Brokeback Mountain
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Just saw the movie last night after Capote was sold out.
Man, it was pretty moving. I don't know why I didn't want to see it beforehand, but now I can't imagine having not seen it.
The scenery was amazing. I was really quiet afterwards as we went to have a drink before going home. Something about the isolation of the wilderness like that is very appealing to me.
But the movie was such a mix of emotions - sadness, fear, hope, beauty - an incredible array of things pulled off brilliantly by the actors. I always liked Jake Gylenhall and I think he proved an ability for bigger and better things with this movie.
I also told my girlfriend that Heath Ledger could have been a ventriloquist doll operator considering how little he opened his mouth.
I was really struck by the symbolism in the scene where Ennis confronted the biker looking guys at the fireworks. That low camera angle looking up at him, fireworks going off in the background, I guess I took that for a lot more symbolic than it may have been. I think the fireworks represented all the turmoil in his life and how his emotions just explode (no pun intented).
Pretty outstanding movie.