Unexpectedly captivating

Rating: 6/10 (7 January 2006)

Brokeback Mountain finally premiered in Rochester last night. Before I continue, I just want to say that before I walked into the theater, my conscience was saying not to go, because of my past view on homosexuality. My idea was that it was wrong and immoral.
However, I still cleared my mind and gave myself the strength to pay attention. And I'm glad I did.
'Cause I wasn't watching another gay-biased film. I wasn't even watching a new work that Ang Lee put out just to say he did something. No, I was watching an engaging, emotional, heart-felt romantic drama. Just with homosexual characters instead of the typical male-female romance.
Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar deserves not only an Oscar nod, but a win as well. Jake Gyllenhaal was also good as Jack Twist.
In the end, I learned that homosexuality should be tolerated, and that it's their own choice and no one else's.
ACTING: 10 WRITING: 10 DIRECTION: 10 MUSIC: 10 OVERALL: 10