"Brokeback Mountain" is a gay romantic-drama that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. The story is about ranch hand Ennis del Mar (Heath Ledger) and rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), who meet and fall in love on the fictional Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming. Ennis and Jack first meet when they are hired by Joe Aguirre (Randy Quaid) to herd his sheep through the summer. During the long months of isolation, a bond develops between the two. One night Jack makes a sexual pass at Ennis, who rejects then accepts Jack's advances. They develop a physical and emotional relationship which is cut short unexpectedly. Separating at the end of the summer, each goes on to marry and have children. Ennis marries his long-time fiancé Alma Beers (Michelle Williams) and Jack ends up in Texas, where he meets and marries rodeo princess Lureen Newsome (Anne Hathaway).
The two men reunite four years later, and Alma accidentally witnesses them kissing. Jack wants to create a life together on a small ranch, but Ennis and Jack meet only for infrequent fishing trips. At the end of a camping trip, Ennis tells Jack he has to cancel their next outing because of his job, and an argument erupts. Ennis blames Jack for "making me the way I am". Jack dies and Ennis wants to scatter his ashes on Brokeback Mountain. Sadness and melancholy pervade this "gay cowboy movie". It's a quiet, heartbreaking love story adapted from E. Annie Proulx's short story. Oscar winning director Ang Lee captures the natural beauty of Wyoming and Texas and Gustavo Santaolalla's music score helps to complete a beautiful and tragic film.
The two men reunite four years later, and Alma accidentally witnesses them kissing. Jack wants to create a life together on a small ranch, but Ennis and Jack meet only for infrequent fishing trips. At the end of a camping trip, Ennis tells Jack he has to cancel their next outing because of his job, and an argument erupts. Ennis blames Jack for "making me the way I am". Jack dies and Ennis wants to scatter his ashes on Brokeback Mountain. Sadness and melancholy pervade this "gay cowboy movie". It's a quiet, heartbreaking love story adapted from E. Annie Proulx's short story. Oscar winning director Ang Lee captures the natural beauty of Wyoming and Texas and Gustavo Santaolalla's music score helps to complete a beautiful and tragic film.
