# Brokeback mountain

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brokeback-mountain/351669>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 7, 2006, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brokeback-mountain/351669 "2006-04-07T02:40:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brokeback-mountain/351669/1 "2006-04-07T02:40:39Z")

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I just watched this. I’m going to give part of it away and since I don’t know how to use spoilers I’ll just do it later in the post.

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What did Ennis mean by ‘Jack, I swear’? Did he swear something to Jack on Brokeback mountain?

How did Jack die? Did he die the way the movie portrayed it, did he commit suicide, was he murdered, or what?

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**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brokeback-mountain/351669/2 "2006-04-07T02:46:49Z")

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Look over here.

> **[Brokeback Mountain (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=348731)**
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> Just got home from a preview. Yes, it really is that good. No, it’s not actually about gay cowboys – it’s about two people who fall in love but can’t find a way to make it work. It’s very, very sad. But very, very, very good.