For Your (Re)Consideration: Brokeback Mountain Still Echoes With the Sound of Love and Loss

Now, twenty years after its release – the same length as the central relationship it portrays – Brokeback Mountain is still a powerfully moving film. Director Ang Lee and cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto beautifully set the story of Jack and Ennis against the backdrop of the stunning natural landscape. Despite facing unfair homophobic criticism upon release – which many believed led to Crash winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards that year – Brokeback Mountain has since proven to be a more insightful and emotionally resonant film.