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Black Hats, White Hats
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: atz75 on August 04, 2006, 10:20:15 pm --- I like that in the happy tussle, not only does Ennis playfully knock Jack's hat off, but once they're on the ground together Jack reaches up and takes Ennis's hat off too (he sort of uses it to cover their faces as they seem to kiss). I think this even heightens the idea that they've reached a mutual level of comfort in their romps at this point.
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Hey there to you, Friend! :) While we're on the subject, I've always thought it interesting that Jack DOES use the hat as if to cover their faces when they seem to kiss. They're all alone in the wilderness -- why bother to be demure? It's as if he thinks there might be someone watching ... !
:o :o :o
Brown Eyes:
I've always wondered that about Jack's gesture with Ennis's hat too. I don't know.
I have another hat question... What should we make of the fact that during the confusing tussle (prior to the punch) Jack is able to keep his hat on while Ennis loses his hat? When Jack tries to wipe Ennis's bloody nose he still has his hat on, while Ennis is hatless. I'm honestly forgetting at the moment... does Jack lose his hat too after the punch? In any case, there's a lot of complex hat action in this scene.
::)
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: atz75 on August 05, 2006, 02:41:43 am ---I've always wondered that about Jack's gesture with Ennis's hat too. I don't know.
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I don't think Jack did it deliberately to hide. They were just playing/ horsing around.
But that danged Ang Lee sure did it deliberately to *not* let us see. Restaraint - never enough of our boys, never enough...
--- Quote ---I have another hat question... What should we make of the fact that during the confusing tussle (prior to the punch) Jack is able to keep his hat on while Ennis loses his hat? When Jack tries to wipe Ennis's bloody nose he still has his hat on, while Ennis is hatless. I'm honestly forgetting at the moment... does Jack lose his hat too after the punch? In any case, there's a lot of complex hat action in this scene.
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Jack loses his hat when going down after the punch.
There's also a continue mistake in that scene. When their hussling gets angry and Jack is on top, he shoves Ennis into the ground and Ennis's hat lays under him and gets flattened (aside: like the harmonica).
But when Ennis grabs his hat after the punch, it is in perfect shape again.
Brown Eyes:
Wow! Thanks for reviving this classic Open Forum thread!
brokebackjack:
The black hats symbolised jack's openness to his gay side, the tan hat symbolised Ennis' closed off sexuality, the straw white hat--Jimbo, and JT in the tractor with Bobby--'str8' characters/characteristics.
The black hats around jack symbolised his openness to sex. the lack of black hats around Ennis symbolised he was a one hat sorta ..... ::) hat.
So far as i know the cool-dude-rodeo straw hat ennis wore with Cassie and at the fireworks display is not categorised. Any tries?
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