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Double meanings: Lines that can be taken more than one way
Katie77:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on October 12, 2008, 10:44:42 pm ---No, Sue, I'm sure I would have remembered it if Jack had said that in the movie! That was one of the things left out, along with Jack killing the eagle, K.E. beating up his brother (and vice versa) and Mr. Twist pissing on his son.
However, Jack did kick the tires of the truck at the beginning of the movie, and he was somewhat disparaging of women, saying "You and Alma, that's a life" causing Ennis to respond "Now you shut up about Alma, this ain't her fault."
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Yes I see your point there about Jack and his demeanour towards women. He did make it clear that women were a pain in the arse to his life and to what his life could be with Ennis, so his use of the phrase c*** truck, could have been a tongue in cheek, female defamatory expletive.
Lynne:
A difference I noticed upon yesterday's reading concerned a difference between the SS and the film about how much Aguirre actually observed through his binoculars.
In the film, we realize we are viewing the happy tussle through Aguirre's eyes and are left with an implication that they were being watched. This relates nicely to how they 'felt themselves' invisible.
However, in the ss, Annie tells us that Aguirre watched/waited for ten minutes, I believe, until they had zipped up before making his presence known and delivering the news about Uncle Harold.
Katie77:
--- Quote from: Lynne on October 13, 2008, 01:33:34 am ---A difference I noticed upon yesterday's reading concerned a difference between the SS and the film about how much Aguirre actually observed through his binoculars.
In the film, we realize we are viewing the happy tussle through Aguirre's eyes and are left with an implication that they were being watched. This relates nicely to how they 'felt themselves' invisible.
However, in the ss, Annie tells us that Aguirre watched/waited for ten minutes, I believe, until they had zipped up before making his presence known and delivering the news about Uncle Harold.
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Thats very ineresting Lynne.
There is a thread I was in yesterday, started by Amanda, that questions whether Aguire actually spied on the boys at other times as well.
southendmd:
double bump!
ifyoucantfixit:
Another thought is the idea of interpreting Jack spending time 'under the c*nt truck' as metaphorical...can it also be related to spending time creating a family with Lureen and all the baggage that comes his way as being LD's son-in-law and working for him in the farm equipment business? I realize that Jack is directly talking about his hard year rodeoing, but I see the possibility of extending this metaphor to include his marriage to Lureen and his relationship with LD.
FWIW.
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I agree with this point that Lynne made. I also thought that it implied his
relationship with Ennis. He was the bottom primarily I think. He was under Ennis's spell, as well as truly under him.. physically.
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