I rewatched this over the weekend.
Allow me to say - I'm not homophobic, but there is not a gay bone in my body. I'm am firmly 100% hertrosexual.
I don't besmirch gay men either though.
As a matter of fact - I'm not particularly enthusiastic about that prototypical "in your face", butch alpha male shit either - that has historically been considered what being a "real man", is.
The historical "real man", they don't fair so well in customer service positions.
Women - do far better here.
By the same token - women don't really do great in heavy labour job roles.
Point I'm making is - I don't think we're at the evolutionary point yet, where we really understand what is a truly balanced and progressive personal disposition (personality).
But - as to the film BrokeBack Mountain - I mean it unquestionably gives rise to a certain sympathy, as the characters pain is exhibited often, in terms of their not being able to have their needs met by one another sufficiently - due to the possible societal backlash during that particular era.
One outstanding point of consequence that the film makers obviously use to their advantage here is - both protagonists - they're trophy men, effectively.
Regardless of orientation - women throw themselves at them.
If they were some regular average looking dipshits - the audience wouldn't be nearly as sympathetic to their cause.
But the film obviously broaches the poor tolerance of society to homosexuality.
I think in terms of the topics of men, women, disposition, orientation - the good, the bad, the ugly - there's a multitude of, as yet undefined themes that this film touches on; to me, that's what makes it somewhat unique and, despite potentially catching feedback for this opinion - an enjoyable and thought provoking piece of filmography to watch.
