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The what if thread
Jane:
What if, Jack had stopped his truck and turned around instead of driving away?
What if, after 4 years, they decided to live together?
What if, Jack isnt really dead?( a long shot I know but I thought I,d throw that in anyway)
Any more what if,s anyone?
As this is the anything goes thread I thought I,d start this. Apologies if it,s been done before btw. I just thought of it. Life is full of what if,s isnt it? I,ve got plenty myself.
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Jane on June 04, 2006, 10:23:15 am ---What if, Jack had stopped his truck and turned around instead of driving away?
What if, after 4 years, they decided to live together?
What if, Jack isnt really dead?( a long shot I know but I thought I,d throw that in anyway)
Any more what if,s anyone?
As this is the anything goes thread I thought I,d start this. Apologies if it,s been done before btw. I just thought of it. Life is full of what if,s isnt it? I,ve got plenty myself.
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I know you're reading fanfic, Jane. Don't you think all of these questions are answered (many multiple times) in various stories? I mean, my story is basically your first question...except it starts one month later (not having Jack turn back)...but still, it is my take on what would happen if Ennis said yes after the divorce. "Human Interest" by MadLori is also a take on that scenario.
"A Better Idea" has them getting together after the fight at the lake.
And there are a bunch (can't tell you the names offhand because I am not really reading them) that have Jack not really being dead, Ennis nursing him back to health, etc.
Leslie
Jane:
Yes I know a lot of those questions have been answered, it,s was just me thinking out loud really about what would have happened in the movie. Didnt mean to start an argument or anything. I think I,ll give up starting new threads, always ends in disaster, like the film. :'(
David:
No worries Jane. You hit the whole theme of a classic Greek tragedy right on the head. The "What if" scenarios are what symbolizes a doomed happy ending.
There are so many "What ifs".
What if Alma had confronted Ennis and Jack when she saw them kissing?
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Jane on June 04, 2006, 12:48:59 pm ---Yes I know a lot of those questions have been answered, it,s was just me thinking out loud really about what would have happened in the movie. Didnt mean to start an argument or anything. I think I,ll give up starting new threads, always ends in disaster, like the film. :'(
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Don't give up, Jane, I didn't mean to discourage you. It is just the questions you picked actually have been considered...at length...in discussions and fanfics. People might not jump on the bandwagon for discussion, that's all...but jeez, I am not Queen, who knows, I may be completely wrong. LOL
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