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"Jack, I swear..." What do you think Ennis meant by that?
Artiste:
Jack swear... I love you; to me also means that his love is eternal now for Jack, and that he will fight in order to be a gay man now!!
That is what I now think of my former partner/lover/pal who was killed like Jack because he was a gay man!!
Hugs!!
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: moremojo on October 04, 2007, 11:33:21 am ---The elusive 'I love you' in the closet I think will remain one of the great unresolved contested issues among fans of the film. There are those who swear it is there, but agree that it is barely discernable. I've never caught it myself, and if it is barely discernable, it arguably makes little if any impact on the casual viewer and their reception/interpretation of the work. I'd prefer it not to be there--it would detract from the final 'Jack, I swear', which is, among other things, Ennis's affirmation of love.
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Honestly, I have not heard Ennis say "I love you" in this scene before. But, as I really WANT to hear Ennis say those words......I think that I'll just turn up the volume until it is loud enough for me to hear it anyway.
Artiste:
Jack, I swear... you were a saint to me.
Jack, I swear... I will now be your lover.
Could Ennis had thought that??
Hugs!!
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: Artiste on October 07, 2007, 05:57:18 pm ---Jack, I swear... you were a saint to me.
Jack, I swear... I will now be your lover.
Could Ennis had thought that??
Hugs!!
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maybe so, certainly he understood that he loved Jack. He was probably still confused about his feelings, but there was no denying them. I like to believe that after Jack's death, Ennis was able to have a great loving father/daughter relationship with his two children. maybe he never established a good realtionship with Alma. In my fantasy, I hope that Ennis is able to find someone, a man or a woman that he can relate to as friend and a lover. Hope springs eternal.
Artiste:
Thanks brokeplex!
It could be, I feel, that Ennis still loves somewhat his wiife. As you say, he contiues to love his daugthers.
Will he find another woman or man.... it seems NOT as he does prefers to love Jack only!
ONLY! (I understand that as I lost my partner/lover/buddy/pal to similar circumstances as Jack's death! And still loving him, I must also seek another IF I CAN, but am I in the right mode to be seeking that yet??)
What do you think?
Hugs!!
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