Movie Review: Brokeback Mountain

Tom and I just got back from seeing Brokeback Mountain with a friend. It definitely deserves all of the good things that have been said about it. The setting is beautiful, the casting & acting were wonderful, the script was great, and the story itself was very moving.

That said, this movie was a concrete lesson in the importance of the right amount of communication within a relationship. Ennis (played by Heath Ledger) hurt everyone around him through his unwillingness/inability to tell people what he was thinking and feeling. On the other hand, Jack (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) was a little too willing to be open about who he was, and this led to him losing a job opportunity and eventually (it's implied) his death.

One thing I didn't like about Brokeback Mountain was the fact that I never quite felt like I connected with the characters. I'm not sure what was missing that made that the case.

Rating: 8 out of 10.

Movie Review: Brokeback Mountain

Tom and I just got back from seeing Brokeback Mountain with a friend. It definitely deserves all of the good things that have been said about it. The setting is beautiful, the casting & acting were wonderful, the script was great, and the story itself was very moving.

That said, this movie was a concrete lesson in the importance of the right amount of communication within a relationship. Ennis (played by Heath Ledger) hurt everyone around him through his unwillingness/inability to tell people what he was thinking and feeling. On the other hand, Jack (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) was a little too willing to be open about who he was, and this led to him losing a job opportunity and eventually (it's implied) his death.

One thing I didn't like about Brokeback Mountain was the fact that I never quite felt like I connected with the characters. I'm not sure what was missing that made that the case.

Rating: 8 out of 10.