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lovable subtle details
adrian:
When Jack meets Alma, right after the reunion kiss, I love the way Jacks hat appears to swallow his head, as Jack somewhat disappears from view. And then to see his big eyes slowly make its way out from under the brim! He is so nervous, that to see someone so gregarious and brave to wish he was invisible.... is adorable.
adrian
David:
and you have to love how giddy and excited Ennis is when introducing Jack to Alma. It is one of the few times you see Ennis with a big smile on his face.
I am so torn emotionally in that scene. I am so happy for Ennis that his man is there, but I just cry for Alma too. She has just discovered that her life will forever change.
adrian:
and also the little sense of joy or surprise when Ennis hears that Jack has a son. I think secretly, Ennis was hoping for a boy himself, and was sincerely happy that Jack has one.
moremojo:
--- Quote from: adrian.delmar on August 01, 2006, 04:25:52 pm ---and also the little sense of joy or surprise when Ennis hears that Jack has a son. I think secretly, Ennis was hoping for a boy himself, and was sincerely happy that Jack has one.
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This is one of my favorite moments in the film, and it is also one of the happiest. I think you may be right about Ennis's desire for a son of his own--in the short story, he tells Jack that he always thought he'd have a boy, but ended up with only girls. He clearly loves his daughters "to bits" (says so in the story), but I get the sense that a son would have provided another avenue for male bonding, something that I believe Ennis desires, both sexually/romantically (via Jack) and emotionally/amicably (through the son he never had, and perhaps with the father that he lost and the brother from whom he seems estranged).
Front-Ranger:
So true, Scott.
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