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On buckets, eagles, impatience, and...
henrypie:
When Jack sloshes the water, my first reaction is "oh no, wasting precious water!" and then I realize duh, they're right next to the source. They can get more. And that reminds me of "what are you talkin' about, there're a thousand of em" -- in response to Ennis's unwillingness to spare a single sheep. Jack: extravagant, unafraid to give; Ennis: stingy, afraid. You only reap what you sow, baby.
Front-Ranger:
Your perceptive reply, henrypie, reminds me of how Willy Nelson put it, "He was always on the move, never reaped what he could sow." Poor Jack. Thank you.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Off symbol if not altogether OT, but ties in:
Again, during the (by me much beloved) "getting to know you on Brokeback" montage, just before bountiful Jack strides up with his sloshing buckets, we see the boys "beavering away" (literally) at that tree--
'Patient Ennis' is dutifully sawing, and 'Impatient Jack' is wielding the axe...
But you already knew that, didn't you?
:-\
John
j.U.d.E.:
WOW! Great to see that there's still plenty to discuss, analyze and find out about BBM! Love your bucket-idea Front-Ranger!
--- Quote ---And that reminds me of "what are you talkin' about, there're a thousand of em" -- in response to Ennis's unwillingness to spare a single sheep. Jack: extravagant, unafraid to give; Ennis: stingy, afraid. You only reap what you sow, baby.
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So true! That's one reason why their story ended the way it did.
~ j U d E
fernly:
(Tell you what, friends, I love this thread! Is there a way to quote more than one post at a time?)
--- Quote from: newyearsday on April 05, 2006, 06:04:29 pm --- Do others feel this is meant to be left in or was just a happy accident that no one noticed?
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The bucket takes off downstream when Ennis bumps it with the frying pan. Its floating off and him chasing it aren't in the screenplay. Whether it was initially an accident, or an idea that came up on set - assuming there was more than one take, what we see on screen looks deliberate to me.
And, yes it's floating off, and yes Ennis is really angry (i.e. terrified of being outed in Riverton and taking that fear out on Jack), but at least he's still chasing the bucket, doesn't just sit there and watch it float away.
But it's a really little, and mostly empty bucket, isn't it, compared to the full ones Jack was bringing in the early scene? Ennis here is chasing after a paltry symbol, when the real person has turned around and started walking away from him.
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