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lovable subtle details
Brown Eyes:
LOL, who here remembers that great old thread Explain the Horse Spinning Scene with Jack from IMDb? Talk about a detail oriented thread! :laugh:
Casey Cornelius:
HI Amanda,
I believe that the Notice Anything So Subtle thread's content has been reposted by an indefatiguable poster named
True Oracle of Phoenix. Can't wade through the entire IMDb board right now to find it, but I'm sure a version of the original thread is still up there.
Casey
nic:
It's funny how a film full of so many subtle details also packs a huge punch, enough to affect thousands of people profoundly.
After seeing BBM, I started to wonder if all films had this level of subtext that I'd missed. I think it's safe to say that they clearly don't! It has given me an insight into the film-making process as well which is an added bonus.
I'd better plug in a subtle detail here I guess. This maybe doesn't strictly qualify but I like the way the way Ennis removes Jack's hand when Jack is tending to his headwound after the bear incident (although I don't really like it that Ennis feels he has to do this of course). He doesn't just bat it away but handles his fingers in what actually appears quite an awkward way if you try to reproduce it. I believe this is the first time they touch hands after their introduction, so fairly significant.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Casey Cornelius on April 30, 2007, 11:37:43 pm ---
As the two boys watch with baited breath to see if and when Aguirre will deign to come back out and call them in, the viewer can just barely discern Jack in a rear long shot nervously wiping his face again as Aguirre is seen walking back and forth in the trailer and Ennis has his back to Jack. I like to think that Jack is furtively wiping his face again not for the sake of impressing Aguirre, but this time to make sure he looks his best for Ennis.
--- End quote ---
Hey Casey, good to see you here :).
I never noticed the second wiping by Jack. Will look out for it the next time I see the movie.
Back to Jack's hand position in the last night in tent:
Well, when you sleep on your side like this, it seems the most natural thing to do with your hand for me. I don't read it as reaching away from Ennis.
But naturally this is debatable. You could even interpret Jack's hand as reaching towards Ennis's hand.
serious crayons:
Somehow I've never been able to see that scene as anything but sweet, though I know it's also full of foreboding.
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