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--- Quote from: Roland on July 27, 2006, 12:03:44 pm ---...Then he got married. And no more room for me. That's how come me end up here.
[I think he's simply repeating the same pronoun that he had used in the previous sentence], that helps project Ennis' lack of formal education. Anyone else never notice this detail?
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Yeah, I couldn't even figure out what he was saying for a while because it made so little sense. And even after I did, I still found it jarring. It don't sound right to me -- even someone with bad grammar wouldn't say that. But I just try to ignore it, the way I try to ignore Heath's Aussie accent in the grocery store scene.
Another one that I've always found a tiny bit jarring -- although less so -- is "I doubt there's nothin we can do." I'm fine with double negatives, but that one just seems a little too convoluted. But if I hesitate to criticize the "more than you've spoke" scene, I'm CERTAINLY not going to start in on the Motel Siesta scene.
Besides, this is supposed to be lovable details, not slightly jarring ones. :)
Oh, this just in:
--- Quote from: nakymaton on July 27, 2006, 12:35:08 pm ---It's the innuendo that gets to him, every time.
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:laugh:
But while we're on the subject -- and then I PROMISE to drop it -- what bothers me about "if I should come to know them" is that he pronounces it them instead of 'em.
I guess I'd better move these over to the "tent don't look right" thread.
jpwagoneer1964:
--- Quote from: atz75 on July 20, 2006, 09:46:32 am ---LOL! Yes all sorts of little details about the reunion are way up there on my list of favorite details. About Ennis's shirt here... I love, love, love that as Jack is tugging on it one of Ennis's buttons pops open. It took me something like 20 viewings before I even noticed it. So, apparently, not only did Ennis have to do a lot of shirt-tucking and looking around before heading back upstairs... he must also have had to re-button that button because it appears to be buttoned when he enters the apartment. And, by the way... I'll mention this again... I love that he wipes his mouth as he enters the apartment door. The final touch in putting himself back together before talking to Alma.
:-*
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It also magically becomes rebuttoned when the camera angle changes.
Front-Ranger:
jp...you pointed out Ennis's stance on the way to TS2, also on the way to getting a beer while waiting for Jack, and I have another one to add. When Cassie drags him away from Alma Jr. and toward the dance floor, he has the same tail-between-the-legs stance. It's sort of like a junkyard dog lookin for love... ;)
Front-Ranger:
Another subtle detail that I always listen for is the sound, like WHUMP! or WALLOP! that ensues when the two men come together in embrace, such as during the reunion and post-divorce scenes.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on July 31, 2006, 04:11:24 pm ---Another subtle detail that I always listen for is the sound, like WHUMP! or WALLOP! that ensues when the two men come together in embrace, such as during the reunion and post-divorce scenes.
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Yup, and also the way the sound of their boots seems really amplified on the steps during the reunion kiss.
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