Been a long time since I last watched a midnight movie. It must have been even longer since I last watch a Restricted (Artistic) movie. I did both just last weekend. Well, that’s making full use of your weekend!

I had to help up with a sport climbing course in the morning and afternoon, so the only movie I was able to watch was the later one. However, by the time I got to the shopping center, the only showtimes with good seating was the late ones. Ah well.

Brokeback mountain it was. And what a good show it was too. No regrets catching it, despite it being a “gay” flick as so many people have conveniently labelled it. All the more since I happened to be watching it with my other pal, who happened to be male too. Don’t start to have wild imaginations, mind you. It’s not time for that!

The show wasn’t exactly about gays in particular, although the two main leads happened to be of that inclination. Hey, it could even be about normal straight people, but I guess it wouldn’t have had much impact comparatively. I find that the underlying message I took back was one of supressed love. Suppressed mainly from the limitations and expectations of society in general. It’s the fear of repercussons from society, the stigma and the possible fallout that they may face from society, so much so that their underlying feelings were suppressed. It only goes to show the kind of effect it can have on the parties around them, and the domino effect it causes, especially when they long lost feeling was rekindled.

On the whole, it’s a great movie to watch. I think I’ll consider getting the soundtrack too.