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Fran:
Part of the difficulty separating the mixed-up sheep was due to the fact that the paint brands were worn off or faint that late in the season.

I like to think that Jack and Ennis tried their best to remove Joe's sheep from the herd of Chilean sheep -- in the story it took them five days, so it was a huge effort -- but if the brands were completely worn off, it'd be an impossible task. They'd just be guessing as to whether those brandless sheep were from Joe's herd or the other herd.

If the brands were faint, at least they wouldn't have to rely on guesswork.  Still, it would be difficult to separate them because they'd have to closely examine each and every sheep, which would be more time-consuming than, say, just glancing at the sheep (if the brands were clearly visible) and removing the ones that obviously didn't belong.  The task would be made even more difficult by the sheer number of sheep, and the sheep probably weren't that cooperative.  The fact that the Chileans didn't speak English further complicated things.   It was a huge mess any way you look at it.


--- Quote from: DavidnHartford on March 20, 2007, 12:59:23 pm --- He of course figured with two men up on the mountain and one sleeping with the sheep that the loss to wolves would be less.

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And fortunately for Joe, he didn't lose another 42 sheep to lightning.

Front-Ranger:
Okay let's talk about discongruency in titles, starting with, what else. Brokeback Mountain. When I think of mountains, I often think about the Continental Divide, which is like the "spine" of the Americas. The Continental Divide is typically the highest region of the Continent, where rivers run in opposite directions to the seas. So, Brokeback Mountain presents an image of discongruency, the spine of the continent which is broken. Brokeback also connotes weakness, while mountain connotes strength.

It is interesting that in Central Wyoming, there are actually two Continental Divides, one over near the Bridger/Teton ranges of the Rocky Mountains, and another further to the east. (Now all of you geologists feel free to come in here and elaborate, correct, whatever) Between them is a high plateau, the "Muddy Gap" and the Wind River Valley.

Front-Ranger:
Was it the discongruency in Brokeback Mountain that drew the auteur of "Lust, Caution" "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Sense and Sensibility" to the project??

Front-Ranger:

--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on March 21, 2007, 05:43:40 pm ---Okay let's talk about discongruency in titles, starting with, what else. Brokeback Mountain. When I think of mountains, I often think about the Continental Divide, which is like the "spine" of the Americas. The Continental Divide is typically the highest region of the Continent, where rivers run in opposite directions to the seas. So, Brokeback Mountain presents an image of discongruency, the spine of the continent which is broken. Brokeback also connotes weakness, while mountain connotes strength.

It is interesting that in Central Wyoming, there are actually two Continental Divides, one over near the Bridger/Teton ranges of the Rocky Mountains, and another further to the east. (Now all of you geologists feel free to come in here and elaborate, correct, whatever) Between them is a high plateau, the "Muddy Gap" and the Wind River Valley.

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Here is a photo I took while travelling south through the spectacular Wind River Canyon. It was explained to me that this is an "hourglass" canyon with a very narrow pass. It is unsettling to see the rapids of the Wind River flowing NORTH in this canyon. This is also part of the area where the Continental Divide is itself divided into two.

Front-Ranger:
I'm moving fast here...hope you can see the connections...

From the book "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Porttrait of the Ang Lee Film" here are the words of Ang Lee:

"What is the Tao, the 'way?' Of course if you can say it, it's not the real Tao, It's enigmatic, in that it can only manifest itself through contradictions, through the conflicts of the heart rather than through the harmony it seeks."

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