In light of all the "abusive" talk over Fifty Shades, could someone explain to me why the first sexual encounter in Brokeback Mountain isn't considered rape? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/synopsis
I don't recall Ennis asking Jake to forcefully yank down his pants and do him right then and there. Ennis tries to get away, but is held down and penetrated. It seemed more like rape to me than anything I have read in Fifty Shades. Yet this movie got nothing but praise. I don't think people were watching the same movie as me. I see Ennis as a victim who didn't know how to get away from this traumatic experience. Sort of like the kidnap victim who falls for their kidnapper. His life falls apart. It is not that he is willing to live a lie and not pursue his love. He doesn't understand what has really happened to him and can't accept it. He in no way changes Jake and makes him a better person. Put a female in Ennis's place and tell me what you see in the story. http://www.brokebackmountain.com/home.html
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