Please take note of mild spoilers, so if you don't wanna get spoiled. Skip reading it.

I couldn’t even begin to say how much this movie had touched my heart. I’ve been interested in this movie from the first time I heard about it being filmed. Tell you honestly; as I watched the end credits flashed on the screen, I was still in awe – bowled over. I was like breathing in between sobs and silently cursing Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger for bringing Jack and Ennis to life.

I was adamant to read the short story before watching the film as I’ve done that before (Harry Potter, se7en, Queen of the Damned) and I got disappointed on the film because it doesn’t go anywhere near how the book. Though, I told myself why not try it out again with Brokeback Mountian (BBM).  I read the short story before I saw the film and I loved both.

As for Heath and Jake, they were so convincing that I had my twisted slashy brain thinking they look so good together they can pass for real life lovers. Enter all the slashy fictions, which by the way, I love reading and writing.

I have always admired Heath for his amazing talent, tactless personality (I mean this in a good way) and unutterable good looks (especially if he smiles and show his dimples). I have marveled at his performance as Ned Kelly and liked him in Knight’s Tale. However, his portrayal as Ennis Del Mar in BBM had raised my bar of respect for him as an actor. The last scene had my tears inescapably running down my cheeks. :nod: It was when Ennis opened his closet and it showed that Jack’s jacket and his shirt, plus that postcard (which the movie didn’t further explain that Ennis had ordered it because it wasn’t available anymore) then he's swearing he’ll love Jack forever (or something to that effect). That scene was just tear-jerking.

With Jake however, I wasn’t really a fan before BBM. I never really followed his career, although, I watched some of his movies. In fact, maybe, I was just looking forward to watching Heath on this film when I first learned about it. But this guy has a lot of thing to offer and I’m glad I got to see it now. It takes guts and a substantial amount of talent to pull out a role like Jack. They are risks and compromises that might follow and he took the challenge and exceeded expectations.

I always challenge myself watching films with unconventional/conflicting couples. Thus, I find it interesting to see a film about gay love. I just hope that when people entered the cinema, they must open their minds and accept that BBM is actually just a mirror of life’s reality. It’s about time that they got their own story told and people should accept it.

When Alma Jr. said she’ll be marrying a guy she knew for a year, it took a while for Ennis to rebound on the thoughts that he had wasted 20 years of not telling Jack he wanted to be with him too. It took him 20 fucking years to finally admit that he really does love him. Unfortunately, it’s already late. The parallel described between Alma Jr. and her father was told in a very genuine script. They weren’t even crying but I’m like crying and feeling this huge lump on my throat. It was a fantastic scene! Ang Lee and Brokeback Mountain deserves all praises. Even Oprah said it’s more than just a cowboy gay movie.