Thanks brokeplex, thanks moremojo, thanks Oregondoggie, thanks myprivatejack, and thanks to all too!!
Concerning: At what moment in BBM did you realize that they were falling in love? , isn't that a mystery! Like love is?? !!
To me, re-seeing the movie I seem to realize that Jack firstly has an eye for a stranger (which he finds later that he is named Ennis), right away at that first sight, since Ennis is besides the trailer. When Ennis the second time, he glances at Jack who is obviously looking at him still, this tells me that a possible romance is in the air!! They both have eyes for each other... call it flirtation if you like, but isn't that part of love??
Brokeplex, you say: I would suspect that Ennis never again had a close encounter with another man. Jack was it for him.
Brokeplex, I tend to agree with you on that, those two lines. Any proof otherwise? Maybe? Since you add this: in the screen script, he mused about the possibility of having to live temporarily with Junior and her husband. This implies a good relationship with both Junior and her roughneck husband.
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Brokeplex, you added too this: The Ennis that we first meet leaning next to Joe Aguirre's trailer was so closed up and afraid that it was difficult for him to make friends.
Brokeplex, may I wonder about that? Why afraid to make friends or a friend??
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Brokeplex, I am glad that you say in reply to moremojo (and I thank you too moremojo) that: "Ride the High Country" has always been one of my favorite Westerns. The motivation of the "hero" (the McCrea character) to lead and cause others to lead a 'justified' life, has always intrigued me. I see what you are saying about the visual imagery of the boys riding together, it does resemble Scott and McCrea, also the images of Ennis leading the pack mules along the ridgeline paths seems also taken from the movie. Thanks for reminding me.
Having read about Scott life with another man he lived happily with as a gay couple in Hollywood, I do tend to think that Heath is indeed Randolph Scott too... in that scene and in other scenes, may I add. Heath's body is like Scott, to me!! To you all??
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Oregondoggie, could you explain (detail) what is this:
Ennis "thought he'd never had such a good time, felt he could paw the white out of the moon." ?? Please anyone here too!! Samples... eh??
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Moremojo, since you say: Yes, and in the story's italicized preface, there are distinct clues that many years have passed since Jack's death, and Ennis shows every sign of being quite alone. In the story, there is a strong implication that Jack's death marked the end of Ennis's emotional journey.
Moremojo and others, therefore, Ennis will now love another person, be it another man besides Jack??
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Hugs to all!! May we keep one with the BM mystery!