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getting hit hard by offhand revelations (story discussion)
jpwagoneer1964:
--- Quote from: dly64 on September 17, 2006, 05:02:59 pm ---
But the story is more descriptive of their passion in their later years than is the film. For me, I find that to be a (very) small flaw (in the movie). When you read the story, there is no doubt that Jack and Ennis’ love and passion for each other is as intense as it was on BBM. IMO, you don’t sense that in the film until they have their argument. It is at that point where the depth of their feelings for each other is revealed. Don’t get me wrong … I am not saying that don’t love and crave each other. What I am saying is that after the reunion scene, we really don’t see their passion and desire for each other (certainly not to the extent that the story describes).
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I would not mind seeing more at all. In the 2003 screen play there are a lot more scenes of their later camping trips.
jpwagoneer1964:
I know I'm all alone in the tent at the camp in this but I still think:
Jack was not lying to Ennis about the Ranch foremans wife-Movie Jack was very handsome, women had always found him attractive he did like the attention. Hi did like women well enought. If not why not take up his father inlaws offer whether Ennis would be with him or not?
Randall was never anything more that a option for Jack-He never responds to him at the dance.
By the look on Jacks face He seldom returned to Mexico.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: jpwagoneer1964 on September 18, 2006, 12:21:24 pm ---Jack was not lying to Ennis about the Ranch foremans wife
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Hmm! That IS a different view, Mark. What do you make of Mr. Twist's revelation that Jack had said he planned to bring some other fella up to work the ranch?
jpwagoneer1964:
--- Quote from: latjoreme on September 18, 2006, 12:27:34 pm ---Hmm! That IS a different view, Mark. What do you make of Mr. Twist's revelation that Jack had said he planned to bring some other fella up to work the ranch?
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I think Jack was talking out of frustration of what happened at the lake with Ennis. It could have been brought on by Mr. Twist saying "What ever happened to that Ennis Del Mar?" He knew that he would never bring Randall up there to LF if he even knew where Randall was at that point.
Someone had said in a post that when Mrs. Twist touched Ennis s shoulder, she was reasuring him not to worry that Ennis was true love of Jacks life.
jessiwrite:
I'm new here but the discussions I'm reading are like manna from heaven.
I also do not think Jack ever intended on bringing anyone up to LF but Ennis. He was probably grasping for some solution to make his life bearable, but he knew he couldn't quit Ennis, been eaiser just to stop breathing.
Jack's mother was surely trying to share grief and comfort Ennis. She had to have known about the shrits. If Jack had real plans to bring someone up, I would think he'd at least put them away better.
jessi
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