I saw that mountain!

It was beautiful. Amazing. Wonderful. Beautifully directed, wonderfully told, and overall an amazing film. It definately deserves the oscars its been nominated for. Especially "best director". Ang Lee is a genius. The shots and scenery were gorgeous. I loved those azure skies punctured with fluffy clouds, and the shots of the landscape. Every scene could have been a painting!

It didnt make me cry, but i think only Bollywood can do that, and it couldnt replace my favourite film of all time ever. But it was splendid.

I found it hard to relate to in some ways, although this was probably due to a combination of factors including myself, Heath Ledgers apparent lips botox botch-up, and the fact that i cant hear very well at the moment due to an ear infection that i think has come from guess where.
I think there is some swelling in the lining of the Eustachian tube of my right ear causing pressure to build up and thus pushing the tymphatic membrane outwards, which a) causes pain (its like constantly being on a plane that is about to take off/land) and b) due to reduced vibration-ability, results in less clear hearing. Wow, dont i sound all medical! *Polishes Stethoscope*

But my (gay) friend seems to be able to more, so there you go.

And i think it got the right balance, not any excessive gay (or even hetero) sex so that people would be turned off (i realise the irony here but you know what i mean) but just enough to convey the love and development of relationships.
And the writers had thought of everything! e.g. the rich-poor: Heath Ledger wearing the same coat, whilst Jake Gyl-I-can-guarantee-this-is-spelt-wrong-lenhall had a new coat and car every time they met. And even the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle - Jake having a rat-under-his-nose moustache) changes to make them older over the years. And the role reversals, Jake being timid, then giving his father-in-law a (wow!) mouthful, and Heath being the aggressive one, then being beaten up by that truck-driver.

And wasn't Heaths wife such a great actress, she deserves an award. You kind of disliked and felt sorry for each of the characters at some point through the film. And im glad they didnt cast any mega-famous stars for the film, having slightly lesser well known actors and actresses made it better. Jakes wife was good as well, i loved the bit where Jake finally gives his father-in-law a mouthful and you see the expression on Lorraines face. Made me laugh.

The best and most cleverest (that doesnt sound very grammatically correct?) bit in my opinion was when Heath rings up Jakes wife to find out how it happened after he got that post card ( I knew it would happen!). The flashback showing what happened whilst Lorraine tells a different story - is it paranoia in Heaths mind? Or did that really happen? We will never know, its left to our own interpretation. Genius! (And so sad!)

And im sure there is more i could say about it, but you've seen it, you have your own opinion, and if you havent, then oops! Sorry i spoilt it a little.