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* PapaBear: If you want to keep your teeth, it's wise to shut your slop-bucket mouth around Ennis's kids when he tells you to.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithAnAccent: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. In the 2023 play, Eddi Reader used an American accent in the scene where she played Jack's mother, but as the balladeer sang the songs in her natural Scottish accent.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Jack Twist's line is actually "I wish I ''knew how to'' quit you," not "I wish I ''could'' quit you" or "I can't quit you".
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''Brokeback Mountain'' is as a 1997 short story by Annie Proulx that [[AdaptationDisplacement became a household name]] by way of a faithful 2005 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] directed by Creator/AngLee.

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The film went on to win three UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s: [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]] (Lee), [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay Best Adapted Screenplay]] ([=McMurtry=] & Ossana), and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalScore Best Original Score]] (Gustavo Santaolalla). It was also nominated for an additional five Oscars, including [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]]. To this day, it's still considered one of the most important films in the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and is considered by many to [[GenreTurningPoint have opened the floodgate for queer entertainment to enter the mainstream]]. [[PosthumousPopularityPotential Following Heath Ledger's death]], the film has been remembered even more fondly, with Ledger's performance here regarded as among his best.

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The film went on to win three UsefulNotes/{{Academy MediaNotes/{{Academy Award}}s: [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]] (Lee), [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay Best Adapted Screenplay]] ([=McMurtry=] & Ossana), and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalScore [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalScore Best Original Score]] (Gustavo Santaolalla). It was also nominated for an additional five Oscars, including [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]]. To this day, it's still considered one of the most important films in the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and is considered by many to [[GenreTurningPoint have opened the floodgate for queer entertainment to enter the mainstream]]. [[PosthumousPopularityPotential Following Heath Ledger's death]], the film has been remembered even more fondly, with Ledger's performance here regarded as among his best.
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The film adaptation was written by Larry [=McMurtry=] & Diana Ossana, and starred Creator/HeathLedger as Ennis and Creator/JakeGyllenhaal as Jack. It got a lot of attention before it premiered simply for its premise, soon becoming widely known as "the gay cowboy movie"[[note]]Even though the two protagonists are shepherds, not cowboys[[/note]]. Receiving mass critical praise on one end and massive controversy thanks to MoralGuardians on the other (along with some lesser public dissent due to HypeBacklash), the film became a box-office success, growing over 10 times its modest budget. Annie Proulx, the author of the original short story, [[ApprovalOfGod praised the adaptation]], declaring, "I may be the first writer in America to have a piece of writing make its way to the screen whole and entire."

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The film adaptation was written by Larry [=McMurtry=] & Diana Ossana, and starred Creator/HeathLedger as Ennis and Creator/JakeGyllenhaal as Jack. It got a lot of attention before it premiered simply for its premise, soon becoming widely known as "the gay cowboy movie"[[note]]Even though the two protagonists are shepherds, not cowboys[[/note]]. Receiving mass critical praise on one end and massive mass controversy thanks to MoralGuardians on the other (along with some lesser public dissent due to HypeBacklash), the film became a box-office success, growing over 10 times its modest budget. Annie Proulx, the author of the original short story, [[ApprovalOfGod praised the adaptation]], declaring, "I may be the first writer in America to have a piece of writing make its way to the screen whole and entire."
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The film went on to win three UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s: [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]] (Lee), [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay Best Adapted Screenplay]] ([=McMurtry=] & Ossana), and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalScore Best Original Score]] (Gustavo Santaolalla). It was also nominated for a further five Oscars, including [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]]. To this day, it's still considered one of the most important films in the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and is considered by many to [[GenreTurningPoint have opened the floodgate for queer entertainment to enter the mainstream]]. [[PosthumousPopularityPotential Following Heath Ledger's death]], the film has been remembered even more fondly, with Ledger's performance here regarded as among his best.

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The film went on to win three UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s: [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]] (Lee), [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay Best Adapted Screenplay]] ([=McMurtry=] & Ossana), and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalScore Best Original Score]] (Gustavo Santaolalla). It was also nominated for a further an additional five Oscars, including [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]]. To this day, it's still considered one of the most important films in the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and is considered by many to [[GenreTurningPoint have opened the floodgate for queer entertainment to enter the mainstream]]. [[PosthumousPopularityPotential Following Heath Ledger's death]], the film has been remembered even more fondly, with Ledger's performance here regarded as among his best.
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The film went on to win three UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s -- [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]] (Lee), [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay Best Adapted Screenplay]] ([=McMurtry=] & Ossana), and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalScore Best Original Score]] (Gustavo Santaolalla) -- from eight nominations, including for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]]. To this day, it's still considered one of the most important films in the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and is considered by many to [[GenreTurningPoint have opened the floodgate for queer entertainment to enter the mainstream]]. [[PosthumousPopularityPotential Following Heath Ledger's death]], the film has been remembered even more fondly, with Ledger's performance here regarded as among his best.

