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It's finally happened...
moremojo:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on May 16, 2006, 11:46:04 am ---This makes me feel sorry for the few valiant people on TOB who work hard to stay ahead of the trolls and engage with the many new people who are just now seeing the film for the first time.
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I still check back on TOB occasionally to see how the lay of the land looks there, but rarely feel inspired to participate there as a poster nowadays. My BBM energies seem much more strongly oriented towards BetterMost these days. But I am glad that there are intelligent, sympathetic posters who are welcoming of BBM newbies on TOB, and I only hope they persevere and fully reclaim that once glorious resource from any lingering trolls.
starboardlight:
--- Quote from: moremojo on May 16, 2006, 11:43:01 am ---Me too...I was just thinking of the scene where Cassie is asking questions of Alma, Jr. in the tavern, and Alma, Jr. says that her daddy perhaps isn't "the marrying kind", and for some reason the memory made tears well up in my eyes. Any scene in the film can be a potential inducer of tears, even three months later. The grieving lessens somewhat, but it never seems to go away entirely. Annie and Ang, what have you done to us?
:'(
Scott
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you know, that scene reminds me of the first bar scene with Ennis and Jack sitting side by side. The way Jr. says "Maybe he's not the marrying kind" is reminiscent of the way Ennis says "Once in a while, when I got the entry fee in my pocket." The look on their faces were nearly identical; no eye contact, a slight worried/guarded brows, melancholy in their voices, both focusing on their bottles. She really is her daddy's daughter.
any how, yes! I completely remember that thread. Some great sharing on that one. I even have it saved.
moremojo:
--- Quote from: starboardlight on May 16, 2006, 11:53:23 am ---
any how, yes! I completely remember that thread. Some great sharing on that one. I even have it saved.
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Really...saved? That's wonderful! You just brightened my day, starboardlight. Thank you for having the foresight to do that. So very many of our threads have been consigned to oblivion, and here I thought this one had likewise bit the dust. Again, many thanks!
:)
Scott
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: starboardlight on May 16, 2006, 11:53:23 am ---you know, that scene reminds me of the first bar scene with Ennis and Jack sitting side by side. The way Jr. says "Maybe he's not the marrying kind" is reminiscent of the way Ennis says "Once in a while, when I got the entry fee in my pocket." The look on their faces were nearly identical; no eye contact, a slight worried/guarded brows, melancholy in their voices, both focusing on their bottles. She really is her daddy's daughter.
any how, yes! I completely remember that thread. Some great sharing on that one. I even have it saved.
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Great observation, starboardlight. That is how he looks. (To go OT for just a quick moment, what do you make of that line? He tells his daughters later that he only rodeoed once. Is he just shyly trying to be agreeable to Jack by implying more of a shared interest? And then later feels comfortable enough with Jack to negate it with the "my dad thought rodeoers were fuckups"?)
Back slightly closer to topic, it's true that almost any scene can be tear-jerking. I'd like to hear other examples of not-overtly-sad scenes that make people sad anyway.
moremojo:
--- Quote from: JudeW on May 16, 2006, 12:02:33 pm ---And you can find it in the BBM archives, Scott!! I just checked.
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Could you direct me to these archives? I don't seem to be familiar with this resource (assuming it's on BetterMost). Even over a month of membership here, I'm still a newbie in some ways!
Thanks,
Scott
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