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What happened to Jack's eagle feather?
delalluvia:
Come on people! Jack didn't have trouble with the can-opener! He used it proficiently.
What he had problems with was poking open the can's lid. ;D That just goes to show that while he's good opening cans, he's not good dealing with them afterwards.
Brown Eyes:
:laugh: ;D :D
DeeDee:
atz, I'm quoting this from Annie Proulx:
"Later there were some disagreements. In the written story the motel scene after a four-year hiatus stood as central. During their few hours in the Motel Siesta, Jacks's and Ennis's paths were irrevocably laid out. In the film that Ang Lee already had shaped in his mind, the emotional surge contained in that scene would be better shifted to a later point and melded with the men's painful last meeting. I didn't understand this until I saw the film in September 05 and recognized the power of this timing."
Hope that answers one of your questions.
Front-Ranger:
The biggest difference that I noticed between the story and the film (besides the fact that the story is more graphic) is that Ennis is more talkative in the story. I attribute this to Annie Proulx reliance on dialogue to advance the story while Ang Lee has the advantage of being able to show things and action. For instance, in the story Ennis says "Little darlin" to Jack during the reunion and also "I sure wrang it out a hunert times thinkin of you" and "I shoulda never let you out of my sights" [shouldn't that be sites, I've always wondered]. But in the movie this is conveyed more by body language and facial expression and even color of clothing and pick-up trucks.
DeeDee:
I agree with you on that. I enjoyed watching the facial expressions and depicting them as the movie went along.
But the one thing I would have loved, is if they would have written in the "little darlin'". That would have been so adorable coming out of Ennis' mouth.
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