An unusual cinematic experience

Yesterday I was tired so while my mom took Alexander to the Science Center I decided to look at a movie on HBO. I didn't want to watch just any movie. I wanted to watch something that I normally would not get to see (for a myriad of reasons.) As I was searching I came across "Brokeback Mountain." Now I know everyone remembers the tremendous hype surrounding this movie. At the time it came out I did not want to see it. Not for the reason you might guess but because it was over-reviewed (everyone and their mama had an opinion on it whether they saw it or not), over-hyped, and the stars were literally inundated with questions about certain scenes in the movie. Well, I had made a conscience effort to not view this movie. Hey, it took me 12 years just to watch "Titanic" and I was so very very disappointed. Anyway, I sat down, actually, I layed down and watched it, uninterrupted for 2 hours and 10 mins. The scenery in the movie was breathtaking. The cinematography was like candy for your eyes, so very sweet. The story took place in Wyoming although I'm not sure that is where they shot it. I was mesmerized by Jake Gyllenhalls performance. He was very good playing the role of an emotionally distraught cowboy. Heath Ledger, who I had always liked, was equally as good, although his role was tougher to play. He played a cowboy emotionally dead because of something that happened in his childhood. I think I was surprised at how I enjoyed this story, at how I started to care about these characters. Ang Lee, the director, did a fantastic job of putting his vision for these characters to film. I must say WOW! Now let me also say I went into this movie knowing it was just that, a movie, entertainment so I don't want to get into anything biblical or moral or the like. I treated this movie like a book. As a matter of fact this movie was based on a short story. The bigger picture is that I tried something new and once again made a conscience effort to "Slap The Bull."