Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain was okay... The storytelling wasn't very compelling, you're just watching things unfold on-screen. The very start of the relationship didn't seem very realistic to me, I can't imagine that sort of thing just happening when they've been brought up in a society where that sort of behaviour would be stigmatised, to say the least. They don't even have any chemistry or connection really, they just happened to be lonely and circumstances brought them together. I mean, sure, their relationship's complicated and there's a lot of things left unsaid, but really, for the first summer, it was just a physical relationship with the added benefit of comfort. Jack's only hung up on him because it's the first such relationship he's ever had – it could have been anybody really – and they only became much closer later on because of nostalgia goggles and a lack of responsibilities when together. I liked that it was subtle in showing things, but I just didn't really care in the end. The wives were far more sympathetic characters than either of their husbands. I guess I can see why people might really enjoy the movie if they actually cared about the relationship, but I can't help but feel like a lot of the praise is solely because of the subject matter. I wish I knew how to quit you.

Really wonderful movie. For once we see two guys in love where the movie doesn't shove gay stereotypes down our throats. The characters are realistic and the story is really emotional. Heath was truly an exceptional actor.