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All member reviews for Brokeback Mountain

 
Fine for Teenagers
If your child WANTS to see Brokeback Mountain, they are probably old enough to see it. It's not like some movies; they don't want to see it because of the hot chicks or the cool fight scenes or because everyone else is seeing it. Sometimes, I find this site slightly offensive. Anything with even the slightest thing in it homosexual (the single kiss in the BULLY games) is immediately listed as something the parents should watch out for. You don't want your kids to know gay people exist? You would a toddle see a man-woman kiss, what's the difference? You can't shelter your kids from gay people. It's impossible, short of raising them in Amish Town.

 
Kids who understand sex and homosexuality.
This movie isn't as vulgar as it is made out to be. It's not full of gay sex, not even conversations of gay sex. There is only one sex scene between the two men (there are actually two sex scenes involving a man and a women and another scene of foreplay between a man and a women, the women being topless), and it isn't even that explicit. You see no male nudity, only women's breasts. The two men only kiss three of four times. The movie is about the love these men share, and how it affects their lives. Don't think this is some soft core porno. It is a romantic drama. Nothing more, nothing less. It really shows how gays are discriminated against, and how it affects them.

 
A MUST see
For months and months I saw the trailer for this movie on TV. I was devastated when it didnt come out in my hometown right away. Then, finally, it came out and i couldn't wait to see it. I rushed to the closest theatre playing it and bought a ticket. The movie was everything I had hoped for and more. It made me laugh, made me cry, made me angry, and most of all, it made me think. Yes, it is a movie about "gay cowboys" but that is a cruel simplification. Moreover, it is a devastating love story. It tore my heart into pieces seeing these two PEOPLE in love, and them not being able to be together. It made me sick seeing the prejudice and hate that people have for other human beings. Everytime they had to leave each other, my heart broke over and over again. I know this is a story that I will carry in my heart all my life and I hope everyone who has a chance to see it will. It will change your life.

 
Touching and Powerful...
This movie was visually stunning. The story was phenomenal and realistic. This was the saddest story I have ever witnessed. I cried. Brokeback Mountain is a incredible movie.

rkesten
adult
 
Powerful
This is a film that forces you to challenge how you feel, not only about Gay cowboys, but about passion...about love and about what makes us human. It was not until after I left the theater that the power of the film hit me and now, over a week later, I cannot shake the feelings it has aroused in me. The recognition of what is important in life, doing what you love and finding the one thing that brings you great joy and fulfillment, since life is all too short. For a film to do that, for a film to make me want to see it again (something I never do)I give the director, cast and crew the four stars they deserve.

 
Wonderful movie with A-list actors
My best friend and I saw this movie in theaters and it surprised us. We thought it was about two friends running a horse ranch. Imagine our shock when we found out what the movie was really about!! I thought the movie was beautiful, and if you have mature teens who want to view this movie, let them watch it. Not for any child that doesn't understand/hasn't been told about homosexuality yet, though they can't be kept in the dark about that issue forever. Amazing film!!

 
A new perspective love story
This is a great movie to open people's minds and hearts! The cinematography is outstanding and the story is captivating and endearing.

njcronk
adult
 
Teaches kids to care - better than violent crap
I would take my kids, ages 10-17, to see Brokeback Mountain in a heartbeat. It would teach them to be compassionate human beings, just like God wants them to be. On the other hand, I am still mad that there was 30 minutes of beheading and killing in the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, which I wish I hadn't taken them to see.

 
This is an important movie for all teens to read
Yes it may not be for some people, but it has important issues, Teens and Adults alike, need to know. I find that there was only really one sex scene, and it wasn't that graphic. Also it shows what it was likke forn people who were Gay or Bisexual. I find it touching, but issues we need to know. Im not trying to say let you 5,7, or 10 year olds to watch it. Im just trying to say, that our country is still predjudas, against same-sex relationships.

screenname911
teen, 15 years old
 
good for mature teens
i love this movie so much! i watched it when i was about 11 or 12 and i didn't fully understand it. i watched it just now at the age of 13 and i understood it and could really handle it. i am more mature than average kids my age, but i think that this movie is doable for a young teenage audience.

