Analysis of Brokeback Mountain: The Role of Landscape, Explained
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2024
- The landscape in Ang Lee’s 2005 film Brokeback Mountain amplifies themes of desire and repression, and in doing so, and upends the traditional role of landscape in a western film. The two main characters, Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar, struggle throughout the film to find the words to describe how they feel for one another. And even when they do find them, feel too inhibited by societal expectations to fully and freely express them. The landscape helps tell the story of Brokeback Mountain in instances when dialogue cannot.
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End scene= Ennis literally and figuratively is still in the closet. He closes the closet door on Jack’s memory and their relationship.
Good thought
i’m in pain
@@lyd2989 well me too i think ennis live was ruined by society he decided to live in isolation and regret after jack dead brokeback mountain was the most painful i have ever seen it rip my heart
thats sad
That's me upset,! That scene really got to me, all his memories in his closet. Still fighting his turmoil of not running with his heart. Jack well I like Jack , I'd put him in my closet.
I watched this movie last night, cried so hard even my mom had to ask me what was wrong. I watched it again today, i simply couldn’t scape the feeling of wanting to go back even though it might hurt. I can’t get over all the emotions, I’m glad that I got to watch it
.I just watched it for the first time.
Ive watched it dozens of times and I still cry every time. I understand the pull to return to the film. It is one that will stay with you, emotionally.
Empath ♥you. Careful with that
This is one of those movies that you know it’s gonna tear you down and make you cry non stop but you can’t stop watching cause it’s literally one of the best romantic stories ever made and many of us relate to it in many ways 🥺
This video made me realise why i am so drawn to this movie even if watching feels excruciating, how beauty can feel bittersweet in the landscape of Brokeback montain!
Excellent analysis, I cannot quit this movie either even tho it rips my heart right out! Jack & Ennis ❤
You can always stop partially thru the movie, and write your own fan ending. I do that to some series.
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Thiss movie allso ripped my heart huhu
I cried at the ending
Thank you for watching!
@@weareorigin Did you see that Annie Proulx said she wishes she'd never written it because of people sending her happy fan endings? 😅 It's totally missing the point of the story to give it a happy ending.
I just finished watching this movie for the first time and omg I loved it. I had no idea it was such a tragic story but either way it is a masterpiece. I loved this video btw :,)
Thank you!!
I bet this film will age very well. In fifty years people will still consider it brilliant. Maybe more so than today.
Und nicht vergessen: Brokeback Mountain - oder Brockbachberg - spielt die Hauptrolle in der langersehnten Normalisierung der zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen. Es sollte heute keine Rolle mehr spielen, wer wen liebt, Hauptsache die Liebe ist echt, treu und kommt von Herzen. Vielen 🖤❤🧡 Dank für diese Analyse.
Love in German is Liebe. And that is the highest state of perfection
When you have that person you keep going back to, whom you love beyond articulation. But once you stop, all you have are the memories, the shirts, the jumpers, the postcards. All you have are the remains not lethal but still filled with potential to cause the scars to ache. Once the agony fades, all you have is a dull ache that you can tune out, even process and file away. There to remind you that you once loved them without need for words. Brokeback is my sob movie, I saw it at a time in my life when I was struggling to quit her but I was faced with no alternative. And in it, I saw pieces of my repressed self, and saw just how isolated I would be if I carried on denying who i really was, and who I really loved. It was hard to watch. You never know when your life’s gonna just end, so let yourself be happy. Because that’s all we can really hold on to.
Thanks for this analizing, very clarifiying. This film and the original short story, and Heath Ledger´s interpretation have haunted me since the evening I watched in the movie theather in 2005 in Chile.
idc that this movie breaks me, yes i’m going to watch it at least once a month for the rest of my life.
Growing up in the 90’s and early 2000’s I remember was a weird time living in southern US I remember feeling the desire to be open minded but due to my conditioning I somehow feared this film? It’s hard to describe. Childhood ignorance? Now as an adult I’m so happy I can think for myself and decide that this love Is love as it’s so beautiful I just love this movie it’s so well done.
"I wish I knew how to quit this movie" me, everytime I rewatch it.
Beautiful analysis of a film that takes its time building many moments of purity and serenity in the scenery and while developing the characters... the guitar score is also gentle and has perfect timing. A must watch for anyone who loves cinema!
Sure wish I knew how to quit this movie - perfect closing line for the video. Made me subscribe to your channel right away!!!
