Movie Review: Brokeback Mountain
Jun. 15th, 2006 03:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sarahmichelefSaw Brokeback Mountain twice in 24 hours this week.
I thought it was a beautiful movie. Having read the short story, I was very impressed with the way in which the relationship between Jack and Ennis was developed with so little dialogue. I was also impressed with how well Heath Ledger played the monosyllabic Ennis - watching him open up with Jack. "Friend, that's the most words I've said all year." I thought it could have used a slightly faster pace... it's hard to turn a 30-page short story into a 2:15 movie, and I do think it could have been shorter. Anne Hathaway was hilarious - I don't know if she was supposed to be, but she was. I wasn't wowed by Michelle Williams... there's just not that much to work with in the part of Alma. I know it was a "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar but... I did love how much Alma, Jr. at age 19 was like her Daddy.
All in all, a powerful movie. I did not cry... probably because I knew the story. I did cry when I read it. Probably wouldn't have been so big on the Oscar buzz if it hadn't been the Gay Cowboy Movie, but definitely good. The music was incredible - in part because it was so sparse. That was another thing that I loved - the use of silence and environmental noise.
I thought it was a beautiful movie. Having read the short story, I was very impressed with the way in which the relationship between Jack and Ennis was developed with so little dialogue. I was also impressed with how well Heath Ledger played the monosyllabic Ennis - watching him open up with Jack. "Friend, that's the most words I've said all year." I thought it could have used a slightly faster pace... it's hard to turn a 30-page short story into a 2:15 movie, and I do think it could have been shorter. Anne Hathaway was hilarious - I don't know if she was supposed to be, but she was. I wasn't wowed by Michelle Williams... there's just not that much to work with in the part of Alma. I know it was a "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar but... I did love how much Alma, Jr. at age 19 was like her Daddy.
All in all, a powerful movie. I did not cry... probably because I knew the story. I did cry when I read it. Probably wouldn't have been so big on the Oscar buzz if it hadn't been the Gay Cowboy Movie, but definitely good. The music was incredible - in part because it was so sparse. That was another thing that I loved - the use of silence and environmental noise.
