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Ang Lee and the POM synergy
Front-Ranger:
Just to reiterate, "POM" in this sense means the Proulx/Ossana/McMurtry synergy. Can you find examples where something in the story was worked into the screenplay, but in a different place or way? I'll bet there are at least a hunderd examples!!
Front-Ranger:
Here's an example. This is a line from the story that was translated into the movie in a different place and way. Can anyone guess where this appears in the movie?
" ...a bandy-legged Basque showed Ennis how to pack the mules--two packs and a riding load on each animal, ring-lashed with double diamonds and secured with half hitches...."
Now, think outside the box everybody!!
Fran:
I finally got around to looking up the definition of "bandy-legged," which means bowlegged... so I'll guess the little cowboy-and-horse figurine that Ennis discovered in Jack's bedroom in Lightning Flat.
Front-Ranger:
That's very good FRiend FRan! A very poignant connection! I'm also reminded of the movie Little Big Man, where Gen. Custer looked down upon our hero and pronounced him a mule-skinner, because of his bandy legs. He went on to hire him on as a mule skinner for the famous battle...
But I digress...the POM synergy I was thinking of here has to do with the double diamond lashing. Does that ring a bell?
Front-Ranger:
HERE are the double diamond half-hitches as seen in the movie!! Other translations/references are welcome!
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