Wow, thank you so much!
very interesting - now i need to rewatch t againn.
This story and movie broke my heart into pieces; I don´t have a heart anymore so I can watch it a second time
great
Contemplative and enjoyable analysis. Been a favourite of mine for a long time now, only recently discovered 'A Portrait of a Lady on Fire' which has similar themes and feelings throughout. Would enjoy hearing your thoughts on that also.
Such a great idea - thank you!
Amazing video. I appreciate the ode and recognition of the significance of the name brokeback mountain, never realized the alignment with the physical posture of having a broken back. This movie has left me utterly empty for days now, and I too, wish I knew how to quit this movie. May we all bereave Heath together. :,(
"we keep wanting to go back knowing it will only break us" is the realest statement :(
amazingly said especially the sentiment about coming back at the end :,)
Fantastic analysis. One of the most beautiful movies of all time, both in imagery and emotion
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch!
Great analysis of one of the best movies ever made. Thank you! :)
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!
I just watched this movie and I'm sobbing
I just rewatched this movie and genuinely thought Jack's mother slipped Enis the ashes when she gave him the paper bag for the shirt. I was still clinging to a "happy" ending.
Jack's mother regards Enis with love and humanity where her husband has only acidity. The father spoke disdainfully of Jack's dreams and emphasized the presence of a new man in Jack's life to spite Enis. The mother invites Enis further into their home despite the father's coldness. I think there's enough tension between the parents to suggest her advocacy may be the only reason the father let Enis in the door. She does what she can under the traditions laid before her with gritted optimism just as her son.
Maybe I'm misplacing allyship on this character cuz i'm just a TX bench who Ioves a "country" mom, bucking the yoke of patriarchy for the sake of her children. I yearned for the love for her son to win and pass Enis Jack's remains in an act of love and defiance. But she can only hand him the bag with a knowing look as they share grief, both of them only living as they can.
This story, cannot end with Jack's remains free on the wind at Brokeback as he wished. Enis kept the clothes in the closet with the postcard because it had always only been a wish in their world.
Wonderful video essay! As someone who longs to explore the northwestern US, I have a special appreciation for this movie for its cinematography. It's cool they filmed up in Alberta - Banff was a perfect spot :)
I hope you have the chance to explore soon x
This movie is so painful the most sad movie i have ever seen 😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢
beautifully spoken, lovely insights!!!
Thank you so much!
Id like to camp where they shot this someday. One of the most beautiful movies of all time, in a list of differen ways.
This movie is such a departure from 2003’s Hulk
What a wonderful, insightful analysis! Thank you so much for this:)
You're so welcome!
I just discover this movie on Netflix and after watching it I'm so heartbroken 💔 and watched it again and again but i can't get over it and still it hurts now I'm buying the book and i will read it again and again its my new favorite book. But the pain is unexplainable and I'm like torturing myself over an old movie but so full of love. I'm inlove with heath ledger knowing that i hate him as the joker, he died so young l. 😔 💔💔💔
That was beautiful
I love this movie
I like your take on the movie.
Excellent Video 👍🏼
Liked , Subscribed 👍🏼
Thank you so much!
Thank you for your video ❤
Keep making essay videos
amazing video!!
Thank you so much!
The movie was filmed in Alberta
If you have never seen this country for yourself, you are missing out. Do it before its gone forever.
The movie is set in Wyoming because the Annie Proulx short story is. It's where Proulx writes about, and she writes about character arising from landscape and place. Of course, there could be a story about gay cowboys in the southwest but they wouldn't be these characters. Proulx hasn't sat down and thought where the landscape might mirror the characters, she has found a place and thought about what characters this landscape will produce.
Such a good video :)!
Thank you!
Grande Jack Twist, cobra do amado atitude e ele, Ennis Del Mar sempre com medo indeciso, medroso.
Isso por culpa da sociedade, sempre ela .como ser feliz sendo que a. Preocupação do que eles vão pensar e agir.
I just recently watched this again for the first time in a couple years, and I love the style of this movie. I’m not gay and I’m completely indifferent on the whole gay rights topic, but this movie I find fantastic, the way it’s shot, the outdoor environment, and their relationship seems just as normal as anyone else’s, aside from the secrecy of course.
😮 so if it was a Man and Woman would it be seen romantic or just an affair?
the mountains do not care
I mean... Broke back ~ amiright?
Jack Twist, more like Jack Nasty