Letter: Well-made ‘Brokeback’ deserves accolades

Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006 | 8:43 a.m.

Linda Caterine's Dec. 30 letter asserts that the movie "Brokeback Mountain" is getting some undeserved hype, is making "paltry" money and that it will only appeal to the gay community. I beg to differ with Ms. Caterine.

The reason for the hype is the fact that the film tells a story of two nonstereotypical gay men falling in love with one another. This is pretty groundbreaking for Hollywood. Both men are very masculine, and there aren't even any campy characters in the film. The two men are played by two high-profile Hollywood actors. They both end up marrying women and having children.

The movie has now opened here in town, at only one theater, in Summerlin. This film is an independent film, not backed by a major studio, just as "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was. It started out slowly, but gradually gained momentum and became a hit.

I saw the film here last Friday. Director Ang Lee and both actors deserve every award they get for this very well-made movie.

Rick Miller

Henderson

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