yeah, even the colors in the scene, from cool blues to warm tones are beautiful contrasts.
As for the "switching" sexual roles, to me, I just don't think there's enough to tell one way or the other. I'm of the mind that Ennis isn't all that conflicted about whether he's queer or not. To me, his conflict is how he fits into society and the dangerous consequences that it entails. so it's possible that he may be willing to be versatile.
Hey there, I quite like this idea.
I also like all this discussion about the differences between the first and second tent scene (head direction, color, temperature, etc.). In terms of the cold vs. warm problem, I think it's interesting that Jack clearly feels no need to bundle up in three layers (t-shirt, blue shirt and jacket) in the second tent scene as he did in the first. Barb has suggested that the amount of clothing worn by the characters has a lot to do with how close they're feeling to one another and also has to do with how vulnerable or insecure they feel at any one time. It's a great contrast in the 2 tent scenes. Jack is ready to be completely open with Ennis since he's taken his shirt off and just waits for Ennis to come to him and Ennis is feeling a lot more open with Jack in that he's only wearing a shirt (no more heavy outer jacket like he wore in the first tent scene) but he's still so nervous that he's not quite to Jack's level of open-ness yet. As is the case when they're traveling up and down the mountain... Jack is always at least a step or two ahead of Ennis. It's cute that in the Happy Tussle they both finally have their shirts off.
Whether or not Jack winds up being on top for the actual intercourse in the second tent scene... what we do get to see is him more or less taking control at least in these moments of foreplay. Heath has said that he thought of the 2nd tent scene as being vitally important to showing Ennis as being completely vulnerable, which to Heath was a sign of the "freedom" of the mountain summer. I think this is an interesting idea because in letting himself indulge in this super intimate scene where he lets himself enjoy all the sweetness that Jack is offering up, Ennis really is experiencing a sort of freedom in letting his normal anxieties and inhibitions go. Yes, I think it's a great idea that he's letting himself enjoy this moment with (as Lucise said) the person who loves him for his 'queerness.'
I like the contrast to the love making styles in the first and second tent scene too... you get the sense that if Jack could always be "in charge" things would always be super sweet and intimate... lots of kissing and cuddling. He's always wanting to kiss... you can tell he's frustrated by the fact that Ennis wouldn't kiss in the first tent scene, and in the reunion kiss Jack is still trying to reach for Ennis's lips when Ennis is ready to head back to the apartment. You also get the sense that the cuddling in the motel is like seventh heaven for Jack. I mean, I think Ennis likes and needs all these things too, but they seem super important to Jack. This comes across in the idea that the hug in the flashback scene was Jack's favorite memory. Jack is just adorable.
