Brokeback Mountain (2005)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.3
Overview
Their acquaintance began on the warm summer of 1963, when cowboys, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, ended up on the sheep farm of Joe Aguirre in Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming while looking for work. Under unexpected circumsta...
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Rating categories
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
Their acquaintance began on the warm summer of 1963, when cowboys, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, ended up on the sheep farm of Joe Aguirre in Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming while looking for work. Under unexpected circumsta...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Analysis
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Primary
The film's central narrative is a poignant critique of societal homophobia and its tragic impact on individual lives, aligning with progressive values of social justice and identity acceptance.
The film features traditional casting in terms of racial and gender representation. However, its narrative strongly critiques traditional societal norms, particularly regarding masculinity and heteronormativity, through its central theme of forbidden love and the tragic consequences of societal intolerance.
Secondary
Brokeback Mountain offers a deeply empathetic and complex portrayal of a forbidden same-sex love. While the narrative is tragic due to overwhelming societal prejudice, the film unequivocally affirms the dignity and profound worth of the characters' love, framing external forces as the source of their suffering rather than their identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Brokeback Mountain is an adaptation of a short story. All primary characters, including Ennis Del Mar, Jack Twist, Alma Beers, and Lureen Newsome, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. No characters were portrayed on screen as a different gender than their canonical depiction.
The film "Brokeback Mountain" is an adaptation of a short story. The main characters, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, along with supporting roles, are consistently portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the implicit or widely understood racial background of the characters in the original source material and the film's setting. No character's race was changed from their established depiction.
Rating Breakdown
8.3
Overall Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.7
7.8
Critic Ratings
8.8
8.7
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