Well now this was a challenging movie to watch. I don't think I've ever had my skin crawl so often in a non-horror movie, quite a feat. Objectively speaking yes, the movie is "good" despite having what I find to be very unsavory content (seriously, surprise cowboy butt sex is NOT cool).
What I found interesting where the gender roles: Jack "wore the pants" so to speak, while Ennis, despite apparently being the pitcher (I think I just threw up a little in my mouth) fills the submissive, feminine role. Others may disagree, but that's how I saw it. I also found it hilarious how Ennis says he's "not queer" the morning after their first encounter, sure thing dude...
It's kind of odd to see something that saturates the media today be so forbidden in what is a relatively short time. Jack's brutal murder with a tire iron is kind of a bitter piece of irony in light of Ennis' story about the dead gay men that were murdered and left out to rot as an example. The fact that his father made it a point to show him (Ennis) and his older brother what happens to homosexuals was a surprising revelation late in the movie.
Could it have somehow had the opposite intended effect?
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