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The mysterious "I love you" and other nearly indiscernible moments
southendmd:
I'm agnostic when it comes to the "I love you" to the shirts.
I hear a hint of breath. I suspect one can project onto this something more.
However, if he indeed said it, it is not to Jack nor to the shirts. He knows Jack is gone. Rather, I think he's saying it to himself, admitting it to himself, touched by the revelation of the shirts themselves.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: southendmd on June 15, 2017, 07:33:26 pm ---I'm agnostic when it comes to the "I love you" to the shirts.
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that is a great expression!
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: southendmd on June 15, 2017, 07:33:26 pm ---I'm agnostic when it comes to the "I love you" to the shirts.
I hear a hint of breath. I suspect one can project onto this something more.
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When I first became a believer, on about my ninth or tenth viewing, it wasn't that I heard it but felt I saw him mouth the words.
OT, but I remember when I first saw the word S-E-X spelled out in The Lion King. I vaguely remembered, but had barely paid attention to at the time, some protests when the film first came out and Christian groups complained about it. At the time, I didn't believe it. Years later, my sons watched the video constantly. I had probably seen it, or parts of it, more times than I've seen BBM, when one day I was casually watching it with them and there's a part where Simba flops down on the ground and a cloud of dust swirls up around him and, for about a quarter of a second, particles form the word SEX. "There it is!" I cried, leaping off the couch. Or maybe I didn't actually do that so as not to have to explain to my sons. In any case, that was definitely my reaction when I saw the "I love you."
--- Quote ---However, if he indeed said it, it is not to Jack nor to the shirts. He knows Jack is gone. Rather, I think he's saying it to himself, admitting it to himself, touched by the revelation of the shirts themselves.
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Right. I didn't so much mean he's literally saying it to the shirts, like, "I love you -- I've always liked the look of a nice chambray."
He's verbally admitting to himself something he always knew deep down but was never able to say aloud when Jack was alive.
southendmd:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on June 16, 2017, 07:02:47 pm ---"I love you -- I've always liked the look of a nice chambray."
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
southendmd:
Phew. I just read through this entire thread. I hadn't participated the first time around, mostly because I didn't have a reliable computer back then. Plus, there were SO many things being discussed. Just look at how many replies occurred just in one day back then!
The scientist in me appreciates Doug's (2robots4u) approach in asking his police detective friends to use their equipment to separate out voices from other stuff.
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