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Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Brown Eyes on July 17, 2011, 12:41:53 am ---Tonight I watched BBM with a non-Brokie - and it was the first time for me in about a year. In the midst of the viewing, and in the course of explaining to my friend about how Ennis's protective instincts about the sheep may be transferred to Jack... it occurred to me that the woolly collar of Jack's coat may be significant. So frequently, in the early scenes of BBM, we see Jack's face framed by the woolly collar of his green coat. To me, this must be significant.
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Yes. I think it links to the theme of Jack being the sacrificial lamb. Like the scene where we se him tending to the one lamb, plucking something out of its hoof (although that one also shows him as an experienced sheepherder).
And of course, the lamb ends up das in the end. :(
If you wanted to take the symbolism even further, think of the shot where we see Ennis having a lamb in a sack tied to his saddle. He wants to keep the little lambie safe, and tucks it in for the purpose. Reminds me of how he wants to keep Jack hidden. A secret, to keep Jack (both of them, really) safe.
Sason:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on July 17, 2011, 05:23:41 am ---RE-posting a picture for Sonja; we talked about this in chat last night.
This is Ma Twist in her kitchen. You can see the cherry cake in the background.
Closeup of the cherry cake with oddly only one cherry in it:
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Thanks, Chrissi!!
LOL, I've never noticed it before!
Uhm......but (insert blasphemy warning).....it doesn't look much like a cherry cake to me.... ::)
The texture seems wrong, and the shape. And it seems the cherry (if that's what it is) sort of hangs in the air, without being attached to the cake at all.
But, OTOH, what do I know about Cherry Cakes Of The American West? ::) :laugh:
This specimen may be a typical example of the species. 8)
Monika:
I´ve never noticed the cake in the background either. I think I expected it to be brown because the only cherry cake I´ve ever eaten was a chocolate cherry cake (made by Lee, I believe).
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Sason on July 17, 2011, 05:50:05 am ---Thanks, Chrissi!!
LOL, I've never noticed it before!
Uhm......but (insert blasphemy warning).....it doesn't look much like a cherry cake to me.... ::)
The texture seems wrong, and the shape. And it seems the cherry (if that's what it is) sort of hangs in the air, without being attached to the cake at all.
But, OTOH, what do I know about Cherry Cakes Of The American West? ::) :laugh:
This specimen may be a typical example of the species. 8)
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For explaining purposes, I'll re-post a pic of my cherry cake. Ma Twist's cherry cake looks just as mine, except that I have plenty of cherries in it. :laugh:
A yellowish, fair dough, then simply stir the cherries in.
They sink in and are spread throughout the cake.
Re the shape of the cherry: the shape is not perfectly round since you have to take the stone out of it, so it's somewhat squeezed. And of course, the cake is cut right through the middle of the one cherry in the BBM pic.
Re the color: These artificially red looking cherries are called cocktail cherries. It's either that, or a very bright red breed of cherries. For example sour cherries are brighter than sweet cherries, and what I have are Schattenmorrellen (morello cherries), which are especially dark and sweet, with plenty flesh.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Buffymon on July 17, 2011, 05:56:41 am ---I´ve never noticed the cake in the background either. I think I expected it to be brown because the only cherry cake I´ve ever eaten was a chocolate cherry cake (made by Lee, I believe).
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At Rodney's house, the evening before the Roundup 2008 officially began. :D
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