Not just a gay cowboy movie

I saw Brokeback Mountain and like so many others have to say, it is so much more than a 'gay cowboy movie'. For anyone who's not been, it's worth seeing on the big screen.

But it's also hard to know what words to put with it, to adequately describe it. Brokeback Mountain is, I would say, an experience.

I cried for most of it - first for the love and then for the sadness - but then I cry in most moving films.

At its essence, for me, is a movie about love. For this reason, everyone's experience of the film is going to be different because our experiences of love are different.

I would rate Brokeback Mountain in my top 10 all time movies, I think, for the sheer power, simplicity, beauty and almost can I say brutality in that it does not protect the viewer - it takes you in and pulls you into the depths and then leaves you there...to deal with it...to think about it...to cry about it...to talk about it...to appreciate what you have...

And the only other thing I want to say about it is that it's both fantastic to see, as well as being a sad reflection on the priorities of many in our world that this movie has finally come to our screens. It's been a long time coming.

So, here's to all of you out there who have lost someone you love, couldn't be with the person you loved or have experienced discrimination for who you are. My heart is with you now.