Ennis and Jack meet and fall in passion with each other against the backdrop of majestic mountains in Wyoming as shown in the film Brokeback Mountain.
The gay males in Yen Tan's new film, Pit Stop, have no nature to escape into to pursue their passion. They remain closeted and live straight lives. Or, I infer from the title, that, as they journey in their pickups, they make pit stops to make love.
The film is set in small town Texas, where, as Tan says elsewhere, there are gay males galore. They are mostly working class and married with children.
The film is set in small town Texas, where, as Tan says elsewhere, there are gay males galore. They are mostly working class and married with children.
Tan takes an objective look at the Texan attitude to male homosexuality. Unlike Brokeback, where Ennis suffers a brutal end and Jack is forced to pent up his emotions--he can't mourn the death of his lover openly, --Pit Stop reveals a surprisingly tolerant community.
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