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Was Cassie in the Brokeback Mountain movie homophobic?
Artiste:
Elaine thanks!
Sorry if I am late replying!
You say:
She had no idea why he suddenly stopped calling her and ignored her notes.
.........
Elaine, that is just it.... she kept on trying, so must have figured something? Like maybe Ennis is gay?
Just a question. No harm done!
Au revoir,
hugs! I must rush as I am late in my work... creating paintings!!
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: Artiste on April 02, 2008, 10:04:51 pm ---Was Cassie in the Brokeback Mountain movie homophobic?
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no, she was a sweet lady whom Ennis disappointed, not any more complicated than that. I hope she had a good life with "whatever that tall cowboy's name was".
Artiste:
Brokeplex, nevertheless, how long did she go out with Ennis?
Or saw him?
Any proof... like others think?
Hugs!
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: Artiste on April 04, 2008, 12:23:47 am ---Brokeplex, nevertheless, how long did she go out with Ennis?
Or saw him?
Any proof... like others think?
Hugs!
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I think that it was several years, maybe 1977 to about 1983?
Penthesilea:
The Childress Dancehall Banner says 1978 and the scene where Ennis meets Cassie is directly the one before. The STS also names 1978 as the year Ennis meets Cassie, so they have dated for five years before the tell you what conversation. Same goes for Jack and Randall.
But five years are hard to believe, aren't they? This would make the conversation by the lakeside very odd and additionally, it would make Ennis's way to break up with Cassie somehow implausible. After five years of relationship (even if it wasn't the closest), one would rather think something has happened to your lover than contemplate the possibility he has dumped you if you don't hear anything from him. I think Cassie would have been worried about Ennis and not come to the conclusion he dumped her.
And since Cassie was a somewhat "pushy" type, I'm sure she would have sat on the steps of Ennis's trailer one night and would not have settled with some unanswered notes. I think she just would not have "gotten" the message and second, would have demanded an explanation even if she had an inkling about possibly being dumped.
But if they had been together much shorter, then it would make sense. Ennis's way to dump Cassie and his indifferent way of speaking of her make much more sense if they had known each other only for a relative short period of time.
The timeline is really such a tricky subject ::).
On the OP: we have not one iota of information about her being homophobic (or not homophobic). Like indeedcrayons already said: it's a non-issue in the movie.
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