First Time Watching *BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN* | Heartbreakingly Beautiful! (Movie Reaction)

[@ProfessorNoName]

if you're a married woman and your man is hanging with jake gyllenhaal, first of all just know it's already over. second of all, can i come too? *GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3* and *NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN* are both available for Full Length over on Patreon! www.patreon.com/professorreactions

[@barefootanimist]

Maybe a horseback camping trip into the Canadian Rockies would suit you, the way it did Jack and Ennis... (It was filmed in Alberta, Canada)

[@avaria1538]

I volunteer! 😘 😂

[@DeliciaDulce]

Is Jake is photographed wearing your scarf…

[@mimig3904]

haha; first of all, whose permission are you asking? If you ask Jake G I'm sure the answer's yes, but as the married woman in the scenario it depends which team you wanna join. You are just so fun...

[@barefootanimist]

@@mimig3904 Some of us play for both... ;)

[@Noxofspades-lh7bj]

This movie deserved way better when it was released. Yes, it did win awards but the mockery was unbelievable. Not only several comedians, show hosts, tv shows mocked this movie but even the oscars made a skit about it. Not to say that you can't joke or reference a movie, but when 99% of it is about ppl being intimate, that's just embarrassing. And the fact that the characters got tortured by their society for expressing love and happiness makes the mockery disgusting to me. But Heath Ledger made me regain faith in humanity at that time. He was so protective of this movie. He shut down jokes from his friends, turned down performing at the Oscars because of the immature homophobic skit. He didn't see this role as "brave and risky" like the public did. (He said there was nothing brave about acting, it was ppl with dangerous jobs that were brave). And he said this "I'm not trying to represent a group of ppl. I'm not trying to send a political message. This movie is purely a statement of love." And also, there's an iconic interview where he calls homophobia immature, boring and old. And he was like "if you can't understand that love between any gender is strong, emotional and pure, don't see the movie, it's ok. We don't care." Then told homophobes to deal with their bigotry in their own private life and not voice it out 😂 This movie is a milestone, it took the brunt of Society's homophobia so future queer movies could thrive. I'm glad that more ppl are reacting to this now. It makes me so happy.

[@izabelasiczek3547]

So well said I thought the same when people were mocking I wanted to speak "you proving the point !" They deserved , the characters and what transforms onto people in life deserve to be accepted for who they are

[@williamberven-ph5ig]

After watching a number of reactions and reading the comments I feel a few observations are warranted. As a 65 yo gay man I can't tell you how much things have changed even since my teens. So many comments such as, "they just should have... Why didn't they just..." Do what people? Homosexuality was illegal in 1963. There were no options for these men without extreme risk, societal and legal. Some men of that age made it work but remember, they were simple men who only knew a hand to mouth ranchers existence. There would have been a considerable amout of self loathing as well. As a lost, lonely gay teen I remember seeing an article in a mainstream magazine of the time entitled "The tragedy of Homosexuality". That was our world. Don't judge these boys to harshly, especially Ennis. I'm sure they did the best they could. The struggle for civil rights was and is, a never-ending struggle. You youngsters remember that.

[@Kebabfan2155]

God still love you

[@bobcarn]

There are so many heart-wrenching and understated moments in this film. The scene where they're together the last time and had the fight, Jack has a memory of when they were young and Ennis was riding off and Jack watches him with adoration and love. All is right in their world. And then the scene cuts to the present with Ennis driving off and Jack is looking at him again, and there's love, but there's also pain and hurt and longing and a lifetime of heartbreak. This is a quiet masterpiece.

[@skiwlz]

The two old guys were out in the middle of nowhere minding their business and they still got killed. Jack very much wanted to be a free spirit and the only times and real emotion, positive or negative, came from Ennis was when he got to see Jack. I think Jack's willingness to be himself (to an extent) is what got him killed. No, I take that back. People's need for unjust hatred is what got Jack killed. Great movie, glad you got to experience it.

[@Kebabfan2155]

these were probably Ennis's imagination because his wife should have known more about her husband's death.

[@lorettabes4553]

​@@Kebabfan2155 It's the cover story so the family can save face. There is a reason she looks kinda unemotional telling it: she rehearsed it. Because Jack's parents do know what happened, so she did too.

