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'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' AT 15: JAKE GYLLENHAAL ON HOW FILMG GAY ROMANCE 'WAS UNFORTABLE AT TIM BUT WE KNEW THE BIGGER PICTURE'

It's hard to believe but 15 years have passed sce the inic gay film was released. * heath ledger gay scene *

Though was often far oversimplified as “the gay wboy movie, ” Brokeback Mounta nohels beme a worldwi phenomenon upon s release 15 years ago today. Its $178 ln box office hl proved dienc thirsted to see gay stori reprented on the big screen.

”Brokeback Mounta is currently streamg on more on Yahoo Entertament:'A Nightmare on Elm Street 2' at 35: Robert Englund addrs homoerotic subtext of 'the gayt horror movie ever ma'MVP of Horror: Jon Abrahams looks back at notor 'Sry Movie' sex scene, reveals extra-rnchy moment that was snipped'Mallrats' at 25: Kev Smh on trashg his own movie, why he passed on Ree Wherspoon and the extra-rnchy scene he was forced to cut. Apparently, “Brokeback Mounta” was so nvcg that some people thk Gyllenhaal is gay.

Wh such popular actors volved, even some of the more homophobic members of the early ghts dience were willg to shell out for movie tickets to see what this gay wboy movie was all about. While the film would fally allow a lot of queer dience members to fally see a tenr and timate reprentatn of themselv a major motn picture, also received an unsurprisg luge of homophobic jok and sults. Much of the ments stemmed om the film's sex scen, which, while rather tame when viewed today, were some of the more graphic gay love scen that many dience members had been exposed to at that pot.

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The “Spir-Man: Far From Home” actor said his "Brokeback" -star, who died 2008, "would never joke" about the gay romance at the heart of their film. * heath ledger gay scene *

For Ledger, he didn't thk of as a "gay" love scene, as many actors of that time surely would have.

It’s hard to believe but 15 years have passed sce the inic gay film Brokeback Mounta was released.

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The tragic love story of Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Brokeback Mounta" has been ptivatg viewers — gay and straight alike — sce the film me out 2005. Has she jt told this paful story so many tim that she's grown numb to , or is actually fictn, signed to ver up the embarrassg circumstanc of Jack's ath — nnected to his homosexualy, maybe?

JAKE GYLLENHAAL SAID HEATH LEDGER REFED TO PRENT AT THE OSRS BEE THE AMY WANTED THEM TO MAKE GAY JOK ABOUT 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA'

The 2005 film was forward-thkg s portrayal of a gay relatnship between two wboys, promptg some viewers to sctize the off-screen liv of s stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger. Scene om Freier Fall, a German film about gay ps Marc and Kay.

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Queerty recently did a great roundup of the most realistic gay sex scen morn cema — verg everythg om Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger’s magil moment that tent on Brokeback Mounta to some newer offergs like Blue is the Warmt Color, which jt premiered Philly at the Philalphia Film, you’ll fd clips (when available) of all the selectns wh lks to where you n fd them on Netflix (when available.

Jake Gyllenhaal told Another Man magaze that Heath Ledger refed to prent at the 2006 Osrs bee the Amy wanted "Brokeback Mounta"-related jok at the expense of gay people.

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Jake Gyllenhaal said that his "Brokeback Mounta" star Heath Ledger refed to prent at the 2006 Osrs ceremony bee he didn't want to be part of any jok at the expense of gay people.

Eleven years later, "Moonlight, " which followed a gay character Miami, won bt picture at the 2017 more:The 31 bt pennt movi you n watch on Netflix right nowWatch Maggie Gyllenhaal put on a shirt while dog a handstand after her brother Jake ma look easyJake Gyllenhaal ma Tom Holland's handstand challenge look easy after Ryan Reynolds flat-out refed to take part. Neverthels, Brokeback Mounta found great succs at the box office spe beg crilly divisive for s gay them at the time. Durg an terview wh Yahoo Entertament, Jake Gyllenhaal entertaed the fact that he was very unfortable filmg timate gay scen wh Heath Ledger, but as they both knew the end rult would be rewardg, they phed through the whole filmg procs.

JAKE GYLLENHAAL SAYS HEATH LEDGER HATED 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' GAY JOK: 'HE WAS LIKE, "NO. THIS IS ABOUT LOVE."'

Brokeback Mounta is regard by many as one of the most poignant LGBT films of all time – havg two straight a-list celebri portray the movg romance of two gay wboys would’ve been prevly unheard of. In an Osr-nomated performance, Ledger -starred alongsi Jake Gyllenhaal as Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist rpectively, two queer wboys who fall love while workg together the Wyomg untrysi spe already havg fai of their own and durg a time where homosexualy was an extreme 2005 wasn't that long ago, the release of Brokeback Mounta was still groundbreakg for dienc at the time and is often creded wh helpg advance queer storytellg the mastream film world.

But, sce homophobia is such a tirels and ugly beast, the film was still subject to a lot of unjt cricism om homophob and nservativ, simply for showsg love between two men. But Ledger was more than fe wh lettg everyone know where he stood when to the film's pictns of gay love. It's obvly about two men love and 's obvly gay-themed and 's very easily labeled, but unfortunately, people are quick life to label somethg that they're unfortable wh.

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JAKE GYLLENHAAL SAID HEATH LEDGER REFED TO PRENT AT THE OSRS BEE THE AMY WANTED THEM TO MAKE GAY JOK ABOUT 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA'

’”(Photo: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Imag)On the 10th anniversary of Brokeback’s release, Gyllenhaal told Out that Ledger hated that “I wish I knew how to qu you” — a pivotal and poignant moment the film — was turned to a meme and that the film beme known as “the gay wboy movie” bee dimished the story.

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