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The mettle of a man
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 08, 2008, 06:03:28 pm ---This is one aspect of the fascinating comparison of the tools that Lee likes to use compared to those of Proulx. Lee is very subtle, he substitutes things made of iron, like the iron skillet or the bronzed shoes on the chest outside of Jack's closet. In a very clever double entendre, he actually uses an iron...in the corner on an ironing board in Alma and Ennis's apartment!! What irony!! (groan, sorry I couldn't resist!)
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OOooooooooooo brilliant Sister Mod! I love this concept of substituting things made of metal/ iron in the film. Awesome. 8)
Artiste:
Your comments are all interesting.
I figure that the two men (Ennis and jack) are both strong men, each in their way, alone and together too!!
Is that the mettle of a man to you all??
Hugs!!
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on January 08, 2008, 05:06:27 pm ---
Hm. I'm undecided. One one side, I'd say no, simply because the tire iron is only shown twice (well, actually it's only shown once and one time talked about). But on the other side, during these two occasions, the tire iron makes a huge impact on the viewer. Both are really shocking moments.
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This is just my opinion of course, but I think some of the implements in camp and in the kitchens, etc. were chosen to echo the tire iron. For instance, in this photo, notice how the ax handle is actually coming out of Jack's head. And there's a sharp pointed instrument pointing directly at an <ahem> part of Jack. In other scenes, there is an ax or a saw on the ground pointed at Jack.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 10, 2008, 12:47:31 pm ---This is just my opinion of course, but I think some of the implements in camp and in the kitchens, etc. were chosen to echo the tire iron. For instance, in this photo, notice how the ax handle is actually coming out of Jack's head. And there's a sharp pointed instrument pointing directly at an <ahem> part of Jack. In other scenes, there is an ax or a saw on the ground pointed at Jack.
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Hi Lee, I think this observation about the cooking utensils (and the ax, etc.) is really good. Especially, since in the story... in Ennis's dream at the end a spoon transforms into a tire iron.
Front-Ranger:
Thanks, friend! I forgot to mention that there is a knife, in its scabbard, pointed at Jack in the left foreground. It is out of focus. The more I stare at this picture, the more creeped out I get!! Notice how in the background there is the rump of a horse, a leather saddle, and some freshly killed meat of an elk. It's almost like one of those medeival paintings by Hieronymous Bosch (spelling??). Kind of like, from dust we are made and to dust we returneth.
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