01/27/06 Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain (2005), directed by Ang Lee

watched w/ Leslie; theater (Crossroads 20 Cinema, Cary, NC)

Garnering tons of critical acclaim, and probably some Oscars to come, this film was one of those that lived up to it. If your not familiar with the plotline, it is one that will shock your senses and leave those uptight conservatives reeling in the aisles (if they make it through even 1/2 the movie). Not to ruin it for you, but it's too hotbed of an issue not to address. We need to talk about this. It's sacrilegious, but Hollywood feels it necessary to inflict their evil upon us. It involves Australians trying to pull off a very midwestern countrified American accent and get away with it! Yes. I've said it. Now, that being said, and in all honesty this is a great film. It recounts a life-long relationship of two men set in the very taboo world of the 1960's, that breaks all boundaries of westerns and love stories along the way. A film that will be remembered for a long time.

4 out of 5 stars