The Theme Of Sex And Violence In Brokeback Mountain And American Me

In every film, there is one significant scene that shifts the remaining portion of the film. In the movies, Brokeback Mountain and American Me, the scenes include strong representations of sex and violence. In the scenes, the characters’ perspectives are completely changed and they are able to find out a little more about themselves. Nonetheless, both of these scenes are turning points in the movies and alter the atmosphere of the remainder of the films. The film, American Me, the most momentous scene in the movie occurs when the protagonist, Montoya Santana, loses his virginity with a female for the first time while his gang members are simultaneously raping a man is prison. Santana is a man that was introduced to a gang at a young age due

Although Santana may appear like the emotionless, fearless leader of his gang, this scene reminds us that he is still a vulnerable man that is reminded of the sexual abuse that he and his family has experienced. He still feels the emotional damage from the abuse inside, but he puts on a hardcore image so he can display masculinity by allowing no one can see “weakness” inside of him. For example, when he first goes to prison, he is raped by a fellow prison cellmate. As he experiences rape for the first time, he becomes filled with rage and murders his rapist in cold blood. He puts on a nonchalant attitude in front of his cellmates, but from that moment on, he begins to correlate sex and violence. He and his gang members rape and murder cellmates without thinking twice about it. Murder is his attempt to “not just rescue himself, but to bring his dead self back to life” (Gilligan, 41). As he continues to murder, he feels as if he is rejuvenating the life that was taken out of him after he was raped. As a result, he puts on a violent persona that makes him appear powerful and heartless, although he was just a man that was still grieving from the rape that his mother and he both

Both of the men appear to be the stereotypical strong, heterosexual cowboys that herd sheep on a place called Brokeback Mountain and exemplify masculinity. One cold night, Ennis gets drunk and sleeps in Jack’s tent with him. Jack proceeds to try to cuddle with Ennis, but Ennis violently pushes him off. As the men get up and make eye contact, they forcefully grab each other’s face and begin kissing each other. Then, Jack forcefully removes his pants and the men begin have violent sexual intercourse. The violence that the men have while they are having intercourse encompasses the passion that they have for each other. Nevertheless, this scene is a turning point in the movie because it completely alters the men’s perspective on their sexuality. Although they initially blame their encounter on Ennis’ drunken state, they soon realize that their violent sex scene stemmed from the endless love that they have for each