Brokeback Mountain (Widescreen Edition)
Bill Pohlad: Producer
Diana Ossana: Producer
Diana Ossana: Writer
James Schamus: Producer
Jordy Randall: Producer
Annie Proulx: Writer
Larry McMurtry: Writer
Universal
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DVD Details:
- Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid, Valerie Planche
- Director: Ang Lee
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Rated: R (Restricted)
- Studio: Universal
- Theatrical Release Date: Dec 16, 2005
- DVD Release Date: Apr 04, 2006
- Run Time: 134 minutes
- ASIN: B00005JOFQ
- UPC: 025192631528
- Sales Rank: 6838
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    The Tainting of the Last American Icon, 2010-08-04
American Icons have been under attack the last half-century or so, a process that was started by the Left, accelerated in the '60s by the counter-culture, and carried on in the 70s-today by Hollywood and television. You name it, if it's an American Icon, it's been trashed ..... the church, the Pilgrims, Columbus, George Washington, sports heroes, American business, the American military, the police, the President, "Dead White Males," etc etc. All to cut out our beliefs, make us weak, make us ashamed of our heritage, and open us up to radical change. BUT there was always the Cowboy. The Cowboy, the strong, self-reliant, self-confident yet humble, physically and mentally tough Cowboy. He faced down the elements, wild animals, Indian attacks, and outlaws; he rode horses all day, roped cattle, slept out in front of a fire, and shot guns when he had to. Now THAT was an image that Americans could look upon and get some inspiration from.
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br /So of course, Hollywood had to go after the Cowboy and trash him in our minds. Replace that image with something twisted. OK, let's see, let's make him gay! And two of them getting it on out in the wilderness! Now, make this into a seemingly intelligent, compelling artful movie, so the critics have less reason to put it down, and there it is ............ you've just shot down one of America's icons. Anytime anyone brings up the Cowboy as an example of America's proud past and toughness, and some snide jerk will snicker, "Oh yeah, just like Brokeback Mountain," and undercut the argument with sarcasm and derision. SO that's what this movie is all about. It's called Cultural Marxism. Destroy America's cultural icons, and you can manipulate Americans. (See my review of American Beauty for another example.)
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br /The filmmakers dropped two gay Greenwich Villiage guys into Wyoming and Texas, made them cowboys, and ran their little "love" story. They COULD HAVE changed the characters and setting and kept a similar story, but no, they had to go for the jugular, and trash the image of the Cowboy. Next thing you know, they'll make a movie about Patton and make him gay. Or two gay Marines on Iwo Jima. Whatever.
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br /As for the plot, the acting, the scenery, the story, the music, the directing, that's all secondary to this agenda. But I give the movie 3 stars because much as you might HATE the agenda, the story is entertaining.
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