So last weekend was my bachelor weekend and my Netflix movie was 'Brokeback Mountain'. Between that and '300' I kind of got different ends of the spectrum (and it's a toss-up of which one was referred to in more reviews as 'homoerotic'). So what did I think?
The movie is about two young men in Wyoming who get a summer job tending sheep up in the mountains. While up in the mountains they fall for each other, but it's understood that's a one time thing. Afterwards they go their seperate ways and each marries.
A few years later they get back in touch for a 'fishing trip'. Each one has realized that the other is the one who makes them most happy. One marriage crumbles and the other one is mostly a sham. The fishing trips continue. They talk of getting a place together but it's unthinkable. One tells of when he was younger and a man suspected of being gay was lynched in his town.
The movie tells the story of a couple in love in a place where they aren't allowed to be. The story is quite touching. Heath Ledger is very good as high school dropout from the back country. The cinematography and music is also top notch. I was afraid that this movie's rep was over-inflated by it's subject matter (like The Crying Game) but it was actually very good and certainly Best Picture level quality.
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