[@htbald1]

The aggressiveness that Ennis has is his constant fight against what he feels and knows he is, a lot of people seem to miss that thing that a a lot of gay people go through!

[@barefootanimist]

So glad to see you react to this film. Honestly, it has so much re-watchability , and the ending, with the two shirts, gets me every time.

[@bruce1002003]

It was Ennis who "left" the bloodied shirt on Brokeback. Truth is, Jack took it, assuming he'd never see Ennis again and he needed something to remind him of Ennis. When Ennis found it in Jack's childhood bedroom, it was enveloped by Jack's shirt. In the final scene, the shirts were reversed, with Ennis' enveloping Jack's. That's brilliant filmmaking.

[@esclad]

She knew what really happened to Jack. She decided to lie to Ennis. She had put 2+2 together and figured there secret out; that's why she was so cold, nonchalant & matter of fact on the phone with him.

[@blkluv100]

I do remember in the short story them saying something about her story feeling rehearsed. I think it was a story the family came up with together to keep from being shamed. She had probably repeated the story several times by the time Ennis called.

[@Maatjuhhh]

@@blkluv100 also Anne said that there were two takes. One where she knew and one where she didn't. Ang Lee edited those two together to make it ambigious and have us make up our mind of it.

[@sinnesbild]

Fun fact: Michelle Williams (Alma) and Heath Ledger met when they made this movie and had a child together

[@valmacclinchy]

And Jake is the godfather of their child...

[@yarenkuyumcu9789]

and the way their daughter was born the same year the movie came out 🥹

[@robertshows5100]

Can't believe how people don't realize how bad it was for LGBT in 1963

[@davidbarnes1113]

I saw that film in theaters 4 times. It was so moving but incredibly sad. It’s up there with Moonlight as one of my favorite LGBTQ films.

[@andrianatristan6084]

I’ve never been able to bring myself to watch this movie because I know that it would just ruin me. But I was much more willing to watch it with you and still cry but feel like I was with a friend. :) thanks professor!

[@elleryharper8030]

I love this movie. The way it uses subtlety, whether it's in the cinematography or acting is perfection. This movie is heartbreaking, but I'll always laugh at how quickly Ennis and Jack got caught. They didn't even have a secret affair for an hour, they got caught immediately 😂. But to be fair, they haven't seen each other for 4 years, and Ennis drank like 7 beers waiting for Jack. Here's my fave facts about the movie. 1) Heath and Michelle fell for each other during filming. During the tobogganing scene, Michelle twisted her knee and Heath was being so caring and tender with her and EVERYONE on crew knew he liked her. After this movie, they had a kid 2) heath and jake met while auditioning for moulin rouge and bonded at their disappointment of not getting the part. They've been best friends since and jake is now the godfather of Heath's kid. 3)Michelle didn't feel like the reunion kiss scene was passionate enough so Jake and Heath practiced kissing in front of her 4) jake was so sore from all the kissing, and Heath almost broke his nose from being so rough 5) the part where jack and Ennis parted for the first time, Heath was only supposed to collapse against the alleyway. The punches were improv. Scared everyone since it's real wall. Thank god he didn't break his hand 6)it was Heath's idea to switch the layers of the jackets at the end. And the author of the short novel loved that idea so much. 7)the author of the short story was blown away by Heath's perfomance. She said how Heath seemed to know the Ennis character more than her. Because it's a short story, she doesn't go into detail about the characters. 8)Heath locked himself in a room for a long time, getting into this character. Said this was most difficult role because of the emotional suffering and the loneliness of the character. And he came up with every little movement of his character, especially keeping his jaw clenched the whole time. 9) Heath's biggest concern while filming was not doing the story justice. He said how he had to mature as a person and an actor to accomplish this. 10)this movie was the one that made Nolan consider Heath for the role for the joker. Because Heath not only gave an amazing performance but he was fearless taking this role.

