The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

[Toast]

Ennis joyfully bounded down the steps and into the arms of Jack Twist.

[memento]

Ennis had a hard time dealing with the knottiness of his relationship with Jack. 
Def: puzzling complexity

[Fran]

"Brokeback Mountain exudes atmosphere; it could well be considered to be the third lead in the film.  That atmosphere is captured by two extraordinary designers: cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (Frida, 21 Grams), whose Ansel Adams-influenced backgrounds are the best travel brochure Wyoming ever had, and composer Gustavo Santaolalla (The Motorcycle Diaries), whose plaintive guitar settings are the musical equivalent of hearing a heart break." 

-- Gabriel Shanks, Mixed Reviews [review]

[Toast]

What starts as a sexual release quickly turns into something far more meaningful, although Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger), the quieter and more withdrawn of the two, doesn't quite recognize the transformation he's been through until after he and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) go their separate ways at summer's end. Hunched over himself in an alley, Ennis falls prey to a violent fit of nausea, as if his stomach were being ripped out. It's his body telling him that he's just been separated from his soulmate.     Love Story by R Shulman

[southendmd]

Ennis was needling Jack about his less-than-virtuoso harmonica playing.

[Fran]

"There's nothing fussy or attention-getting about Lee's direction or Rodrigo Prieto's photography, but the selection of shots and the rhythm of their cutting seem unerringly right.  And while many of today's movies don't really end — you see a splice, and the end credits roll — the capper here is a kick in the gut.  It's an old-style virtue for a film that's old-style in the best way: unassuming but people-oriented and aiming to endure." 

-- Mike Clark, USA Today  [review]

[Toast]

Jack, and especially Ennis, don't always express themselves eloquently, but they manage to get their points across. There's a simple poetry to their words. ''I wish I knew how to quit you,'' a frustrated Jack says to Ennis, and his sentiments ring with pain and desperation.     Love Story by R Shulman

[memento]

Alma felt that there was a questionableness about Ennis' "fishing trips".

[Fran]

Jack:  "Had a busted leg.  Busted in three places.  Come off the bull and it was a big bull with a lot of drop, he got rid of me in about three flat, and he come after me and he sure was faster...."  [story]

[Toast]

I stole away and cried ....
      Bob Dylan   [Brokeback Mountain soundtrack as sung by Willie Nelson]