back. Eventually they part ways, get married with two girls & father kids but after a gap of 4 years when they meet, their love gushes out like roaring turbulent water out of gates of a dam. Ennis played by Heath Ledger sacrifices his marriage but Jack played by Jake Gyllenhaal keeps his forbidden love secret. They continue meeting each other under the brokeback mountain, the place where they spent their early days & their love & longing deepens so much that they find hard to stand each others absence. This clandestine relationship continues for 15 years or so until the death of Jack(murdered by his own wife) tears them apart. The scene where Ennis goes to Jack's parental house to collect his ashes and finds Jack's jacket wrapped around his old shirt can wreck your soul. The way ageing, lonely Ennis with tear filled heavy eyes, sniffs the jacket of his soul mate is enough to shake the pride of even most stoic person. "How lonely remaining days of Ennis' life would be without his love" must have crossed every viewers mind. The impeccable direction, passionate storytelling & most importantly the brilliant & flawless acting by two actors make it a legendary movie of all times. No wonder numerous big awards including three Oscars are not tribute big enough for such a fabulous movie. Heath ledger, however couldn't convert best actor nomination into a win though he truly deserved it. He made up for this lacuna after winning Oscars for his iconic portrayal of joker in "The dark night" posthumously. Brokeback Mountain is a must watch for all class of people who want to feel what true love is like. It's the best tribute to my favourite Heath Ledger.