Set in the 1960s, Ang Lee's Academy Award-winning adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's short story of the same title, Brokeback Mountain records the relationship between two male cowboys, Ennis De Mar and Jack Twist. They meet each other one day when the both take a sheep-herding job, and even though Ennis is engaged to get married, they eventually have sex. Afterwards, they leave each other and start families, but their lives intertwine throughout the years. This movie has lovely cinematography and good acting. The main problem most people seem to have about it is that Ennis and Jack didn't 'love' each other enough. It's true that their relationship was conflicted and sometimes downright weird, but that's the way some romances are. Did they care about each other? Yes. Did they love each other? That's up to you to decide. Some people claim that it's a bad model of gay love; others say that it just shows what a immoral thing homosexuality is. Well, you know what? In real life, people's feelings towards each other aren't clear cut. If Ennis and Jack were real and not just characters, they wouldn't be sitting there saying "Uh-oh! We better work on our love life so people know we really love each other and are not just acting out of homosexual lust!" The fact that their relationship was ambiguous made it more believable, in my opinion. All in all, a well-done film. Obviously don't see it if you're homophobic or dislike downers. (Rated R)
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