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"I was supposed to control the weather"... Jack and the Wind
starboardlight:
--- Quote from: Mikaela on June 19, 2006, 01:50:44 pm ---Last time I saw the movie on the big screen, it seemed to me that Jack had the car window open, rolled all the way down when he's driving north to the post-divorce scene. Hence the clear view out the window; - he does at any rate have that window all the way down as his car comes into view at Ennis's place. Then, as he drives back, it seems he's rolled the window up - that would be a realistic sort of reason for the blurry view and the "seen through tears" visual impact.
But it's hard to tell for sure - especially with the way he supports his elbow against (or on) the window sill in both scenes.
Anyway, the use of open window/closed window in those scenes would fit perfectly and poignantly with the wind symbolism that has been discussed in this thread and also with the later scene where Ennis opens jack's window to let the air in.
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oh man! the details of opened/closed windows is yet another thing to look for and analyze. I think you are on to something with this.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: starboardlight on June 19, 2006, 02:27:31 pm ---oh man! the details of opened/closed windows is yet another thing to look for and analyze. I think you are on to something with this.
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Sure, it seems like a really important topic. Thanks for noticing the truck window detail Mikaela! Yet another detail that I've somehow missed during my many viewings. The window issue seems to reach it's greatest moment of importance in Jack's room during the Lightning Flat scene. It's just so sweet that it's Ennis who opens that window to let the air in. It's almost like he's letting Jack enter the room a bit (even though I've noticed there's no indication of actual wind... the curtains don't flutter). It's also been pointed out that it's only after the window is open that Ennis looks to the closet. Also, I love that we see that window still open when Ennis walks out of the house with the paper bag. Amazing.
:'(
It would be interesting to think of other window moments. I think Ennis's window at the very end (the last shot) with the wind in the grass is also probably really important.
About Jack driving in general... and the wind that would come in his open truck window... I like to think of Jack's willingness to travel all the time as part of his "wind" association. He seems content to drive for hundreds of miles to get to Ennis. I love that he doesn't complain to Lureen about the driving... he seems annoyed that she would even question why he'd want to be in motion, be the one who travels. It's like Jack as the wind is blowing back and forth over the plains/ earth (i.e. Ennis's symbol) and is truly happy about it. I also love that we see him whistling and so happy in his truck as he's driving up to surprise Ennis in the post-divorce scene.
fernly:
A sequence of windows....and it was sitting there all this time....thank you, Mikaela!
How about this one -
During Jack's Thanksgiving, all the windows are obscured by white curtains, except right behind him, where they're slightly parted to show sections of two large, closed windows, with no handles for opening them visible. What we see through them isn't a 'way out', it's just the patio and yard, enclosed by a tall solid fence.
serious crayons:
My favorite window moment is the one Ennis gazes through after asking Alma Jr. if Kurt loves her.
And of course he does the same with the phone-booth window.
Oh! And the window of his apartment in the reunion scene.
moremojo:
Dunno if some variant of this thought has been expressed yet, in these parts or elsewhere, but just the other day the following metaphor entered my mind: The wind is free, "blowing where it listeth", yet wherever it roams, the earth is always below it, ever within sight. Wherever life took Jack, Ennis was always there, in his thoughts and his heart. These two beautiful souls could not, nor would want to ever sever the exquisite union that bound them together.
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