in spite of all the hype surrounding ‘brokeback mountain’, and in spite of the fact that through the film, i kept wondering whether it was indeed as powerful as everyone who had seen it had made it out to seem, i fell hard for the lonely heartbreak of the love between jack twist and ennis del mar that creeped to the surface through the films stranglehold on any overt emotional displays. there is an aesthetic to this repression- a deep sorrow that permeates every single frame of the film but does not hit you till the film is finally over when you cant stop crying at all the love left unfulfilled.
ang lee seems to be an expert at this kind of emotional landscape- after the frigid new england ‘ice storm’ and the repressed dark memories of ‘the hulk’, we have ennis del mars’ tight jaw line and sideways glance and jack twists’ desperate longing, while their families watch their turmoil from the sidelines. its in a world of rodeos and farmlands that a story of forbidden love is told. some of the most moving sequences are those where we watch their relationships with their familes- mothers, wives and daughters disintegrate and transform. the wyoming landscapes of the fishing trips are predictably gorgeous, but even the small towns and rural landscapes unromantically and sympathetically portrayed. these are real people of a class rarely seen on film.
very heartbreaking- and believe the hype- highly recommended.
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so lovelyly you write also. ang lee makes me cry.
i saw too .. its heartbreaking no
..chitra
i know.. very sad.
write new post no!
exactly everything i felt when i saw the film. its like you feel all knotted up throughout the film wondering why you arent crying yet and then when you go home and weep and weep and weep.. at least thats what hppened to me..
but of course you said it much more poetically. :)
yes meghu. it is such a beautiful film.. can't sto thinking about it, especially the last scene, with his shirt in his cupboard..
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