Brokeback Mountain
Rewatching this in theatre was so extra heartbreaking. This film is so incredibly well done, a story of how fear destroys people, a heartbreaking reality of the lives of queer people everywhere, told through beautifully written characters full of symbolism, a subtle but emotional soundtrack and perfect cast.
(sorry for all the incoming yapping)
There are so many things in this movie seem obvious but yet hold such strong metaphors, Jack being sick of eating beans and wanting to kill a sheep for food, Ennis being scared they'd get caught, they settle on killing an elk for food, but the sheep dies anyway. Such an exact parallel to their relationship and the fear of being caught, no matter how much Ennis tries to hide to keep himself and Jack safe, Jack still dies.
The story is set over 20 years, in that time Jack has clear changes in his appearance while Ennis has the same look, same clothes, even the same closed off demeanour, this does a great job of showing how much Ennis is being held back by his fears, stoping him from moving forward in any aspects of his life.
Alma is a mirror of Ennis throughout much of the film, however she choses to make change and move forward while again Ennis is trapped, and therefore stays his same lonely and reserved self forever.
The parallels and metaphors in the film are so effective, Jack driving to see Ennis happy and leaving crying is such a on point example. Jack always seeing Ennis in his rearview mirror... so perfect.
This film means the world to me and so many queer people around the world, i will never tolerate the abuse this film gets, it's such shame to see it get reduced to jokes about "lol gay cowboys" as queer people we have fought so hard to be taken seriously and i don't wanna work against that.
"jack i swear"
"its cause of you Jack, that i'm like this"
"I wish i knew how to quit you"
"you know it could be like this, just like this, always"
these line, and so ,many more, just so perfect and heartbreaking.
i could go o about this forever so i'll leave it there, but i love brokeback mountain so so dearly.