The more I've watched TS2, the more I realize what giant steps they were for Ennis, to walk from the campfire to the tent.......in those steps, he was probably the most open he had ever been in his life, because it was completely up to him to either, go there or stay away, it wasnt alcohol induced and there was no pressure from Jack to get in there....it was completely his choice and decision.
I think too, that Jack knew that if Ennis joined him in the tent that night, that if there was no doubt that Ennis felt the same way as he did, and he too, could be completely open with what he said and did.
Even though Ennis was a little shy at the beginning, he was also ready to love Jack, and when Jack said "T's Awright", he was saying to Ennis, "what you are feeling is ok".....
TS2 is probably one of the most intimate love scenes I have ever seen, to watch the abondonment disappear and to see them both, with identical emotions, needs and wants, was so beautiful....I just wish, as I'm sure most of us did, that it had shown more of how the encounter went thru the night......My imagination on that, involves relating the kiss from the reunion scene, and I would love to think that thoughout the night they had many kisses like that one.
Authentic ??.......as a female heterosexual, I could only guess on the answer to that one, but if "authentic" means, showing the beginning and an uninhibited love between two people, then Jake sure was right, when he said it was "authentic", as far as being too authentic....maybe he meant by that, that it looks like he has done it before, and he didnt need acting classes to help him authenticise the scene....my thought on that to Jake would be, that anyone who has loved anyone could feel, and empathise with the characters in that situation.