Possibly the first Ang Lee movie that I liked, maybe because I had already heard a lot about it and imagined how it would be like. From the Hindi movie Sholay, said to be similar to it to Brokeback Mountain was a far leap, but I enjoyed it. For one thing, Sholay takes off at a fast pace, not quite preparing us for what is to come, and the sorrow when it comes is a personal one, abrupt and heart-rending. Sholay also tries to make the ending uplifting by showing the survivor getting a happily ever after with his girl. Brokeback Mountain makes no such pretenses. It is melancholic from the start, absorbing us into the lives of these two men, their women and their relationship. When he dies, it pulls the rug from under our feet but in a way we always knew nothing good was every going to happen to the both of them, the way the whole movie was shot. Such beautiful shots too, small, quiet scenes, letting the negatives do the talking. Precious.
Small things, like Ennis not talking much, or not making eye-contact in the beginning or this line "Speak for yourself. You may be a sinner, but I ain't yet had the opportunity" indicate his characters. The difference in their clothing, mannerisms, gentleness.
Alma and Ennis watching SURF PARTY, and then watching KOJAK years later, and the difference in how they're sitting, their children, their mood, their attitudes, the way they talk to each other.
Roger Miller's "King of the Road." is playing when Jack is going to see Ennis; he's so happy, excited, singing along emphatically.
The soul of the movie is so clear in this little scene >
SO BEAUTIFUL I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH I WATCHED IT TWICE AND FORGOT TO TAKE NOTES SO I HAD TO WATCH IT AGAIN TO DO THIS SHIT REVIEW NO ONE IS EVER GOING TO READ. BYE.
Reading >
E. Annie Proulx;
Walter Murch’s In The Blink of an Eye.
The screenplay is by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.
McMurtry's Lonesome Dove trilogy,
http://www.bodybuildingreviews.net/brokeback/
Small things, like Ennis not talking much, or not making eye-contact in the beginning or this line "Speak for yourself. You may be a sinner, but I ain't yet had the opportunity" indicate his characters. The difference in their clothing, mannerisms, gentleness.
Alma and Ennis watching SURF PARTY, and then watching KOJAK years later, and the difference in how they're sitting, their children, their mood, their attitudes, the way they talk to each other.
Roger Miller's "King of the Road." is playing when Jack is going to see Ennis; he's so happy, excited, singing along emphatically.
The soul of the movie is so clear in this little scene >
flashback in 1963 on Brokeback Mountain at daybreak:
(JACK stands half asleep at fire, as ENNIS approaches from behind and wraps his arms around him and rocks him.)
ENNIS Come on now, you're sleepin' on your feet like a horse. My mama used to say that to me when I was little . . . and sing to me . . . (hums a song) I gotta go. See you in the mornin'.
(ENNIS gives JACK one more hug as JACK nods slightly, then lets JACK go. As ENNIS leaves, we see JACK's face, with an expression of love and longing.)
Reading >
E. Annie Proulx;
Walter Murch’s In The Blink of an Eye.
The screenplay is by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.
McMurtry's Lonesome Dove trilogy,
http://www.bodybuildingreviews.net/brokeback/
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