Brokeback Mountain (2005)

There are so many movies in the world that I have never seen for whatever reason and sometimes it's lack of desire or just not being in the mood. One of my favorite actors of the 2000's was none other than the legend, the late Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight). In 2005, Heath Ledger proved what kind of an actor he was when he took the role in director Ang Lee's (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) film Brokeback Mountain alongside Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko) which is today's film and one of the films I had been meaning to see for a long time. The film follows two ranchers (Ledger and Gyllenhaal) who because of one romantic linkup that summer changed the course of their lives as they struggled with the secret for the rest of their lives. The film also stars Randy Quaid (Independence Day) as Joe Aguirre, Michelle Williams (Manchester By The Sea) as Alma, Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises) as Lureen Newsome, Graham Beckel (L.A. Confidential) as L.D. Newsome, Linda Cardellini (The Curse of la Llorona) as Cassie, Anna Faris (The House Bunny) as Lashawn Malone, David Harbour (A Walk Among The Tombstones) as Randall Malone, Kate Mara (Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings) as Alma Jr., and  Scott Michael Campbell (Flight of the Phoenix) as Monroe.

Let's get the one question out of the way because you are all wondering it anyways. Are their scenes that could be a little uncomfortable to watch? The answer to that question is an obvious yes especially if you are not comfortable in your own skin. The thing that everyone should worry about when it came to this film was what kind of a performance did these two put in to the film because it can't be easy to play someone who is bisexual or even Gay. The sad reality of this film is the fear these two men felt throughout the whole film because back in 1963 and beyond it was not OK to be a homosexual male especially in the states of Wyoming and Texas in those times. There was so much love between these two men that you could definitely sense how incredible they were in the film. You honestly felt like this was real because it shows the caliber of the two men and to this day Jake Gyllenhaal is still one of my favorite actors. I regret the fact that I had not seen this film anytime within the last 15 years and that is a big shame on me. One of the incredible elements of the film as well is that age transformation job they did for Heath Ledger who looked like he was getting worse for his age while Gyllenhaal still looked good for an older man. A friend of mine told me to check out this film because why not? If it's OK for women to make out on screen, then you should be OK with this and I was definitely OK watching the film. That is why Ia m going to give the film an A+ for a final grade because it had a great story, great cast, and some amazing cinematography to boot.