Great movie

Rating: 10/10 (9 January 2006)

'Brokeback Mountain' is a great movie. The actors did their jobs so superbly that I forgot they're actors and totally believed them as the people they portrayed. They all turned in Oscar worthy performances. Jack and Ennis' love for each other, though never verbalized with the three magic words, was obvious, and the heartbreak at the end was obvious as well.
The scenery was gorgeous. I didn't get the chance to see where the movie was filmed, but the wide open spaces of what's supposed to be Wyoming were magnificent. I've never had the opportunity to travel out west and, like most people born in the eastern U.S., I measure "wide open" only by a few hundred clear-cut acres. The big screen filled with rolling foothills and a tiny little matchbook-sized car running along the bottom of screen showed just how wide and open the "wide open" west really is.
Closed-minded and homophobic people should not see this movie. Of course, they won't enjoy it and the subject will only give them more fodder for their small-minded prattle. Gays, lesbians, and G/L-friendly folks will enjoy it immensely. SPOILER: Do not read further if you haven't seen the movie: The heartbreak of Jack and Ennis' love that cannot be lived to its fullest is achingly real. Unfortunately, so is Jack's horrible death in all too common manner in today's world.
See the movie. It's worth it.