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Damn you, dozy embrace scene...
Brokeback_Dev:
--- Quote from: KristinDaBomb on October 15, 2007, 12:39:42 am ---I am not mad at him when I watch that scene. What I am is heartbroken. Because you can tell how much Ennis loves Jack but he is in constant fear and can't act on it. I always find that scene and the fight before it so heartbreaking.
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Thats exactly what it is Kristin. Heartbreaking. I cry every time I watch it. :'(
Brown Eyes:
Well, yes, it's not necessarily the dozy embrace scene where I find myself feeling frustrated or angry with Ennis. This happens for me most profoundly I think during the post-divorce scene.
But, with the dozy embrace scene... aside from the feeling of heartbreak... I feel really frustrated at realizing how much potential these two guys had at having an amazing relationship and then realizing how messed up everything becomes later in their lives. I get frustrated at thinking about the lost potential amd lost time that occurs between them after the '63 summer. It's also frustrating that this is yet another instance of them saying good bye to one another and Ennis riding away. It's like the beginning of a tragic pattern.
:'(
loneleeb3:
I could never be mad at Ennis because I can so closely relate to him.
I know the constant fear he lived with. Always wondering if anyone knows or will find out.
It's a paranoia beyond compare. It's like building a mansion of cards around somthing you don't want anyone to see.
You are constantly lookin for and fearing any breeze that could wreck your efforts.
It's a balancing act that unless you have been there you can not possibly understand.
Ennis was at war with himself. He loved Jack so much but couldn't express it like Jack wanted him to or like even he himself wanted to.
We see glimpses of his love (the reunion scene, Dozy Embrace) and of His fear (It ain't gonna be that way, Almat Thanksgiving and the farewell scene by the lake).
But at the end in Jacks Closet and when He swears, we see the depth of his love and loss.
My heart breaks for Ennis. :'(
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: atz75 on October 15, 2007, 10:21:56 am ---Well, yes, it's not necessarily the dozy embrace scene where I find myself feeling frustrated or angry with Ennis. This happens for me most profoundly I think during the post-divorce scene.
But, with the dozy embrace scene... aside from the feeling of heartbreak... I feel really frustrated at realizing how much potential these two guys had at having an amazing relationship and then realizing how messed up everything becomes later in their lives. I get frustrated at thinking about the lost potential amd lost time that occurs between them after the '63 summer. It's also frustrating that this is yet another instance of them saying good bye to one another and Ennis riding away. It's like the beginning of a tragic pattern.
:'(
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Oh thank you Amanda, for voicing exactly what I was thinking! You're so good at that! :-*
That, I think is also the reason why that scene is there in the first place, to show us once again what they missed out on...
God, now I'm crying AGAIN!
:'(
loneleeb3:
--- Quote ---God, now I'm crying AGAIN!
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Awww! {{{{{HUG}}}}} I'm glad I'm not the only one! ;D
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