Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain - Review

“A gay western”, “Heath and Jake’s hot scenes”, “Heath and Jake’s passionate kiss”, “You’re gonna watch a gay movie?” were the preconception every imaginable soul had, it all evaporated as the movie started.To be honest, I must admit that I myself thought the same way.

The entire Movie revolves around Brokeback Mountain.. it starts and end there.

Acting was very god in this movie. Jake Gyllenhaal (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role) was wonderful. In addition to the Oscar nominee, he bagged the BAFTA as well. He was able to emote very well from comedy to sentiment to romance… his looks were also kept changing. Michelle Williams (Alma Del Mar) gave another powerful performance. (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role). Anne Hathaway (Lureen) is hot. Man.. she looks stunning in her different looks all through the movie.. my heart is still burning for her!

A heart warming love story
I have a lot of Romance movies. The thing is that I am little bored on watching the usual mushy romance scenes and stuffs. Brokeback came as a surprise. It had hit me hard that I can stand up on my feet soon.

Ennis was so shy and played his to perfection. He hardly talks. When Jack asks something to him. He answered in two sentence and that made Jack look in awe. He exclaims: Man he has spoke more than what he spoke in his entire life! Ennis has a soft voice which adds to the charm.

It’s a simple love story told in a subtle yet powerful way. I have seen many movies (notably Shawshank Redemption and American Beauty) which are heavy on emotions. Fine details make a big impact here. I love to watch the movie all over again.

It warms our hearts just to see that they loved each other so much, while it breaks our hearts to know that they will never have that again. Ang Lee deserved the Oscar just to make us all feel in the same line as the cowboys.

You can actually smell what Ennis and Jake were cooking in the mountains!
The Cinematography was brilliant. It won the Oscar nomination for the Best Achievement in Cinematography (but lost out to Memoirs of a Geisha). I actually like holidaying in mountains, put up tents, go fishing and river rafting, etc.. the movie literally transported me the place!

The camera work was extraordinary. You are made the camera. You actually see as it happens. Amazing stuff. The clouds, rivers, the horse ride backs, the mountain snow.. it was amazing. How much times have you felt cold when the actors feel cold in the movie?

Final word
Brokeback Mountain is a powerful drama which was absorbing as we get transported to the Brokeback Mountains. It’s not a gay movie (I mean not as you think), you’ll like it if you love drama and romance genre movies. It ain’t a western genre which are not my kinda movies. It was *The Best* movie that I watched in 2005. It deserved every award that was bestowed. I won’t forget this movie for a long time.

Brokeback Mountain is a remarkable, absorbing, moving and powerful love story (I can keep on adding superlatives and adjectives but one needs to watch the movie to understand). This is a classic masterpiece. Don’t miss it.

10/10
IMDb page

[last lines]
Ennis Del Mar: Jack, I swear…

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