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lovable subtle details
jpwagoneer1964:
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Second thing: This news is currently making the rounds, and I just confirmed it for myself last night. The new tidbit of information is that Jack, in the first tent scene, can be heard to mutter "Fuck me" two or so times right after Ennis enters him. The words are spoken so softly as to barely register, but once heard, they are definitely present. The camera even rests on Jack's (actor Jake's) face as he utters these lines. When I first heard this news, the words somehow didn't seem right for the character in this moment, but they felt completely true and appropriate when I actually heard them. This further suggests Jack's worldliness (relative to Ennis), experience, and lust.
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I FINALLY HEARD IT BUT ONLY ONCE SO FAR
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David:
OMG! I thought it was my overactive imagination! I'm glad someone else heard him say that!
jpwagoneer1964:
--- Quote from: atz75 on July 13, 2006, 10:22:29 pm ---So, here's a question. What's your favorite subtle detail amongst all the lovable subtle details? I'm sure this may be an impossible question for some of you... and I thought it would be for me too. But, the more I think about it the more I realize that the way the wheel on Jack's truck spins out at the very beginning in front of Aguirre's trailer truly is my favorite detail. I remember loving that detail from my very first theatre viewing of the film. Who knew that a truck could have personality?! And they say that pets come to resemble their owners after a good number of years together... well maybe the same is true with old truck.
;)
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Here is one I saw brought up on IMB. When Ennis is leaving the Twist's at LF when he looks back at the farmhouse you see the name Jack spelled out. The way I see it in the full screen version is. J-the dark part of the first cloud. A- the frame of the house. C-second cloud. K-tree to the right. The poster said the J came from the windshield of the truck, but if they mean the front it doen't show in the full screen- and I can't make a J out of the back window without subtracting.
jpwagoneer1964:
One of my favorites is how the scene is held on the mountian with the sheep in the "you know I aint queer...." The way Ennis and Jack remain sitting together close, are enjoying their new bond, but hardly have words for it.
Brown Eyes:
Returning briefly to the topic of the "evaporated milk and honey" ad on the newspaper where Alma hides Jack's postcard (when she comes in with the grocery bag)... It just occured to me that when Ennis goes to pick up the supplies from the Basque on Brokeback he complains that they didn't get "the powdered milk and the spuds..." So, the evaporated milk idea makes two appearances in the film. I like that both times the idea of "groceries" is involved. The version of "groceries" on the mountain is certainly different than in Riverton. hmmm....
:D
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