1138@dodgeit.com
teen, 14 years old
 
great film for kids of all ages
I luvvvvvvvvved this movie!!!! the cowboys were so awesome!!! i didnt really understnd all of the silly love scenes and stuff but the movie was really coool!!!! great for kids of all ages!

 
Better than it was labled
Many ignorant people have labled this movie "The Gay Cowboy movie", But they're all wrong I watched this movie with a friend of mine, (We are both Heterosexual mind you) and we thought it was going to be terrible, but after the first couple minutes, it was the Cinementography that captivated us. The Scenes are not explicit at all, and I think any kid who has had sexual education or who has been taught to be tolerant of people with different sexual preferences should see this movie. However, the movie has one sex scene that implies the fact that two men are having sex, but it isn't nasty at all. There are also a few other sex scenes (Yes both h*mo, and Hetero) That you can't really see that much. There is also nudity, some bare breasts, but it's mostly naked men. But like I said, they are blurred so you really can't see any genitals. There are a couple bad words, but they are only used at appropriate moments (Like in anger, or excitement) And the violence level is very mild, a few punches were thrown, some people bled from barfights, but there is a scene where a character dies by being beaten to death. (although you only see glimpses of it) There is also many situations of Distrust (ex. The two men don't see each other, so they get married, but one mans wife becomes suspiscious) And also many of the characters drink (But that is not the reason they fell the two men fell in love mind you) This movie has opened my eyes to see all the slander that homosexuals have had to put up with, and they still have to put up with it now. But if you take your kid to watch this movie, it will definetly change his/her view on homosexuals, so they can see them as people, not "qu**rs" The Passion in this movie can make almost anyone cry. So before you judge this movie because it has an affair between two men, you should see it with a black, and white view. (Meaning that you see everyone as equal) Good acting, Wonderful scenery, great message, one of the best romance stories ever. Watch it.

Kari1
adult
 
This film should have won Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain is a beautifully filmed love story set in a time when men could be brutally killed for engaging in homosexual acts. The pain each of the two men feel is palatable. I recommend this movie.

aspergiansarah
teen, 17 years old
 
Not Bad
I watched this film recently and I thought it was well-done. The problem many people seem to have with it is that they think the movie's message was it's okay to cheat on your wives with another guy. I don't think that was it it all. It's just a story about two imperfect human beings living in a time where homophobia was everywhere (actually, it still is,) and I think the movie had great sympathy for the wives. I thought it was pretty good, but I'm not in a rush to see it again. P.S. Check out aspergiansarah's movieblog on Xanga.

 
For mature teens only
Brokeback Mountain is one of those films that makes you think. I found this film extremely emotionally powerful, and it caused me to spend quite a long time thinking about the movie and its message. This movie made me reconsider my opinions on homosexuality. I agree that this movie is not for kids my age unless they are mature enough to handle it. It does contain a lot of sexuality, and violence. However, if you (or your children) feel that they are mature enough to handle this, I highly reccomend this movie. However, no kids under 13 should see this movie.

 
I Cried
This is a great movie, There is no sex sene You dont see any thing, I would let my 10yr lod se this. This just shows that gay bi or what ever you call yourself have feelings too..

 
though provoking, beautifully filmed
I went expecting the love scenes would make me squemish but they didn't. One of the most touching movies I've seen in ages. My heart ached for the character of Ennis as he struggled with what he has done & how he feels about Jack & himself. An excellent movie to take an older teen to followed by a trip to a coffee shop for a discussion on sexual identity & fitting in. Everything abt Brokeback was well done.

 
Touching, powerful and realistic
I thought this film was great for showing a realistic portrait of the turmoil that many homosexual people went through as they tried to conform to society's demand that they be heterosexual and denied their true feelings. Although the wives of the main characters were given relatively little exposure in the movie, the film gave a powerful indication of how family members are hurt by the deceit Ennis and Jack felt was necessary to live in an intolerant society. The only caution I would have for younger children is the sequence that showed the man who had been killed for living with another man as a couple. That kind of violence is shocking for adults and may be too much for younger chiidren. Overall, great movie!