The actor Paul Mescal has hit out at critics who have drawn comparisons between The History of Sound, a gay romance in which he stars opposite Josh O’Connor, and Ang Lee’s landmark western Brokeback Mountain. Speaking at a press conference in Cannes the day after the film’s premiere, Mescal – who followed a supporting performance in Andrew Haigh’s acclaimed gay ghost story All of Us Strangers with playing the lead in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II – said he believes cinema is ‘moving away’ from alpha male roles. […] Asked whether he was pleased by comparisons some critics had drawn with Brokeback Mountain, in which Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal star as ranchers who fall in love in 1950s Wyoming, Mescal rejected the idea. ‘I personally don’t see the parallels at all with Brokeback Mountain, other than we spent a little time in a tent,’ he said. Lee’s drama, which controversially lost out on a best picture Oscar to Crash in 2005, is, continued Mescal, ‘a beautiful film but it is dealing with the idea of repression … I find those comparisons relatively lazy and frustrating, but for the most part I think the relationship I have to the film is born out of the fact that it’s a celebration between these men’s love and not the repression of their sexuality.’ Considerando as falas do ator Paul Mescal à imprensa no Festival de Cannes em 2025, assinale a opção correta. Alternativas: a) O filme intitulado “The History of Sound” não deve ser comparado ao filme mais antigo, intitulado “Brokeback Mountain”, porque o filme lançado mais recentemente tem como principal tema a celebração do amor entre os personagens. b) O filme “The History of Sound” pode ser comparado ao filme “Brokeback Mountain”, visto que ambos retratam um relacionamento entre dois homens e têm a mesma proposta. c) A comparação entre os filmes “The History of Sound” e “Brokeback Mountain” se dá em um contexto de preguiça de interpretação, mas não está incorreta, visto que ambos os filmes retratam a repressão à sexualidade dos protagonistas. d) Compar