[@bruce1002003]

I'm not so sure of some of these. 1) Ledger, by all accounts, was an exceedingly caring person. He himself in interviews said he felt guilty for having to treat Williams so harshly, emotionally - as required by his character. Their relationship didn't last more than a year or so, and they only stayed together after that because of their daughter before they finally split. So, was it the "real thing" or was it a sense of misplaced guilt? 2) In interviews, Ang Lee said that intimate scenes were not rehearsed physically, just talked about with the actors involved to ensure spontaneity. Watch the scene again. It was NOT rehearsed. Ditto for the "First Tent" scene.

[@MatildaWatson-c6k]

another thing that not many people notice is the symbolism with the colours of their hats. they start of with enis' being white which represents his "purity" and jacks being black which represents his "impurity" or "immorality" and as the movie progresses jacks hat gets lighter and enis' gets darker as they become more similar. there are specific scenes where their hats revert back to the original colour if you pay attention. but yeah idk if many people notice this

[@RachelTheVlogger]

The vision Ennis had of Jack was what actually happened.

[@dooickouski]

Oh lord, I’m ready to watch you barely able to hold back your tears as you watch this. I was watching it by myself and my gf was asleep so I was balling like crazy near the end. It was so much that I actually DID end up waking up my gf and she asked me what’s wrong. I’m like “all these fucking lives ruined because people are assholes and won’t allow different people to be happy!! 😭😭😭

[@indigo6067]

The music is so gorgeous. My dad used to play it as a lullaby when my brother was a baby because it's so relaxing!

[@darwynn17]

This is the same composer as The Last of Us, Guillermo Santaolalla. Beautiful score to a heartbreaking story.

[@Dendood]

The thing that makes this story so touching is thinking of it in context with the real life story of Matthew Shepard. If you don't know his story Google it. Sometimes art imitates life. RIP Matthew.

[@yeahno8294]

The fact people find it hard to understand why they did things how they did in this movie is kinda good lol it shows they are at least losing some of that hate and bigotry that even though is still alive even today it's not as wide spread and not as effective as it used to be.

[@laraaraeken]

you've never seen a sheep?? why is that so wild to me

[@michaelsweenie-lane359]

Hearing a few bars from the main theme brings me to tears to this day

[@license2kilttheplaidlad640]

The story only took me 30 minutes to read , this is one of the best adaptations ive seen but yes jack was murdered. At least thats where the story leans it she just was embarrassed by the circumstances.

[@nininoona]

"From a woman's perspective; Cheating is cheating; but, like, would it hurt more to see your man cheating on you with another man or a woman?" I'd say it depends on the woman's expectations in the relationship, whether or not that woman expects monogamy, and whether or not they are homophobic. In Alma's case, it's not ok because she wants monogamy and at this time in history being gay is considered gross, immoral, illegal, etc. From a queer woman's perspective, if my spouse has those desires and wanted to have a man on the side...as long as he was upfront about it and we could set up a few ground rules (like always using protection/getting tested regularly) I would not deny him that outlet. But that is mainly because I can sympathize with his situation, and...if you love someone you should want to make sure they are happy. It's all about compromise and what ideals you are and are not willing to concede.

[@lilouidg]

you're awesome!

[@inkeriananas]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Ang Lee (the director) said they left the cause of Jack's death up for interpretation. He said they filmed Anne Hathaway telling Ennis two different ways, her lying about the cause of death and her telling the truth. And then they used shots from both for the final cut to leave you doubting, leave it unconfirmed.

[@heather9857]

The novella is clear what Ennis is imagining is what happened, but it is confirmed when Ennis is sitting at the table with Jack's dad. And the script is pretty much word for word what the original story is.

[@williamdrake6711]

Him being beat to death was what really happened, the story his wife told was the practiced story... Ang.. said there was a scene in a draft script that had the 3 garage mechanics witnessing Jack saying goodbye to Randall Malone the ranch forman....which lead to Jacks murder.. this scene was deleted very early on as Ang did not want to dwell on Jack's violent end.. and the only place he could have inserted the scene was when Ennis comes to vist Jacks parents.. Ang said he felt it was unecessary and would distract from the focus ...which of course is Ennis's grief .

