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The short story
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: nakymaton on December 05, 2006, 03:58:43 pm ---Would Ennis's daughters have taken him to see BBM?
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Yes, daddy, they would've. I love this thought!!
nakymaton:
--- Quote from: moremojo on December 05, 2006, 04:26:05 pm ---My God, those trailers are so tiny; the movie trailer looks downright palatial in comparison. It's really painfully sad to imagine Ennis (or anyone, for that matter) having to call such small quarters home. We know that Ennis is a man of simple tastes, but one still wishes some comfort for that time-weathered ranch hand.
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Remember that his best times were spent in a tiny tent, though.
Alma's the one who wanted stuff. Screw stuff. Bedroll's big enough.
(Though it's easier to say that at 19 than at 40 or 60!)
serious crayons:
When I was about 19, I knew some guys who had to leave town in a hurry and were able to throw everything they had into a VW bug and hightail it. I always thought that was so cool. And now, that any move for me entails weeks of packing and organizing and a van's worth of space, I think it's even cooler.
Not to say I'm envying Ennis his lifestyle, but there is a certain romantic appeal to being so unencumbered ...
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: latjoreme on December 05, 2006, 05:05:25 pm ---When I was about 19, I knew some guys who had to leave town in a hurry and were able to throw everything they had into a VW bug and hightail it. I always thought that was so cool. And now, that any move for me entails weeks of packing and organizing and a van's worth of space, I think it's even cooler.
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You should tell that story some time, Katherine. Sounds like some high class entertainment! :)
--- Quote ---Not to say I'm envying Ennis his lifestyle, but there is a certain romantic appeal to being so unencumbered ...
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Makes you think of Thoreau: "I went to Brokeback Mountain because I wished to live deliberately."
nakymaton:
When I was 22, I threw all my gear into two backpacks and climbed into a helicopter, to be dropped off in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness.
Two weeks later, we ran out of food.
Sometimes, living deliberately isn't all it's cracked up to be.
I can understand why movie-Jack and movie-Ennis traveled with lawn chairs by the end of the movie. :D
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