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As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
Artiste:
Thanks Lynne, and thanks atz!!
Boy, you sure describe brilliantly, may I say, your post!! I look forward to see those details, next times I will view the BM movie!!
To both of you and to others too: to me... Easter is there in the BM movie, but in many ways.
Other ways??
Hugs!!
Artiste:
--- Quote ---To both of you and to others too: to me... Easter is there in the BM movie, but in many ways.
Other ways??
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To the 3 of you and to others too: Easter is the BM movie in many ways??
Hugs!
Artiste:
I just wondered could this BM movie have been named simply:
Easter?
Hugs!
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Artiste on March 03, 2008, 05:24:10 pm ---I just wondered could this BM movie have been named simply:
Easter?
Hugs!
--- End quote ---
No.
There is no resurrection in the story.
Personally I buy very few of the religious metaphors in BBM. Proulx chose sheep - most importantly not because of any religious implication, but because the story is supposed to be about cowboy wannabes and nothing is lower to a cattleman than sheep and sheepherding.
I don't buy the 3 crosses thing at the beginning of the movie either. Cross-hatching/cross beam - I forget the exact term - is a very common architectural structure. The basic design of all telephone poles. They couldn't show a telephone pole without the cross-hatching being on display. It doesn't imply a cross or religion every single time, sometimes, there's just a telephone pole in the shot.
You find scales in a grocery store. It's just a prop used to make the grocery store scene more convincing. As for the Scales of Justice, Justice is a pagan god, not a Christian one, so IMO that doesn't really fit even if that is what BBM was aiming for.
Any religious implications I got were non-existent, neutral or negative - a "fire and brimstone crowd" that Ennis wanted to avoid at any cost, and Jack's complete lack of any knowledge of his mother's devout faith other than a song he can sing.
Yes, Jack carried a sheep. He also kicked one in the ass, neglects them and offered to shoot and eat one.
Not a very good shepherd religiously speaking or othewise.
Artiste:
Thanks dellalluvia!
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--- Quote --- There is no resurrection in the story.
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On the other hand, some viewers think that it is that or likewise. I do think that Jack is STILL alive and some other(s) did or do too... like I am thinking!!
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--- Quote --- Personally I buy very few of the religious metaphors in BBM.
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So there are some, MORE evbident ones?
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--- Quote --- Proulx chose sheep -
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Did she say WHY?
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--- Quote --- Proulx chose sheep - most importantly not because of any religious implication, but because the story is supposed to be about cowboy wannabes and nothing is lower to a cattleman than sheep and sheepherding.
--- End quote ---
Who says NOT because of religious implications? It could NOT be her, since she mentions: religions, may I suggest!! Why does she quotes religions??
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--- Quote --- but because the story is supposed to be about cowboy wannabes and nothing is lower to a cattleman than sheep and sheepherding.
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To that, who considers that as that? It is the culture of the area?? Of the cowboys? Their prejudices?
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--- Quote --- but because the story is supposed to be about cowboy wannabes and nothing is lower to a cattleman than sheep and sheepherding.
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To that, if we consider gay men below that of the straight men in USA culture, then us (since I am a gay man) is like that to the eyes of some or many OTHER Americans!! ?? Therefore, Annie guides us readers/viewers right away to DRAMA!! Something is NOT right in such society... tension, non-acceptance, etc., which will lead maybe to death... as to likely or maybe murdered because a gay man is different!!.... to a straight ??
Your other parts, I will note later if you like... and for now, I await your reply and that of others to guide me,
hugs!!
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