[@ddmaul]

A big point of the film is that homophobia is toxic to everyone, not just gay people - thus Alma and Lureen's pain. And Ennis was the biggest homophobe in the entire story.

[@lilouidg]

its only painful to those women bc they had to do it or they would be called gay. If they could of been open with each other and loved each other there would be no need for those women. I am married with my husband and we are not "toxic" we are happy but sure continue pushing your homophobia. cant believe thats what you got out from this movie.

[@dooickouski]

I like that they made one dude very emotionally in tuned while the other is very reserved so they could have easy relationship conflict

[@digidv85]

Before seeing this in theaters, I had no way of expecting how impressed I’d be while watching. Everything was phenomenal. Won three Oscars: Adapted Screenplay, Directing and Original Score. Heath, Jake and Michelle got acting noms. Best Picture and Cinematography noms also.

[@peglanglois8343]

Thank you 💕 this was a great reaction video.

[@grimburnseid983]

as a gay man who lived in Wyoming until 2022, this IS what it’s still like out there 😅

[@alllittlethingzz]

Is it really beautiful out there like nature and I’m so sorry it’s homophobic still

[@user-dh5yi9hz7p]

You can't say "I understand times were different" and then pass judgment on the characters, the story takes place a particular time for a reason.

[@tlo3571]

I think Jack was killed by those men. It is not a scenario that Innes is imagining. Anne Hathaway delivers her explanation so deadpan as if she is reciting a recipe. It feels like it has been memorized as the explanation she gives to everyone. She, also, give so much detail as to make it believable. If it was a true story, she would have just started he died while changing a tire. The details are there to convince the listener that what she is saying is true though she knows it’s not true. I saw this in the theater when it came out. The acting. The cinematography. The music. perfection.

[@elizabethalkenbrack8767]

this (yours) was a great take on that movie. You are very adept at catching nuances that others dont, and your empathy is palpable to anyone with a good brain and good heart. Subscribed

[@hakis86]

You can't just edit in an "ASS" meme in one of the saddest movies ever and make me laugh out loud, man.. haha xD

[@lorettabes4553]

22:03 I love the writing for Ennis' little girl, she is so much like her father.

[@xyz8655]

4:17 Ha! 1800s with all it's old ford pick ups. 😄

[@johnbest1978]

The woman Heath Ledger's character married in the movie is Michelle Williams who Heath Ledger was married to in real life after this movie. And they even had a daughter together named Matilda. Then Heath passed away.

[@OneJackNasty]

I read a theory about Lureen and her dad finding out about Jack and they put a hit out on him and that's why she was acting all weird on the phone

[@davidromero6998]

I'm thankful for yams LMAO chuckled hard at that one idk why

[@TeoKing78]

After 5 times watching it I think I've finally figured out why Jack's wife was been so corporate cold. This was just another phone from a friend asking what happened and she was just repeating the same thing over and over like a tape machine until she heard "we was herding sheep on brokeback one summer". That's when she realized that he was the one and her eyes filled.

[@sabcam2000]

Michelle Williams (Alma, Ennis' wife in this) was Heath Ledger's partner in real life and the mother of his only child. They separated a year before he died.

[@lifewriter7455]

"Brokeback Mountain" is an interesting story by female author Annie Proulx, who later proclaimed that she wished she never wrote the short story, in which she plays with stereotyped identities of gay male love, where the one man who desides to live out his true sexuality ends up dead, and the other one who stays in the closet survives, but lives the rest of his life in total grief. Gyllenhaal himself took the opinion that Ennis and Jack were heterosexual men who "develop this love, this bond", also saying in a Details interview: "I approached the story believing that these are actually two straight guys who fall in love." After decades of movies about love between gay men that ends in tragedy, contemporary film has a much more constructive positive message. And these are life affirming stories about male love, written by men out of and based in their own true experience and authentic identity as male homosexual beings.

[@reecye]

Damn, I didn't know Jake said that. That's a bit odd.

