Go see it -- Brokeback Mountain

It is a lush film, tells a story well ---one of the oldest facing human kind—LOVE; and it will likely be considered a classic, one referred to as an exemplary achievement in filmmaking.

As my film companion stated, how remarkable, where almost every frame is part of the simple story told in its own time. Lush, you can almost smell the sheep, feel the cold of the coming snow –the pictorial and emotional detail all play part in supporting the stories time/speed.

Love, as the window pan nearing the end, emblematic of "the possibility" of a life lived and not pursued with conviction and passion. Not passion in a pedestrian sense, cheapened by the moralist, but passion with the heart aflame, or life filling draught. Love that bears friendship, love that crosses time/distance-scape, and a quiet reassurance of feeling something unlike what is known.

The cinematographer, editor, director, actors, and nature itself seemed to have agreed to cooperate in the nuance passing of time through this film. There also doesn’t seem to be a wasted gesture or overtly indulgent scene, a short story turned into an epic. The music and silence worked together as vehicle for keeping time and emoting what cannot be expressed. To the men and women who contributed to Brokeback Mountain, the accolades and perhaps the box office returns are well deserved.

I will share more after seeing it again. This is a big screen film. A DVD may be nice to have in one’s collection, but it needs the giant screen to experience the vast terrain of the film. This could be one of the best contemporary films I’ve seen.