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Jack's questionnaire
welliwont:
Here is a link to an article and a clip about Roberta Maxwell, who speaks about her role, about what Mrs. Twist was feeling and what she knew about Jack and Ennis, etc. etc.
http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/archives/2006/01/depth_of_feelin.php#COLUMN2
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on July 12, 2006, 04:50:28 pm ---I mean "manage it" in the sense of Ennis coming around to make commitments. Maybe not the one big commitment Jack is waiting for so long in just one step. But maybe at first some baby-steps: going with Jack to Lighning Flat just for some days, just to do Jack the favour. Maybe opening to the possibility for a trip south. Maybe moving closer to Texas, maybe a second, third... and longer trip to LF, maybe whatever....
I'm aware that this is not what Jack really wants. But things like these could be a beginning. I'm sure Jack would be stunned and pleased by any of those steps. And for a beginning this would have been not bad, hunh?
And in the end, yes I can see Ennis and Jack living together.
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Hey there Penthesilea,
I really liked your post and I think your conclusion here isn't so much like fan-fic... but something that was already hinted at in the movie. I think when Jack suggests that Ennis move "someplace different, maybe Texas" during the "do you ever get the feeling..." conversation it's actually quite a reasonable compromise. Yes, he's being a little sneaky here and playing a bit on Ennis's fears by suggesting that maybe he really should get out of there. But, maybe here Jack is thinking about this idea of "baby steps"... He's not asking Ennis to live with him... just closer. No more driving hundreds and hundreds of miles for Jack... maybe just one hundred miles. I think small changes would be the most likely route for Ennis and, like many people have discussed, the Cassie/ bus station scene might indicate a tiny baby step for Ennis (even before he knows Jack is gone... of course, his changes come lightning quick following Jack's death). I tend to be romantic about these things too... And, I like it that way.
:)
By the way JakeTwist, thanks for that great link about Roberta Maxwell!
dly64:
--- Quote from: atz75 on July 24, 2006, 11:48:43 pm ---I really liked your post and I think your conclusion here isn't so much like fan-fic... but something that was already hinted at in the movie. I think when Jack suggests that Ennis move "someplace different, maybe Texas" during the "do you ever get the feeling..." conversation it's actually quite a reasonable compromise. Yes, he's being a little sneaky here and playing a bit on Ennis's fears by suggesting that maybe he really should get out of there. But, maybe here Jack is thinking about this idea of "baby steps"... He's not asking Ennis to live with him... just closer. No more driving hundreds and hundreds of miles for Jack... maybe just one hundred miles. I think small changes would be the most likely route for Ennis and, like many people have discussed, the Cassie/ bus station scene might indicate a tiny baby step for Ennis (even before he knows Jack is gone... of course, his changes come lightning quick following Jack's death). I tend to be romantic about these things too... And, I like it that way. :)
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I missed a lot of this discussion because the comments were combined and I didn't get the notices of the replies. :'( C'est la vie! I'll survive!
Brown Eyes:
Heya BetterMostians,
Since there seem to be lots of fun questionnaires popping up all over BetterMost these days, I thought I'd bump some of these old questionnaires. They spurred LOTS of great discussion of the movie and in-depth debate. There are a handful of these... so I'll bump them all. It would be fun if we could revive some of these pretty passionate conversations.
So, Bump!
Brown Eyes:
I'm going to bump this one again...
It would be so interesting to re-invigorate some of these really intense discussions that were going on around here a few months back. So, if you haven't answered the questions here, it would be really great to get some new insights... This applies to all you old-time BetterMostians who haven't replied and to new members.
:-*
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