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A Ninth Viewing Observation
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: atz75 on April 18, 2006, 08:30:44 pm ---Actually, at the dance with Randall... I think Jack ashes on himself with his cigarette... I don't think he spills his drink. But, I think the meaning of this little mishap is still the same as the bean can/ Ennis moment.
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Yep - I couldn't remember whether it was the drink or the cigarette, but one way or another, I noticed him dusting off the shirt and saying "Shit" just like before. Could have been a true accident, but I doubt it.
silkncense:
Ednbarby -
--- Quote ---"So... you wanna dance?" and looking dead-on at Randall first, then glancing at LaShawn right afterwards.
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I'd read that previously & looked for it, but I saw it exactly the opposite. I saw Jack look directly at LaShawn & then to Randall & ask his approval.
I will watch it again tonight -
And I do think it was ashes from his cigarette, but WHAT is the meaning?...
--- Quote ---But, I think the meaning of this little mishap is still the same
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ednbarby:
I'm fairly certain he's looking directly at Randall when he first says "You wanna dance?" and that there's even a minute flinch on Randall's part as if he's thinking "He didn't just do that, did he?" and then they both look at LaShawn.
Maybe the meaning in both the can spillage and the cigarette ashing is just that Jack gets disconcerted when he realizes another man he finds attractive might actually be flirting with him.
I actually found a much more interesting parallel on my most recent (12th, I guess?) viewing. When Ennis and Jack say good-bye for the first time, notice how Jack is leaning on that opened truck door. Shouldn't be hard for you since it's your avatar (excellent choice, by the way :)). Now notice that at the beginning of the confrontation at the lake scene how he's leaning in that opened door of his truck - again. Kind of equal but opposite. :chills:
RouxB:
Barb-
I'm with LJ on this. I went back and watched looking for this. He is preoccupied with his shirt as Lureen is commenting. He looks up, looks at LaShawn and then at Randall. Randall is taken aback because the invitation came out of the blue considering Jack's response about dancing. We'll check it out at the Castro next month...
O0
silkncense:
Barb (hope that's right!)
Watched it again & when he actually poses the dance question - I see him looking directly at LaShawn, then to Randall. Awhile before the dance question he & Randall exchanged a look.
Oh - see that RouxB & I were typing @ the same time. Thanks, thought I was loosing it, but I even stopped the action to be sure.
LJ
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