Thanks atz75, thanks moremojo, thanks injest, and thanks ineedcrayons!!!!
Boy, I sure like your descriptions and thoughts here about Aguirre.
May I pose this question: Why is Aguirre called: Joe?
And here is another way to see maybe Aguirre: start by thinking that he is a gay or bi man; would that make you think differently why he hires Jack a first time? A second time?? Why he hires Ennis to be with Jack??
In the movie, one sure thing is that Aguirre finds Jack cute?? Right?? (Of course, Annie does not describe Jack as that cute but as buck tooth?)
At least, Aguirre teases Jack, since he knows that Jack and Ennis have mutual fun together (since he saw them playing like adolescent kids, and Ennis fall on Jack; as mutual acts)!! So... is Aguiire also mutually having such gay or bi fun by teasing then Jack (who is somewhat at that moment on the somewhat bottom of the mountain ( a lower plateau), while he (Aguirre) looks up at Ennis who is on the way up top of the mountain ( a higher plateau) ??
Anyway, I am anxious for you to think that Aguirre is maybe gay or bi firstly and so hire Jack (who is cute to him), and then Jack and Ennis as a possible couple??
Hugs!!