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Would it have worked? Merged with "Would a SWEET LIFE ever have been possible?"
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: moremojo on April 26, 2006, 11:29:52 am ---By the end of the story, a remarkable number of people know (or knew) the truth about Ennis and Jack: Aguirre, Alma, Mr. and Mrs. Twist, Lureen, and possibly Alma Junior.
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I know I'm in a minority here - but I would add Monroe and Jenny to that list.
Aussie Chris:
--- Quote from: latjoreme on April 26, 2006, 06:23:43 pm ---I was about to say thanks, Chris, but, um, I guess not. However, I will say that when I let MY heart rule I agree with YOU 100 percent. Daily dozy embrace, whiskey springs, bluebirds ...
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It *was* meant to be a compliment, although I might have been a bit quick to defend the SWEET LIFE fantasy. I still feel strongly about it actually. I need to believe that it could have worked. All this domestic reality stuff about "they would have ended up arguing over money and such" just doesn't sit with me. We're talking about soul mates and best friends here. They spend most of their lives without money. They spend the first summer up on the mountain with almost nothing but each other. Ennis sacrifices decent jobs and the possibility of advancing because he ends up quitting to spend time with Jack. If they didn't have to do this then why wouldn't their prospects improve?
It's such a leap of faith to ask the question in the first place, but as far as I am concerned if Ennis could get over his homophobia then a SWEET LIFE was more than just possible, it was likely.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Aussie Chris on April 27, 2006, 05:41:10 am ---It *was* meant to be a compliment, although I might have been a bit quick to defend the SWEET LIFE fantasy. I still feel strongly about it actually. I need to believe that it could have worked. All this domestic reality stuff about "they would have ended up arguing over money and such" just doesn't sit with me. We're talking about soul mates and best friends here. They spend most of their lives without money. They spend the first summer up on the mountain with almost nothing but each other. Ennis sacrifices decent jobs and the possibility of advancing because he ends up quitting to spend time with Jack. If they didn't have to do this then why wouldn't their prospects improve?
It's such a leap of faith to ask the question in the first place, but as far as I am concerned if Ennis could get over his homophobia then a SWEET LIFE was more than just possible, it was likely.
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Oh, Chris, I agree 100 percent with this. Maybe even 200 percent. Aside from that homophobia thing, there could hardly be a more perfect relationship. Soul mates, best friends AND intense physical attraction. Many couples have to settle for two out of three, at best.
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on April 27, 2006, 05:05:06 am ---I know I'm in a minority here - but I would add Monroe and Jenny to that list.
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So am I then, because I'm pretty sure about Monroe, and would consider Jenny a possibility.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote ---Soul mates, best friends AND intense physical attraction.
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You know, it's the loss of the "soul mate--best friend" that hurts me the most at the end of the film. We know that Ennis can get by on a couple of high altitude fucks once or twice a year, so it almost doesn't bother me that he loses his "physical" lover, but my understanding has long been that Jack was the best friend and closest friend that Ennis ever had, and it's that loss that really makes me cry for him.
(Katherine, if you see this, your last post was very well put. I didn't realize you were such a romantic! And I mean that sincerely and in the best possible way!)
serious crayons:
Why thanks, Jeff! That's nice of you to say. I was about to say that everybody here must be a romantic. But come to think of it, I'm usually not -- this movie really brought it out in me, and I've heard (or seen) other people say the same.
And you're so right, the soul mate/best friend part is the saddest. Losing a soul mate is tragic under any circumstances, and losing a best friend is particularly sad for Ennis, a man who has no other close friends and probably never will. The physical part is just the icing on the cake.
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