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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
serious crayons:
This would be a good companion piece to our analysis of the more familiar BBM poster and its resemblance to the Titanic poster.
The thing that most strikes me in contrasting these is that Meryl Streep and Robert Redford are turned toward the camera and facing each other, while Jack and Ennis are turned away from both us and each other. That faintly suggests something secretive or illicit about their relationship. Of course, knowing that this is the "I ain't queer" scene probably reinforces that inference, for me.
Plus, while Meryl and Bob are touching or almost touching, Jack and Ennis are not, leaving the nature of their relationship vague.
It's interesting to imagine a poster with Jack and Ennis posed like the "Out of Africa" stars.
BelAir:
i agree to all of the above...
i was also thinking that Meryl and Robert (can't remember their character's names) looked enclosed by their scenery (i.e. the mountains 'wrapping' around them) whereas as Jack and Ennis looked removed from the view in front of them...
e.g. 'where do we belong in this world?' for Jack and Ennis and 'we are happy in this world' for Meryl and Robert. Obviously the fact that we see the backs of one couple and the front of the other has something to do with it as well.
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this makes me think of scene around the fire, that I think is actually just Jake and Heath, not Jack and Ennis... I'll see if I can find it.
BelAir:
well, those were the two images I was thinking of... but because they are close-ups and in the trees, they aren't really all that similar to the OoA poster.
oilgun:
Sorry to break in here with a totally different topic but I just saw Juno and thought it was great! After all the hype it actually exceeded my expectations. It's a really sweet and intelligent film with excellent performances and a wonderful soundtrack. (I'm listening to it as I write this, lol!)
Sonic Youth's version of the Carpenters' Superstar (4:05)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0--RCqzJkA[/youtube]
BelAir:
I am glad to hear it lived up to all the hype!
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