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lovable subtle details
Front-Ranger:
FRiend, that's the most you've spoke in two weeks. :)
nic:
Wow - that is really interesting. Another new thing that has stunned me from this whole experience after ~ a year! And that is subtle. It is so great to be able to share this. :) And that has got to be one of the most subtle details.
My fave lovable detail from the film is not so subtle but I love the lean back that Ennis does so he can get a better view of Jack going up the mountain. Such an inscrutable expression on his face. I also like the fact that Ennis calls out to Jack about the horse's low startle point - cos I wouldn't have expected to hear a peep out of him so soon given his near silence up til that point.
saucycobblers:
--- Quote from: nic on January 31, 2007, 06:20:07 am ---My fave lovable detail from the film is not so subtle but I love the lean back that Ennis does so he can get a better view of Jack going up the mountain. Such an inscrutable expression on his face. I also like the fact that Ennis calls out to Jack about the horse's low startle point - cos I wouldn't have expected to hear a peep out of him so soon given his near silence up til that point.
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Yeah, you're right, though I'd never tought of it that way before. I think that Ennis has been slightly overawed by Jack's obvious presence and skill socially since their first meeting, but this is Jack's first sign of 'weakness', so to speak, in struggling to control the horse. At last Ennis has a chance to assert himself by displaying his skill & knowledge with horses.
Front-Ranger:
I love the lean back too, nic. And it's clear to me that he's doin it so he can see from under his hat brim. Which is not a little thing, because the first thing he did when he saw Jack for the first time was lower his hat brim.
Brown Eyes:
I'm sure this has been mentioned many times before... but I love how that one jacket's arm keeps swinging in Jack's closet when Ennis bends down to look at the boots and then looks up to discover the shirts. It's like that jacket is nudging Ennis on to find those shirts.
:'(
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