I think it has to do more with audience demographics. When stats show that less than 10% of the population is gay, that leaves you with a pretty small share of the market.
BROKEBACK was an anomaly in that it introduced us to gay characters who "looked like us." (i.e. they weren't limp-wristed and swishy)
It was more like MOULIN ROUGE than JAWS: a one-time thing that flew on its unique presentation, not something to inspire sequels, or copycat films.
I think it has to do more with audience demographics. When stats show that less than 10% of the population is gay, that leaves you with a pretty small share of the market.
BROKEBACK was an anomaly in that it introduced us to gay characters who "looked like us." (i.e. they weren't limp-wristed and swishy)
It was more like MOULIN ROUGE than JAWS: a one-time thing that flew on its unique presentation, not something to inspire sequels, or copycat films.