A sweepingly tragic neo-Western where repressed longing flickers like a campfire against the vast, unforgiving Wyoming wilderness, ultimately finding its home in the silent, intertwined fabric of two shirts in a closet.

Brokeback Mountain

"Love is a force of nature."

22 October 2005 Canada 134 min ⭐ 7.8 (7,352)

Director: Ang Lee

Cast: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid

Drama Romance

The Repression of Identity Nature as a Sanctuary The Myth of the American West Regret and the Passage of Time

Budget: $14,000,000

Box Office: $178,043,761

Brokeback Mountain - Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

I wish I knew how to quit you.

— Jack Twist

Context:

Spoken during their final meeting in the mountains, Jack expresses his profound frustration with their decades-long secret affair.

Meaning:

Encapsulates the addictive and painful nature of a love that can neither be fully realized nor abandoned.

If you can't fix it, you've got to stand it.

— Ennis Del Mar

Context:

His personal philosophy, shared with Jack early on to explain why they can't be together openly.

Meaning:

Reflects the stoic resignation and survival instinct of the rural West, where suffering is accepted as inevitable.

Jack, I swear...

— Ennis Del Mar

Context:

The final line of the film, whispered to the intertwined shirts in his closet.

Meaning:

A vow of eternal fidelity and a belated apology for the fear that kept them apart.

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