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Did Ennis Flirt?

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Artiste:
It remains that that scene had camera shots, we can all be proud about that camera man/lady !

And it could mean much more than we think yet ?

Au revoir,
hugs!

mariez:
Yeah, I completely agree that Ennis felt comfortable around Jack - I'd even venture a guess that he'd never felt more comfortable with anyone.  But since I don't think Ennis was at all consciously aware of his sexual feelings at that point, I think he saw the nudity as quite innocent and matter-of-fact, kind of like men in a locker room. 

Of course, in the film, we get that wonderfully subtle acting by Jake that indicates that Jack is not quite as "matter-of-fact" about it!

Marie

Katie77:
Yes Marie, I think you hit the nail on the head there......it was Jack who was flirting, and he was looking for any sign at all that maybe Ennis was catching on to that fact, and maybe even flirting back, even just a little bit.

I think Ennis felt comfortable with Jack right from the start, and that comfort grew more and more every day. And, not only did he feel it, he also felt how comfortable Jack was with him. And I dont think Ennis had felt like that before, with anyone, especially a stranger who he had just met.

They seem to have a similar sense of humour, and they could laugh and talk with one another, and I think Ennis was probably thinking..."This is good, I like being with this guy".....he felt good and relaxed.

I think he was probably flirting humourously, rather than flirting sexually, and maybe somewhere he and Jack realized that it had unconciously moved from being humourous to sexual, and in there own secret way, were enjoying that fact.

I think in TS1, when Jack groped Ennis, originally it was just something he did in his sleep, but once Ennis woke up, and they looked at one another, it was like, "OK, we've been playing around with each other verbally, come on, lets do the real thing".......

The rest is history................

Gabreya:
Exactly. At first, it wasn't sexual or anything like that. It was just friendly but you know with time going by with them spending some time together, the physical attraction kicked in.

Oh, and thanks, atz and Artiste, and everyone else. ;D

belbbmfan:
This is a great topic.  :)

The thing that came to my mind about Ennis flirting, was his line 'Hell, that's more words than I spoke in a year.'

He was engaged when he met Jack and Jack already knew that at this point. So Ennis was telling Jack 'I like talking to you so much. I've spoken more to you than I've done with other people, including Alma.' And the way he feels comfortable enough to share this with Jack, barring his soul like that. Painful as that revelation might have been (Ennis basically tells Jack about loneliness and not fitting in), it tells Jack a lot, I think.

And the way Ennis looks at Jack after he tells him this, he must have known what message he was sending.


God, I love both of them in that precious scene! *sigh*

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