[@lifewriter7455]

@@reecye It's just ordinary heteronormative pure homophobia. Quite common in contemporary unsocial cociety. If you wanna see a a good gay movie without any dogmas, prejudice or stereotypes, I suggest the British film 'All of Us Strangers' that came out in 2023. With references to today's real gay male subculture in London. The actors Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are absolutely brilliant in their interpretation of the love relationship between Adam and Harry. The film has received such exceptionally good critique, so many many awards, and is just a magnificent piece of pure gay male art. And the cinematography is breathtakingly stunning. It's like a dream... 🖤😎👍

[@reecye]

@@lifewriter7455 I have been meaning to see that for a while now, but thanks for the recommendation! I'll see it soon.

[@jjhall1963]

A beautiful film like Brokeback Mountain deserves more respect.

[@jeffwatkins352]

Good call to suspect Lureen’s explanation of Jack’s death was a cover story. While Ennis’s vision may embody his youthful trauma, it’s still more likely to be what actually happened. Consider this theory. Jack’s father-in-law, chronically dismissive of Jack then mortified at that Thanksgiving dinner, arranged for his murder. Anyway, you connected with this masterpiece. I admire your keen appreciation. I’m a gay man of 71 years who grew up in the Brokeback Mountain world. It’s all true.

[@viedemofumofu]

The tire story was fake You can see when Lauren tells it she is very robotic and it sounds rehearsed, plus she shows no emotion even though her husband just died, most likely because of WHY he was murdered. Granting how her father is and the fact they live in texas, there is a big chance she had a strong opinion about his orientation, maybe thought he deserved it, hence why she seems emotionless and so cold. What makes her finally shed tears is when Ennis tells her why Brokeback Mountain was important to Jack and she pieces the puzzle together that he was his lover (and true love) and what all those years of fishing trips in the mountain meant. So the scene we see of Jack dying is what actually happened to him, and even though Ennis might not know the details, just by the tone of Lauren and the rehearsed made up story that he's probably familiar with, given what happened in his town when he was a kid, he knew. And he tried to warn Jack, many times, he told him how dangerous it was, that they would end up slipping up, each time was foreshadowing for what would eventually happen to Jack who could less and less lay low. This scene hits too hard every time 😢

[@stpaley]

i do agree, i have always thought Lauren knew for a long time about Jack, like most they had a understanding marriage of convenience, especially how Jack put her father in his place at thanksgiving

[@blkluv100]

I didn't get the feeling that those two ever loved one another.

[@viedemofumofu]

@@blkluv100 They definitely did grow apart but seeing how hurt she was learning about Brokeback Mountain there might have been something. At least in the beginning of their relationship she did love him. After all she had no incentive to marry Jack. She came from money, he didn't, and her father hated his guts but still she chose him, and liked that he would stand up to her father. Let's not forget that she sacrificed a lot to run their business all these years, while he went on his trips with Ennis. You never see them fight or argue about this or anything else. She always let him do as he pleased. And in the end she turned out to be partner chosen out of convenience, trapped in a loveless marriage. It does something to you.

[@grc3rb]

Wyoming still looks like that 🤠

[@lorettabes4553]

13:02 LMAO I never noticed that haha

[@maxhess3151]

Ledger and Williams fell in love on set, and I think it shows in the bedroom scenes.

[@jessicapazo7718]

I absolutely love this movie. Sad yes...but beautifully sad. And the music .... 💔

[@PSPguy2]

Great reaction to a fantastic film!

[@C-Iris]

Welcome to the club that looove Anne Hathaway hehe

[@indiiedreamer]

I watched this movie when I was like 13 and destroyed me, is such a good movie.

[@real_actual_tiger]

I, too, live in Ohio and have never seen a sheep. Where are we keeping them?

[@izabelasiczek3547]

I loved your reaction , I be seen it at the cinema and I was bowling my eyes out, sadly I've seen it with my brother and I've discovered he was homophobic it strained our relationship it was so therapeutic to watch this with you and see that not all men are homophobic, it doesn't matter that they were men it was love! And love is pure! I hate society sometimes

[@yeahno8294]

Considering in the 60's gay wasn't even a thing they were called sissy's and it was a death sentence to most who were gay they did the best they could given the circumstances. People should stop hate if they don't agree with how they did things here.