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The film went on to win three UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s -- Award}}s: [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]] (Lee), [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay Best Adapted Screenplay]] ([=McMurtry=] & Ossana), and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalScore Best Original Score]] (Gustavo Santaolalla) -- from eight nominations, Santaolalla). It was also nominated for a further five Oscars, including for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]]. To this day, it's still considered one of the most important films in the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and is considered by many to [[GenreTurningPoint have opened the floodgate for queer entertainment to enter the mainstream]]. [[PosthumousPopularityPotential Following Heath Ledger's death]], the film has been remembered even more fondly, with Ledger's performance here regarded as among his best.

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''Brokeback Mountain'' originated as a 1997 short story by Annie Proulx but became a household name by way of a faithful 2005 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]]. Proulx praised the adaptation, declaring that "I may be the first writer in America to have a piece of writing make its way to the screen whole and entire".

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''Brokeback Mountain'' originated is as a 1997 short story by Annie Proulx but that [[AdaptationDisplacement became a household name name]] by way of a faithful 2005 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]]. Proulx praised the adaptation, declaring that "I may be the first writer in America to have a piece of writing make its way to the screen whole and entire".
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However, four years later Jack decides to contact Ennis and the two men re-establish ties, realizing that they both still love each other. Over the next sixteen years, they carry on an affair with each other by way of "fishing trips." No one is completely happy though -- Ennis is unwilling to cut ties with his family and start a fresh life with Jack (in part out of guilt and confusion, in part out of awareness of what could happen to them if the world found out about their relationship), Alma knows what's going on from the moment the men are reunited and suffers in silence for years before divorcing Ennis, and Jack's own marriage becomes lifeless.

The film adaptation was written by Larry [=McMurtry=] & Diana Ossana and directed by Creator/AngLee, and starred Creator/HeathLedger as Ennis and Creator/JakeGyllenhaal as Jack. It got a lot of attention before it premiered simply for the premise; soon it was widely known as "the gay cowboy movie"[[note]]Even though they were shepherds, not cowboys[[/note]]. Between praise from many film critics and massive controversy thanks to MoralGuardians, the film became a box-office success, growing over 10 times its modest budget. It evoked some HypeBacklash and inspired '''many''' spoofs, but it also touched a lot of hearts. It went on to win Oscars for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. To this day, it's still considered one of the most important films in the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and is considered by many to [[GenreTurningPoint open the floodgate for queer entertainment to enter the mainstream]]. Was arguably remembered even more fondly [[PosthumousPopularityPotential following Heath Ledger's death]].

In 2014, the short story was adapted into an opera by American composer, Charles Wuorinen, with Proulx writing the libretto. In 2023, it was adapted as "a play with music" by Ashley Robinson with songs by [[Theatre/EverybodysTalkingAboutJamie Dan Gillespie Sells]].

And no, [[Recap/SouthParkS2E9ChefsChocolateSaltyBalls at no point do they eat pudding in this movie.]]

It became the first Best Picture nominee from the 21st century to be included in the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry by the Library of Congress.

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However, four years later Jack decides to contact Ennis four years later, and the two men re-establish ties, realizing that they both still love each other. Over the next sixteen years, they carry on an affair with each other by way of "fishing trips." No one is completely happy though -- Ennis is unwilling to cut ties with his family and start a fresh life with Jack (in part out of guilt and confusion, in part out of awareness of what could happen to them if the world found out about their relationship), Alma knows what's going on from the moment the men are reunited and suffers in silence for years before divorcing Ennis, and Jack's own marriage becomes lifeless.

The film adaptation was written by Larry [=McMurtry=] & Diana Ossana and directed by Creator/AngLee, Ossana, and starred Creator/HeathLedger as Ennis and Creator/JakeGyllenhaal as Jack. It got a lot of attention before it premiered simply for the premise; its premise, soon it was becoming widely known as "the gay cowboy movie"[[note]]Even though they were the two protagonists are shepherds, not cowboys[[/note]]. Between Receiving mass critical praise from many film critics on one end and massive controversy thanks to MoralGuardians, MoralGuardians on the other (along with some lesser public dissent due to HypeBacklash), the film became a box-office success, growing over 10 times its modest budget. It evoked some HypeBacklash Annie Proulx, the author of the original short story, [[ApprovalOfGod praised the adaptation]], declaring, "I may be the first writer in America to have a piece of writing make its way to the screen whole and inspired '''many''' spoofs, but it also touched a lot of hearts. It entire."

