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| Nelson_Mandela 07/01/19 3:27:08 PM #121: | #30. Brokeback Mountain https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Brokeback_mountain.jpg Dir: Ang Lee Genre: Drama, Romance Year: 2005 There's something about gay romance movies that makes for a more powerful story than straight "star-crossed lovers" premises. My theory is that, for the most part, movies have been made in an era where family/class/(to a large extent) race didn't really matter too much. If someone were to make a modern love story about a billionaire falling in love with a waitress or something, no one would really feel too moved by the predictable second act where the billionaire's friends/family tells him not to date the common folk or whatever. We see these movies all the time, and they're mostly just throwaway hallmark movies made for a quick buck. But Brokeback Mountain feels far more tragic and far more real. Much of this is from what I just mentioned, but it's also masterfully made by Ang Lee--the premiere "let's make something super beautiful" director of our time. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal are absolutely phenomenal together and really walk a tight rope to make them both seem like real people. Everything comes together perfectly--the acting, the sprawling rustic setting, the perfectly laconic music--to create the right balance of forbidden love and inevitable tragedy, with one of the most beautiful endings of all time. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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