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"Jack, I swear..." What do you think Ennis meant by that?
coyoteman:
I have spent two days reading the posts on this long, long thread - fascinating and wonderful that so many have thought long and hard about the walloping conclusion of this great film.
While it was touched upon in a couple of posts, little discussion has been focused upon the context of the final "Jack, I swear -" line. It is delivered to the closet, the powerful symbol and pink elephant character of the film. The story is about homophobia in all it's layered and dangerously intertwined aspects: the homophobia of society, of prevailing religion, of families and of the individuals - AND the absolute destruction that it wrecks upon each of these.
For homosexuality/gay/queer is not about a sex act or sexual preference but about love and where our love wants to go. In the case of Jack and Ennis, love wants to go to someone of the same sex. It is this that is countered with the silence of the closet, with homophobia.
Ennis is honoring where his love wanted to go by first tidying the shrine (symbolically moved from one closet to another) and vocalizing an oath. Honored, yes, but hidden and silent inside Ennis' closet and by extension the closet of his family and society.
I believe that Annie is challenging each of us to dismantle the closet, to let love loose from it, to give it voice and name.
The final words must be left open ended, because it is till the love that dare not speak it's name.
southendmd:
Welcome, coyoteman.
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CellarDweller:
Brokeback Mountain Ending Explained:
What Really Happened To Jack?
By: Gokul Chettiyar - April 27, 2021
Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American Romantic Drama that depicted the time frame between 1963 and 1983. Directed by Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain is a story of two homosexual men at a time of life when homosexuality was not just frowned upon but also seen as a crime. Ang Lee got attached to the project after previous attempts to do so went nary. The filming was finally confirmed when Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal got cast in the central roles in 2003. While the film stars Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar and Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack Twist, we are even accompanied by Michelle Willams and Anne Hathaway playing their respective wives. And even though it has been nearly 17 years since its initial release, people still question what happened at the end of the movie. So, this article will look into the Brokeback Mountain ending.
The film depicts a complex emotional and sexual relationship between two American male cowboys as they try to be together yet just can’t. This love story is one that caught people off guard as what it depicted was truly painful. There are people out there to this day who are terrified of coming out of their shells and showing their true selves. So a film that showed the adverse effects of being homosexual was only painful to watch. As the film ended, people were left with a few questions. These questions will be answered in this article as we get some insights provided by the film cast member as well.
https://otakukart.com/brokeback-mountain-ending-explained/
southendmd:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on May 29, 2021, 06:08:24 pm ---Brokeback Mountain Ending Explained:
What Really Happened To Jack?
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I'm sorry, but this is a piece of crap.
CellarDweller:
:laugh:
I was wondering what people would think of it. I only posted it because it was a recent piece on BBM.
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