Definitely see it twice
Back in January, I, along with my boyfriend and three other gay guys, saw Brokeback Mountain for the first time. I don't know if it was all the hype surrounding the movie or if it was because Ennis and Jack were so ... how to word this... so flying stealth on Jamie's gaydar, but my reaction to seeing Brokeback the first time was somewhat negative.
So I decided not to post anything or even read this thread until I saw it a second time. Well, last week I went back to see it again, and it was sooo much better for me the second time. I had missed lots of things. Things such as Ennis saying, "I can't believe I left my shirt up on the mountain." And the fact that Jack drove all the way from Texas to Wyoming upon hearing of Ennis' divorce and then having to turn right back and drive home. The second time around, it really stood out to me how much Jack yearned for a real day-to-day relationship with Ennis. He was willing to make it happen, whereas Ennis was more hesitant.
With Ennis saying so little and generally mumbling when he did talk, I missed some of his tenderness the first time. I was distracted by his fighting (another deduction on the gay test, my manual lists minus 1 for fist fighting, minus 20 for pulling people out of moving vehicles to do it.) But I caught the glimpses into his tenderness the second time around. Things like his stating, "This ain't Alma's fault" to Jack. His kidding Jack about the harmonica. And then of course the ending where he decides to go visit Jack's parents.
Definitely more powerful the second time for me.
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02-17-2006, 05:11 PM
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