The film
went on to win Oscars for three UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s -- [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director, Director]] (Lee), [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay Best Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay]] ([=McMurtry=] & Ossana), and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalScore Best Original Score. Score]] (Gustavo Santaolalla) -- from eight nominations, including for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]]. To this day, it's still considered one of the most important films in the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and is considered by many to [[GenreTurningPoint open have opened the floodgate for queer entertainment to enter the mainstream]]. Was arguably remembered even more fondly [[PosthumousPopularityPotential following Following Heath Ledger's death]].

death]], the film has been remembered even more fondly, with Ledger's performance here regarded as among his best.

In 2018, the film became the first Best Picture nominee from the 21st century to be included in the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry by the Library of Congress.

In 2014, the short story was adapted into an opera by American composer, Charles Wuorinen, with Proulx writing the libretto. In 2023, it was adapted as "a play with music" by Ashley Robinson with songs by [[Theatre/EverybodysTalkingAboutJamie Dan Gillespie Sells]].

Sells]].

And no, [[Recap/SouthParkS2E9ChefsChocolateSaltyBalls at no point do they eat pudding in this movie.]]

It became
the first Best Picture nominee from the 21st century to be included in the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry by the Library of Congress.
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* TryingNotToCry: Lureen, at several points during the conversation where she tells Ennis what happened to Jack.

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%%* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: Judging by Ennis's sexual position with Alma.
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* ActorMusoShow: {{Downplayed|trope}} in the 2023 "play with music" theatrical adaptation. The Balladeer who sings lead on the songs also plays Jack's mother appears in one scene towards the end of the play. Similarly, one of the backup singers plays Lureen when she appears onstage in one scene during a phone call.
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* NocturnalEmission: In the short story, Ennis sometimes dreams of Jack after Jack's death, either leaving him with grief or an "old sense of joy and release" upon waking. It's implied that this trope is in effect when he feels the latter because sometimes the sheets are wet instead of the pillow.

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* NocturnalEmission: In the short story, Ennis sometimes dreams of Jack [[spoiler: after Jack's death, death]], either leaving him with grief or an "old sense of joy and release" upon waking. It's implied that this trope is in effect when he feels the latter because sometimes the sheets are wet instead of the pillow.
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* FramingDevice: The play opens with a lonely, alcoholic Ennis in 2013 looking back on the events of the story through his own memory.

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In 2014, the short story was adapted into an opera by American composer, Charles Wuorinen, with Proulx writing the libretto. In 2023, it was adapted as "a play with music" by Ashley Robinson with songs by [[Theatre/EverybodysTalkingAboutJamie Dan Gillespie Sells]].



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* SignificantDoubleCasting: In the play, The Balladeer, whose songs are sympathetic to Jack and Ennis' situation, also plays Jack's mother, who's shown to have had some sort of understanding about the nature of Jack and Ennis' relationship and treats Ennis kindly when he comes to visit.
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* ParentalNeglect: PlayedWith. Both Jack and Ennis are shown interacting affectionately with their children. But Jack is repeatedly and emphatically willing to up stakes and leave his son to move across the country with Ennis if Ennis just says the word. Ennis, for his part, insists for years that he and Jack can't start a new life together because he won't abandon his daughters - but he seems to barely spend time with them as it is.
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* LovingAShadow: Ennis and Jack ''do'' love each other - but the entirety of their relationship over ''decades'' comes down to a handful of trysts per year on the titular mountain. Ennis, who insists that a life together isn't possible, struggles hard with this, as he alienates his wife, then a girlfriend, has a distant relationship with his daughters, and seems to live in or nearly in poverty. He is convinced he and Jack can't have a life together, but his love for Jack prevents him from engaging with his day-to-day life and relationships, or improving his job situation.

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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Ennis has a decidedly StayInTheKitchen attitude towards Alma, especially as their marriage deteriorates. It's particularly apparent around her grocery store job, which he seems to barely tolerate (even though he doesn't make enough money to comfortably support the family himself, and actually ''quits'' his jobs whenever Jack comes through town). While such attitudes weren't unusual in that time and place, and Alma seems like she'd ''prefer'' to StayInTheKitchen if only Ennis would start bringing in more money, it can be a bit jarring to modern-day viewers.

