Heath .... Jake ... OMFG!!!!!!

Just came across the poster for Brokeback Mountain today, and man does it look romantic. I read on oscarwatch.com that the producers were influenced heavily by the poster for Titanic for this, and it looks like they are not shying away from the fact that this is a gay love story. A big budget Hollywood production that tackles the issues of unrequited love and the emotional turmoil that many closeted gay men have gone (and still go) through. I couldn't even imagine that such a film would exist any time soon, let alone be a likely Oscar contender. Hopefully many people will go see it, and maybe people will become a bit more open minded about gay love. I know it seems that we live in very progressive times, but with the gay marriage issue heating up in the United States, and with cases of queer-bashing and murder here in London, I don't think we are as open as a society as we would like to think.

Not sure when its going to get a release in the UK, but I personally cannot wait.