Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by naun (Fri Apr 21 2006 15:30:10 )
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UPDATED Fri Apr 21 2006 15:34:26
Naun, I hope your DVD has arrived by now and that you are happily noting even more symbology with every rewind.
Still no DVD, so I am reduced to waiting hungrily for scraps from the rest of you. And, of course, bumping threads like this one in the hope of getting questions answered.
I've wondered also about why Ennis has so many knives in his trailer. Has someone answered this in another thread? My only "stab" at an answer would be that they symbolize all the wounds, both self-inflicted and delivered by others, that Ennis (and possibly Jack, too) suffered over the years.
The same thing crossed my mind, but I keep thinking there's some reference we must be missing. Probably, however, not this one:
http://www.ennis-entrekusa.com/ Still, there's a nice one about two-thirds of the way down the page.
Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by meryl_88 (Fri Apr 21 2006 20:43:15 )
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Poor naun! Just go out and buy a DVD, fer Pete's sake. Give the other one as a gift to some lucky friend.
Those are some serious knives, alright. Besides the Elk, I like the sound of the Companion.
Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by starboardlight (Fri Apr 21 2006 21:12:49 )
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or donate it to the your local library when it comes. who did you order it from any way?
Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by naun (Sat Apr 22 2006 01:20:14 )
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Besides the Elk, I like the sound of the Companion.
That must be a Jack-knife ...
Sorry! Brokeback deprivation must be getting to me. Amazon says they'll send me a replacement copy if the first one doesn't show up by this weekend.
But getting back to the triples, has anyone mentioned this one? Ennis moves his lips soundlessly, or nearly so, three times: once at his wedding, once reading the first postcard from Jack, and once more when he discovers the shirts.
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Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by rickythecat (Mon Apr 24 2006 07:17:15 )
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and don't forget..there was three sheep there that had a striking resemblance to each other, perhaps triplets?
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Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by taj_e (Fri Apr 28 2006 23:07:21 )
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3 is my fav number lol
Good one (name removed by request)!
Since you mentioned Aguirre's telephone call, what exactly it was about? My guess was it was about money or about job
OT: If I'm not mistaken, Ennis did utter the word 'littledarlin' to Alma Jr during one of his dates with Cassie. The part where Cassie took him for a slow dance
'I wish I knew how to quit BBM...'
Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by catglith (Sat Apr 29 2006 06:08:07 )
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Ennis has 3 lovers - Jack, Alma and Cassie
We see 3 of Jack's (definite) sexual partners - Ennis, Lureen, Mexican hooker
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Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by dreamy40 (Tue May 2 2006 02:39:56 )
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Sorry if I am repeating something already posted...there are three moles on the right of Jack's face in the first scene outside Aguirre's trailer.
Funny because my partner had three moles in a line down his face when I first noticed him 18 years ago.
Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by meryl_88 (Tue May 2 2006 14:46:07 )
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Aguirre gives Jack 3 orders about the pup tent: No fire...don't leave no sign...you roll up that tent every mornin' case Forest Service snoops around.
There are 3 filing cabinets behind Aguirre's desk.
There are 3 red doors in the bar building where Jack and Ennis go to drink after being hired by Aguirre.
In the second scene in Aguirre's trailer, there are 3 fans visible: one set in the wall, one on a filing cabinet, and a floor fan under the window.
Also in the same scene, there are 3 jackets on the coat tree.
When looking for his blue parka, Jack searches through 3 jackets on a coat tree.
Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by binbinc (Fri May 5 2006 15:52:27 )
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bump
Re: Brokeback and the Number Three
by meryl_88 (Sun Apr 30 2006 08:53:13 )
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Whooeee! I've been away from the board for way too long. It's great to see all the added three's. (name removed by request), you rock! Three cheers for the Threemeister!
Three writers made the screenplay of Brokeback a reality: Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.