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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: (Apart from the rampant homophobia) Ennis has a decidedly StayInTheKitchen attitude towards Alma, especially as their marriage deteriorates. It's particularly apparent around her grocery store job, which he seems to barely tolerate (even though he doesn't make enough money to comfortably support the family himself, and actually ''quits'' his jobs whenever Jack comes through town). While such attitudes weren't unusual in that time and place, and Alma seems like she'd ''prefer'' to StayInTheKitchen if only Ennis would start bringing in more money, it can be a bit jarring to modern-day viewers.


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* ShotgunWedding: Implied with Jack and Lureen - they have sex in the back of Lureen's car, then there's a GilliganCut to her holding their newborn son while her parents coo over them and Jack lingers awkwardly by the door.
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* SexlessMarriage: Ennis explicitly puts an end to his and Alma's sex life some years prior to their divorce. Jack and Lureen are implied to be this as well - at one point Jack comments to Ennis that he and Lureen "could do their marriage over the phone."
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Ennis has a decidedly StayInTheKitchen attitude towards Alma, especially as their marriage deteriorates. It's particularly apparent around her grocery store job, which he seems to barely tolerate (even though he doesn't make enough money to comfortably support the family himself, and actually ''quits'' his jobs whenever Jack comes through town). While such attitudes weren't unusual in that time and place, and Alma seems like she'd ''prefer'' to StayInTheKitchen if only Ennis would start bringing in more money, it can be a bit jarring to modern-day viewers.
** Jack and Lureen, in contrast, seem to have a far more egalitarian marriage, despite their other problems. Jack doesn't appear to resent Lureen for her career (even if he dislikes things connected to it, such as their enmeshment with her domineering father). At one point, he also tells her she needs to talk to their son's teacher, but it's clear he's not doing so out of any kind of "You're the mother, it's your job" sentiment, but because he ''has'' done parent-teacher interviews in the past and "complains too much", leading the teachers to dislike him.
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* ReunionKiss: After seeing each other for the first time in four years, they try to stick to a simple ManHug - and then Ennis proceeds to slam Jack up against the wall and kiss him like he'd die the second he stopped. It's just a little heartwarming...

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* ReunionKiss: After seeing each other for the first time in four years, they try to stick to a simple ManHug - and then Ennis proceeds to slam Jack up against the wall and kiss him like he'd die the second he stopped. It's just actually a little heartwarming...heartwarming... until Alma quietly witnesses it.

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* FromRoommatesToRomance: Jack and Ennis live together during their summer on Brokeback Mountain. At first...then they have a sexual encounter and fall in love.



* InnocentCohabitation: Jack and Ennis during their summer on Brokeback Mountain. At first...then they have a sexual encounter and fall in love.
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The film adaptation was written by Larry [=McMurtry=] & Diana Ossana and directed by Creator/AngLee, and starred Creator/HeathLedger as Ennis and Creator/JakeGyllenhaal as Jack. It got a lot of attention before it premiered simply for the premise; soon it was widely known as "the gay cowboy movie"[[note]]Even though they were shepherds, not cowboys[[/note]]. Between praise from many film critics and massive controversy thanks to MoralGuardians, the film became a box-office success, growing over 10 times its modest budget. It evoked some HypeBacklash and inspired '''many''' spoofs, but it also touched a lot of hearts. It went on to win Oscars for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. To this day, it's still considered one of the most important films in the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and is considered by many to [[GenreTurningPoint open the floodgate for queer entertainment to enter the mainstream]]. Was arguably remembered even more fondly [[DeadArtistsAreBetter following Heath Ledger's death]].

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The film adaptation was written by Larry [=McMurtry=] & Diana Ossana and directed by Creator/AngLee, and starred Creator/HeathLedger as Ennis and Creator/JakeGyllenhaal as Jack. It got a lot of attention before it premiered simply for the premise; soon it was widely known as "the gay cowboy movie"[[note]]Even though they were shepherds, not cowboys[[/note]]. Between praise from many film critics and massive controversy thanks to MoralGuardians, the film became a box-office success, growing over 10 times its modest budget. It evoked some HypeBacklash and inspired '''many''' spoofs, but it also touched a lot of hearts. It went on to win Oscars for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. To this day, it's still considered one of the most important films in the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and is considered by many to [[GenreTurningPoint open the floodgate for queer entertainment to enter the mainstream]]. Was arguably remembered even more fondly [[DeadArtistsAreBetter [[PosthumousPopularityPotential following Heath Ledger's death]].

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