[@BrianSmithNow]

"Velma!" Lol

[@olanaowen7320]

It had to be a tragic ending. Hollywood is just now at this point getting past the same sex tragic thing it's stuck on

[@coffinflop]

if you're a jake fan, you should DEFINITELY watch nightcrawler if you haven't already, it's one of my fave jake movies and he is just so excellent and so slimy in it, it's a fantastic performance

[@valmacclinchy]

Nightcrawler, definitely. And Prisoners is amazing, too. Jake is just so versatile.

[@cyrilmauras4247]

Great reaction.

[@tedmartin5239]

It was NOT the tire!

[@sathvamp1]

I'm "not peeking" at this reaction until I see this FULL movie myself first (I finally learned I should do things that way, lol!). BUT while I am thinking of it... would you consider reacting to the movie "Miracle in Cell No. 7" (preferably Korean version) ??? I've seen some really intense movies, but I personally "still can't believe" my own reaction to THAT movie... (!) P.S. Based on my own reaction to that one (and my own LACK of certain reactions to certain other movies)... I am curious to see if "Miracle in Cell No. 7" might just be the type of reaction challenge YOU need ;)

[@juneseghni]

Jeez Miracle in Cell No 7? Do you hate this guy..lol

[@sathvamp1]

@@juneseghni LOL nope... just really think he needs a little bit of a challenge 😁 (...Have you seen his Interstellar and Green Mile reactions(?)).

[@eliceoramirez4483]

so did you get your answer

[@14Yoshi]

Gay stories are tragic back then.

[@lewisbreland]

I want to be on Brokeback with Prof No Name! Lol😂 (I think my husband would be jealous tho). Hahaha😅😅

[@geoos]

You should watch All of Us Strangers?

[@geekgirl9399]

In a similar vein as this movie: God’s Own Country. Highly recommend.

[@juneseghni]

interesting you laughed at most of the points where I was crying... nervous laughter?

[@prettybullet7728]

Speaking as a woman...I feel that a husband/partner cheating with a man would be worse. If he is so attracted to men that he's cheating with them behind your back then how can you ever compete with that.

[@sebastian_reu9220]

Such an amazing movie!❤

[@Lane9693]

No dude, Jack was beaten to death with a tire iron because he was gay. Im a gay boomer and thats all it took in the 60’s & 70’s. And if they had run off and had a ranch together, it could have happened to both of them. Thats how it was for gays back in the day.

[@susanstein6604]

Ohio is nothing like Montana or Wyoming, the Midwest vs the West.

[@twhite8308]

Wyoming

[@lilouidg]

Oh from personal experience women HATE when their men cheat on them with men lol

[@crowleybo]

👍

[@luisalbertocalla6649]

😢😢😢❤❤❤

[@mikenelson1624]

⛰️

[@kevlar715]

Lol i always same that these guys are terrible people. Especially ennis. Super selfish and self cenetered. Great film, good watch... But they caused so much pain over their selfish decisions

[@StevenCampsOut]

How many reaction videos do we need for this movie? 5 of them have popped up in my feed in 2 days. Yeah, It's a great movie but damn. Copy cat much?

[@reecye]

Maybe cause you keep clicking on them lol? There really aren't that many reactions to this compared to other movies. You know recommendations are personalised, I hope.

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised by your reaction. Because I have watched you before make a comment about gay people that brought me the wrong way. So I was ready to hit the thumbs down before I even saw you do this reaction. But you actually were very polite and very Respectful of this iconic movie. I think they leave it up to the viewer as to how he died. But being from the LGBTQ plus community myself. I tend to believe that he was killed or gay. Bashed and murdered because back in those days if they found out, you know the rest of the story, so congratulations and good for you. You know, it would be nice if people could look at some old movies. Like the poseidon adventure, the 70 movies are brilliant. They're excellent, the birds, for instance, or earthquake. There's just so much out there to be watch. But, you know, some people refuse to go past 2000 or something. And that's up to them, but maybe give it a thought about doing something back in the day. Alfred Hitchcock has this one movie called broke which is amazing and also rear window. So anyway, keep up the good work. Young man, love that hair. And excuse my grammatical errors

[@paijmarshall7263]

omg where at in Ohio? i live in Columbus 😊