Hi, team:
I hope to purchase a copy of the DVD from Borders or Barnes & Noble this weekend. Never saw the hands at any of my five theatrical viewings, but my friend Melinda assured me that they're there, having noticed them for the first time earlier this week on the DVD. Oh god, I feel like swooning at the very thought of it!
Always loved this scene, by the way, especially Ennis's confused, vulnerable "What're you doin?", his grunt, and the way he falls over on Jack's back. The filmmakers expertly conveyed the lust of the moment while never veering into the explicit. Ennis and Jack are fully revealed here as sexual beings, and I really value this depiction as a gay man who feels gay screen characters are often neutered out of a sense of decorum or "good taste".
Regards,
Scott