I agree: the champagne scene is one of the most sensuous and sexy I've encountered in a movie. I like Brokeback Mountain, but the spit-and-shove stuff (though faithful to the unsatisfying short story) is gross and doesn't make any sense. Yes, they were drunk, but even so, is this truly the first thing a man, previously unaware of his homosexuality, would suddenly desire in another man (outside of prison, of course)? The second tent scene, when they hold each other and kiss, seems a more realistic way to portray two men exploring one another's mutual attraction, especially for Ledger's character, who (as the dialogue suggests) was a virgin up until that point. Ang Lee could have gone more into that direction and been more effective, even though the film is much more romantic than the original story.
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