A real and lasting love despite all the odds

Rating: 10/10 (27 May 2006)

"Brokeback Mountain" is one of the most heartbreaking, yet inspiring love stories ever produced. It shows that two sensitive, very real men can love each other and defy all the conventions for many years. The performances of Jake Gylenhaal and Heath Ledger are unforgettable, just amazing. When Jack Twist (Gylenhaal) rails at Ennis Del Mar about the rarity of their times together over the years, you can feel his heart breaking with each word. Many people who have watched "Brokeback" have described it as a sad story, and almost go so far as to suggest the central relationship (between the two cowboys) is a failed one. Nothing could be further from the truth. Ennis and Jack truly love each other, despite their marriages to women and their lack of time alone with one another. While death ultimately separates the two lovers far too soon, their love remains unquestionably real, a triumph in a life filled with so much loneliness. Their love is the central metaphor of this picture.
It is one of the best films ever.