$178 Million?

I didn't see it myself, and I don't ever plan to. But I think it was popular because the gay men portrayed were not what we normally see gay men in movies portrayed as. Heath Ledger was also a big star, and there have not been many movies that focused on a love story between two men, that are cowboys for goodness sake. That just has never been done. But like I said, I am not one who saw it, I just think those are the reasons from observing people's reactions, and how they talked about it. It was different.

I remember watching it without knowing what it was about. I liked the actors to begin with, but didn't much care for the actual story. What really made this movie good for me was where it took place, The scenery and filming of it was great. I think it did well because people were curious. To me it was like watching a western movie, which are my favorite kind, but the subject matter did not appeal to me. But it still was a good movie and well produced and acted.

I haven't actually seen the movie because I wasn't interested in seeing it. I got this link from wikipedia if you want to read all about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brokeback_Mountain

Well, it has been one of my favorite movies ever. The sole reason being, homosexuality had been portrayed as such a normal way of life as if it was hardly noticeable. That's the first thing. And overall, it was a wonderful piece of art. Amazing direction, wonderful background score. The camera work was very good, the actors did a fabulous job. It didn't win an oscar for best director for nothing. Surely, there was something about the movie which was so great. And first time, somebody ever attempted at making a movie that was unconventional. Was great overall.

I never watched the movie, and I never really was interested in seeing it either. I know about the cowboy stuff and I think there was a graphic love scene. I guess that was what made people so interested. You see girl in girl stuff in movies, but rarely, if ever, guy on guy scenes. I guess that was enough to draw people in to watch the movie.

I saw the movie and there was nothing graphic or anything to draw the gapers. Perhaps people wanted to see how Hollywood would approach a gay male movie set in a time when being gay was taboo. It actually is quite a decent movie without dumb cliches and with a lot of insight. I didn't love the movie nor did I find it offensive or lame. It was realistic and done well. I saw it on DVD. I didn't know it made that kind of money. The movie essentially looks at two male cowboys who realize quite out of the blue that they are attracted to other while working alone together. They hide that from everyone and go on with their lives and with their wives/girl friends and never speak of what happened. Eventually they are reunited and sparks fly again but it is all just too much even though they really love each other. It's just a love story but two males are in the lead. The conflict, emotions, shame, and embarrassment of their feelings lead to a lot of interesting scenarios. Still, for all it was, it wasn't my favorite movie by a long stretch. Interesting, yes. Great? Not for me but I know many people who loved it.

Actually I wonder if it was the draw of two big name actors, Jake Gillenhal (spelling?) and Heath Ledger in a very contreversial movie - doing a darn convincing job. Everyone involved must've done an excellent job, for actors don't work alone.