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lovable subtle details
twistedude:
Well, pleaee don't ley me stop you from talking; I'm finished...
nic:
This thread has got me so frustrated for a DVD with commentary..but I doubt they'd go into detail on the hard-ons issue ;D
The little detail I notice is the nail paint mark on Lureen's finger when she's on the phone ..to me that symbolizes the fact that she truly was cut up about losing Jack, even if they had grown apart.
So many subtle details, so little time...
twistedude:
me too. BTW, everyone saying she's wearing false fingernails--no WAY. There're not near long enough. Too conservatuive. She just swiped the brush dowen eax=ch one, ignoring the sides...not taking too good care of hert hands now.
Brown Eyes:
I love that one of the first things that Ennis runs to pack after the motel and prior to the prayer of thanks camping trip is a toothbrush! Very suggestive... :)
moremojo:
--- Quote from: bkamberger on June 02, 2006, 01:31:37 pm ---
5. As Ennis is leaving for the first "fishing trip," Alma looks out the window and hears Jack say, "I'm starving. Let's get something to eat." She starts crying at that point, perhaps partly because she realizes that Ennis' claim that Jack isn't the restaurant type was yet one more lie, and partly because she now grasps that Ennis wouldn't even consider asking her to fix something for them (and hence, in a way, doesn't need her any more). The latter thought, in fact, may explain her utter lack of sympathy for him in the "dinner's on the stove" scene.
--- End quote ---
Another implication of Alma overhearing Jack's request to grab a bit to eat, and Ennis's acquiescence, to my mind at least, is that it shows her how little regard Ennis has for her feelings compared to those of this unknown old buddy of his who she has seen kissing her husband. In the published screenplay, we are told in an authorial aside that Alma hopes for a rare social outlet in Jack's expected arrival, and thus proposes the restaurant outing; she has even donned lipstick in the anticipation of such an excursion. Ennis's characterization of Jack not being the restaurant type is not only a lie, but also becomes an insult to Alma, however unintended.
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