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"I was supposed to control the weather"... Jack and the Wind
loneleeb3:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 24, 2008, 03:24:56 pm ---I love this thread too, friends. I love that Aguirre thought Jack could control the weather and cure pneumonia. I love that Jack played harmonica and pumped up a tire. All those things he knew could get him killed and did get him killed, but he did them and we celebrate that he lived and loved in windy Wyoming.
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:'(
Front-Ranger:
Don't grieve that it came to an end, friend. Rejoice that it happened at all!!
:-*
And one could say the same thing of the Christmas story...
loneleeb3:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 25, 2008, 08:15:14 pm ---Don't grieve that it came to an end, friend. Rejoice that it happened at all!!
:-*
And one could say the same thing of the Christmas story...
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True enough.
Had it not, who knows where I'd be!
retropian:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 24, 2008, 03:24:56 pm ---I love this thread too, friends. I love that Aguirre thought Jack could control the weather and cure pneumonia. I love that Jack played harmonica and pumped up a tire. All those things he knew could get him killed and did get him killed, but he did them and we celebrate that he lived and loved in windy Wyoming.
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This probably belongs on another thread, but controlling the weather and curing pneumonia would be miracles. That and the association of Jack with the wind/Pentecost; the spirit of the Lord coming upon his disciples like a wind. Supports the idea of Jack as a Christ figure (IMO). The only miracle Jack could perform was his love for Ennis. Perhaps at the end of the lake scene Jack performed his final miracle; he let Ennis go for Ennis's sake. Jack gave up on his dream of a sweet life with Ennis to set Ennis free from his anguish. Self-Sacrifice, Jack's greatest miracle.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: retropian on December 30, 2008, 04:28:03 am ---This probably belongs on another thread, but controlling the weather and curing pneumonia would be miracles. That and the association of Jack with the wind/Pentecost; the spirit of the Lord coming upon his disciples like a wind. Supports the idea of Jack as a Christ figure (IMO). The only miracle Jack could perform was his love for Ennis. Perhaps at the end of the lake scene Jack performed his final miracle; he let Ennis go for Ennis's sake. Jack gave up on his dream of a sweet life with Ennis to set Ennis free from his anguish. Self-Sacrifice, Jack's greatest miracle.
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That is a beautiful thought, though sad, like most beautiful things are.
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