Brokeback Mountain

gay movie month II i think it’s such a shame that the imprint brokeback mountain left on my world at the time of its release was ‘oh the gay cowboy movie,’ when this is simply one of the most beautiful films ever made. the sprawling early scenes of the hundreds of sheep littered along the mountainside juxtaposed with the sparse guitar backing. the metaphor and early foreshadowing of jack’s inability to tame his horse. the way in which ennis and jack’s physical intimacy progresses throughout with their first love scene being more akin to a fight because that’s their only reference for physical closeness between two men. the way that jack didn’t simply put his shirt on the same hanger as ennis’, but he put the sleeve through the other so the two were intertwined. the cast?? heath ledger’s performance?? a perfect movie in every way cons - a couple was sitting in our seats when we arrived - my girlfriend fell asleep 5 minutes in - audience kept giggling anytime ennis and jack would even think about kissing - i think someone kept slamming a door in the projection room and at least 7 times it would unsubtly shake the projector  - from the scene where ennis finds out about jack’s passing until the end someone in the row behind me was receiving head and so while I’m busy trying to be emotionally devastated they just kept moaning and saying “oh fuck”