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lovable subtle details
twistedude:
It's so small...but the owl hoots three times when Ennis picks up his (Jack's) blanket and heads for the tent. As usual, he kicks a utensil, so the first hoot is almost obscured...Is it O.K,. to talk about the things people with fullscreen see that people with widescreen don't (it's SUPPOSED to be the other way around)?--like: Ennis's wedding ring, all through the motel scene?
The difference between the way Ennis looks at Jack at the drop-off point, right after Jack has said, "Let's get goin', unless you want to sit around tyin' knots all day" and the way he looks at him when Jack's leaving camp and has a hard time getting his horse pointed in the right direction...he really likes him now.
Brown Eyes:
Interesting point about the wedding ring.
Hey! Can we start a discussion about instances of the number 3? ;D
Remember those crazy old threads? I've never heard the 3 hoots from the owl discussed before.
OK, has it ever taken anyone only 3 hours to cook Thanksgiving dinner? The turkey would be severely undercooked.
::)
David:
--- Quote from: atz75 on May 01, 2006, 12:14:37 am ---OK, has it ever taken anyone only 3 hours to cook Thanksgiving dinner? The turkey would be severely undercooked.
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Ha ha ha! But from a mans point of view who has never prepared a Thanksgiving dinner, it just seems like three hours. That is about the amount of time we perceive it takes to cook. All the preparation time doesn't count to us. We only count the hours we smell it cooking! ::)
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: henrypie on April 27, 2006, 10:58:39 pm ---My all-time favorite subtle detail may be the bird flying over when Ennis nervously watches the white truck drive past when Jack has come up unannounced after Ennis's divorce.
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I wonder how many times they had to shoot that scene before they caught the bird flying over that truck. It really is awesome.
OK, new detail- I love the surreal coloring of the scene when Jack is tending the sheep his first night up on Brokeback and looks down towards Ennis's fire in the distance (the "Jack saw Ennis as night fire" moment.). I love that even though the film is in color, that scene almost looks like it's in black and white... or more like black and purple or black and grey. For a silent scene, it's just lovely and poetic.
ps. For the record I've never cooked an actual Thanksgiving dinner either. lol ::) :)
chefjudy:
:) trust me on this one guys, a full Thanksgiving dinner will take a lot longer than 3 hours - the turkey takes at least that long to roast (depends on the size of course) and don't even get me started on all the side dishes!! My job is cooking so I leave all the clean up to everyone else - seems fair to me............. ;)
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