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Why do you think it's called "The Wings?"
coffeecat33:
Wings also refers to the side areas of a stage that are out of sight of the audience. You "wait in the wings" for your cue to go on. A wing can be side scenery on the stage, too.
Why is it called, The Wings, instead of just Wings? Does that change the definition?
Phillip Dampier:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 28, 2006, 12:52:36 pm ---Probably beside the point, but, of course, this title always makes me think of "Wind Beneath My Wings." Jack always was the wind beneath Ennis's wings, and poor Ennis didn't realize it until it was too late. :-\
--- End quote ---
Hmmm... the lyrics for the song seem to work quite well.... Everyone can share the experience (and I get to test the new Divshare file storage and sharing service -- see User Services for more on that!):
DivShare File - 13_-_Bette_Midler_-_Wind_Beneath_My_Wings.mp3
Shakesthecoffecan:
...and the line in the movie when, thanksgiving, Ennis nuzzels Jenny's ear like Jack nuzzel his once and said "I didn't have no wings."
I have heard too, as Lee spoke of, the two different parts of the music in synch, representing Jack and Ennis, and the untimate divinty Jack acheives for his sacrifices.
(Thank you Clarissa and Lynne for helping me understand this.)
nakymaton:
I think it was Clarissa who pointed out last night that "The Wings" is also the theme for "if you can't fix it, you gotta stand it." It plays at the end of the reunion camping trip (and through the next montage)... and it stands in for the line at the end of the story.
I have no idea what standing has to do with wings, though. One would think that if one had wings, one wouldn't stand... one would fly.
Front-Ranger:
Yes, but remember Ennis was the stander, Jack the fixer. And at the end of the movie, Ennis was left standing while Jack, who flew off to Mexico, Randall, and parts unknown, was like Icarus, who flew too close to the sun with his wings created out of wax, which melted, so he plunged into the sea.
:'(
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