The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

[Fran]

In one deleted scene, Ennis sees to a sick Hereford calf.

[memento]

FindingBrokeback.com on the removal of the Sneering Mechanics Scene:

“It was removed to add ambiguity; Lee believes that the harder the audience must work, the better the result,” says a reliable source. There are at least three other excellent arguments for deletion of the Sneering Mechanics scene.
1. It elevates “I wish I knew how to quit you,” and the Dozy Embrace, to their rightful place as Jack’s valediction. Absent the Sneering Mechanics scene, we remember Jack as a man deeply in love, who spent his unhappy life struggling to overcome the consequences of hatred and fear. Could there be a higher honor?

2. It has given rise to literally thousands of hours of vigorous discussion and debate about Jack’s fidelity, and the issue of monogamy in general. Fan websites are awash in lengthy arguments over Jack and his “ranch neighbor friend.” Ennis never knew the truth with certainty, and neither will we.

3. Jack’s fate becomes the film’s much-celebrated mystery. Is Lureen telling the truth? When we witness the murder are we seeing what actually happened or is it Ennis’s imagination at work? Perhaps most intriguing of all, why does it matter to us so?

[southendmd]

Findingbrokeback suggests Ang had a less-is-more reason for deleting the cemetery scene:  John Twist’s plainspoken words tell us that there is a family plot and that Jack is going in it; showing us the actual cemetery adds nothing.

[Fran]

FindingBrokeback.com on the removal of the Sneering Mechanics Scene:

“It was removed to add ambiguity; Lee believes that the harder the audience must work, the better the result,” says a reliable source. There are at least three other excellent arguments for deletion of the Sneering Mechanics scene.

1. It elevates “I wish I knew how to quit you,” and the Dozy Embrace, to their rightful place as Jack’s valediction. Absent the Sneering Mechanics scene, we remember Jack as a man deeply in love, who spent his unhappy life struggling to overcome the consequences of hatred and fear. Could there be a higher honor?

2. It has given rise to literally thousands of hours of vigorous discussion and debate about Jack’s fidelity, and the issue of monogamy in general. Fan websites are awash in lengthy arguments over Jack and his “ranch neighbor friend.” Ennis never knew the truth with certainty, and neither will we.

3. Jack’s fate becomes the film’s much-celebrated mystery. Is Lureen telling the truth? When we witness the murder are we seeing what actually happened or is it Ennis’s imagination at work? Perhaps most intriguing of all, why does it matter to us so?

=aside= Sandy
Thanks.

[memento]

FindingBrokeback suggests that Ang Lee’s reason for deleting the cemetery scene was the not-so-inspired cemetery prop. "In a film of inspired set design and meticulous set dressing, the cemetery prop is an exception. Indeed, it looks almost as fake as Lureen’s hair and Jack’s moustache. So much work went into the restoration and preparation of the Twist Ranch house that it is easy to understand why the cemetery didn’t receive priority treatment. Lee may well have decided that no cemetery at all was better than a phony cemetery."

[Meryl]

Jack and Randall were unaware that they had become the objects of the sneering mechanics' odium.

[Fran]

From FindingBrokeback.com:

In a film of inspired set design and meticulous set dressing, the cemetery prop is an exception. Indeed, it looks almost as fake as Lureen’s hair and Jack’s moustache. So much work went into the restoration and preparation of the Twist Ranch house that it is easy to understand why the cemetery didn’t receive priority treatment. Lee may well have decided that no cemetery at all was better than a phony cemetery.

[memento]

From FindingBrokeback.com:

Like so many scenes in the film, the Rifle Scene captures much more than it pretends to. True to character, Jack brought a flashy rifle and Ennis brought beans, reviving one of the film’s most memorable symbols. In a meeting of the extraordinary and the plain, confidence encounters fear. Jack suggests, Ennis rejects.

[Meryl]

Scrolling down the "Deleted Scenes" list at findingbrokeback.com will reveal no fewer than ten scenes that wound up on the cutting room floor.

[southendmd]

The deleted cemetery scene was filmed next to the Twist ranch:  Follow Hwy 9 (also known as Township Road 282) 6.5 km east from Beiseker to Range Road 252 (watch for the brown “Grande Ole West Villa Ranch” sign). Turn right (south) onto Range Road 252, go 1.6 km. The ranch is behind the overgrown thicket on the east (left) side of the road. (findingbrokeback.com)