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"Brokeback Mountain" is an intimate story of
affection, but it decimates the heart with passion and
clarity..., 8 December 2005
Author: the unemployed critic
Brokeback Mountain
Both looking for work in 1963, cowboys Jack Twist
(Jake Gyllenhall) and Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) are
paired up and sent to Brokeback Mountain to help herd
sheep for the summer. Finding an easygoing friendship
based on mutual hardship, the relationship gets
complicated quickly when Jack takes Ennis into his
tent one cold night, and the two take their
companionship to the next level. Unable to deal with
their love for each other, the men reluctantly go
their separate ways, eventually finding wives
(Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway) and siring
children over the years, but still processing the
deep, complex love between them. Periodically
reconnecting during visits and getaways, it becomes
clear that the difficulty of trying to accept their
feelings might eventually unravel them for good.
Out of a very unexpected place, director Ang Lee has
created one of the most affecting romances of the
year, along with one of the best pictures.
Uncompromising, touching, and surprising, "Brokeback
Mountain" crosses all gender and political lines and
fashions a demonstrative story about people, not
agendas.
Set against the mountains and prairies of Canada
(subbing for Wyoming), "Brokeback" is a lush and
visually stupendous western, carefully paced so Lee
can get the audience used to the detailed movement of
the story. There is great care in depicting the
splendor of the titular location, almost reaching a
point in which the unspoiled lands are as profoundly
moving as the story. Assisting Lee with the script
(along with Diana Ossana) is co-writer Larry McMurtry
("Lonesome Dove") who lends the film a strong cowboy
pedigree in the day-to-day business that Jack and
Ennis attend to.
As the nights grow colder, "Brokeback" starts to
untangle the love story between the main characters;
Lee doesn't soft-pedal their sexual adventures,
rendering Jack and Ennis almost gladiatorial in the
way they forcefully seduce each other. What starts as
seemingly furious shoving and wrestling ends up quite
the opposite, allowing for a realistic portrayal of
confusion and denial, especially on Ennis's part, who
is mystified by his own urges. "Brokeback" isn't
graphic, and that never seems part of Lee's design.
He's making an emotional film, not a button pushing
one, which wraps the viewer up tighter into the story.
Miraculously, the script doesn't waste a moment
furthering the mental condition of the characters,
efficiently detailing over 20 years worth of growth
and neglect in just over two hours. Lee and his
editors create a gentle flow to the picture that
weaves in and out of heartbreak as Jack and Ennis grow
older and lead increasingly complicated lives. Their
hearts lie on the mountain, but their responsibilities
and fear keep them apart. Lee refuses melodrama and
consistently reaches for the most honest, emotionally
truthful feeling in every scene. Much like the rodeo
bulls Jack rides on the side for money, Lee is faced
with a difficult picture that attempts to buck him at
every opportunity, yet he always maintains control.
"Brokeback" is an incredible piece of direction, even
for Lee, who has made a career out of impressive
cinema.
While the performances are uniformly fantastic,
nothing can quite prepare the mind for the work that
Heath Ledger provides. As an actor prone to
overcompensating, Ledger's Ennis is a man of decidedly
few words, yet is a thunderstorm of heartache on the
inside. This is quite literally a full-bodied
performance, using all of Ledger as Ennis thrashes
about watching his life fall apart due to his
self-loathing, distance, and towering regret. Unable
to give himself over to his feelings, Ennis's heart
withers and dies, only witnessing moments of happiness
with Jack, which allows him to be the man he wants to
be without fear of judgment. Saying Ledger is
Oscar-worthy here isn't strong enough: this is a
career-best performance, and a crucial element to the
necessary feeling of frustration that powers the film.
As the years flow by, and Jack and Ennis try to
determine what they mean to each other, "Brokeback"
stops being the "gay cowboy film," and begins to
represent real love by any standard or example. The
film is about long-term connection between humans, in
ways most mainstream Hollywood productions have long
since abandoned. "Brokeback Mountain" is an intimate
story of affection, but it decimates the heart with
passion and clarity.
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