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Ennis & Alma's wedding scene
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on November 30, 2008, 09:24:58 pm ---Alma's maid/matron of honor is oddly dressed, isn't she? Was it really cold in the church?
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She does appear to be dressed for the outside with a hat and coat. I notice a number of women in the crowd wearing hats... Isn't there an old rule of etiquette about women covering their heads in church? I don't really know, not having been raised as a church-going person. But, I'd think that a maid of honor would have a more formal looking outfit on. The coat seems particularly odd.
I think you're right that there's quite a physical similarity between Ennis and the best man and Alma and the maid of honor. I do think the similar appearance is a good clue that both are meant to be respective siblings of the pair.
--- Quote from: Katie77 on December 01, 2008, 12:03:02 am ---I would think that most of the relatives at the wedding are Alma's. The matron of honour is probably her sister and the best man is more than likely her husband.
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The only reason I'd disagree with the interpretation that the best man is Alma's sister's husband is that Ennis seems to be sharing a suit with the best man. Ennis is wearing the jacket and the best man is wearing the pants. I can't imagine Ennis doing that with anyone other than his brother.
--- Quote from: LauraGigs on November 30, 2008, 09:49:09 pm ---
Anyway, yeah - it's interesting that the dark-haired guy is right between Ennis + Alma in the shot!
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I love things like this in BBM. Just so beautifully and subtly crafted.
Here's another shot of the dark-haired guy situated in between Ennis and Alma. I love the difference in facial expression here between Ennis and Alma. Ennis couldn't look anymore tense.
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/midsize/5970367-ca4.jpg" border="0" />
The guy in the church between Ennis and Alma reminds me of the later phenomenon of the dark-hat-wearing guy between Ennis and Cassie during their initial meeting.
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/midsize/4167392-418.jpg" border="0" />
--- Quote from: Artiste on November 30, 2008, 11:30:07 pm ---Why so many persons as an audience at their wedding ?
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I wonder if the large number of people (relative to what we know of Ennis's social life and family situation) might in some ways represent Society with a capital "S". The crowd maybe represents the societal pressure Ennis always feels.
chowhound:
--- Quote from: atz75 on December 01, 2008, 12:18:42 am ---
She does appear to be dressed for the outside with a hat and coat. I notice a number of women in the crowd wearing hats... Isn't there an old rule of etiquette about women covering their heads in church? I don't really know, not having been raised as a church-going person.
Up until quite recently, most women would feel it obligatory to wear a hat to a church wedding. Some would also wear gloves. As this wedding is taking place in the sixties, I'm not surprised that most of the women are wearing hats. What surprises me is that Ennis's best man - I agree with those who think it is supposed to be Ennis's brother - is so casually dressed. Why is that, I wonder? A sign of how little money the del Mar family has?
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SFEnnisSF:
You know, I never even really noticed the best man at the wedding, or even thought to care about who he is I guess. I'm bettin' it's K.E. I wonder who the old man is behind K.E. though...
LauraGigs:
Probably the closest elder male relative (maybe an uncle) since he has a flower in his lapel.
serious crayons:
OK, now who wants to explain the weird Jolly Minister? ???
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