A Beautiful Thing That Bites Hard & Devastates!

Rating: 9/10 (14 October 2018)

I went to see Brokeback Mountain at the cinema with a friend when it was first released as there was so much fuss made about it. I was completely unprepared for the emotional king hit this film has.
I have subsequently purchased the film on DVD but have never been able to watch it again. A bit like keeping a dangerous thing tied up where you know it's safe. It is beautiful to look at and very intelligently made but the pain portrayed in those last few moments of the film are just too much to ever want to endure again. This is the most affecting and saddest scene I have ever experienced in a film.
For the artistic team & the director to have made a movie like this that explores so artfully the themes of denial, repression, betrayal & loss. I give the film 9.5/10. Strange to think so highly of a film that I will probably never watch again.
If you have any sort of empathy for your fellow man, approach this with caution but I absolutely recommend you watch it at least once.
Brilliant, Brilliant Cinematic Artistry.