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Brown Eyes:
Great topic!
:D
goadra mentioned this, but I think it's worth repeating... Jack seems to wear increasingly fancy wristwatches. The one that sticks in my head the most is the one he wears in his truck on the way up to Wyoming and back down to Mexico following Ennis's divorce.
Also, it seems like the many shots of the rushing streams and rivers seem to be symbols of passing time.
ednbarby:
"...Says I can use it any time I want."
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: thierryhenrypie on July 15, 2006, 01:46:05 am ---And he throws Ennis a watch.
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This has been noted in some other thread somewhere (I apologize for forgetting the original author... so that's my caveat for the evening)... but this moment when Aguirre throws Ennis the watch seems very insignificant at the beginning of the movie. The kind of detail that seems forgettable or unnecessary or simply pragmatic. BUT! This it the beginning of the time line...
:o
It's the beginning of "never enough time"... it's almost like this is the beginning of a race the boys will be running together until Jack's death. And the horrible bookend to this is the stopped clock in Jack's bedroom in Lightning Flat. I guess we don't really know that it's stopped (other than the idea that Ennis's visit probably isn't happening at either 8:45 am or pm). Anyway, the stopped clock in Jack's room is sort of a signal that the chances have run out. They've run out of time, etc.
I've always wondered why Ennis is unable to put the watch on his wrist at the beginning of the film. Does it not fit him? What is that supposed to mean?
Meryl:
--- Quote from: atz75 on August 07, 2006, 08:56:04 pm ---It's the beginning of "never enough time"... it's almost like this is the beginning of a race the boys will be running together until Jack's death. And the horrible bookend to this is the stopped clock in Jack's bedroom in Lightning Flat. I guess we don't really know that it's stopped (other than the idea that Ennis's visit isn't happening at either 8:45 am or pm). Anyway, the stopped clock in Jack's room is sort of a signal that the chances have run out. They've run out of time, etc.
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Very nice observation about the bookends, Amanda. 8)
--- Quote ---I've always wondered why Ennis is unable to put the watch on his wrist at the beginning of the film. Does it not fit him? What is that supposed to mean?
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I suppose it's because he 'doesn't have enough time' to put it on before Jack shakes his hand. ;D
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: atz75 on August 07, 2006, 08:56:04 pm ---I've always wondered why Ennis is unable to put the watch on his wrist at the beginning of the film. Does it not fit him? What is that supposed to mean?
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Hmm ... Random thoughts: if the watch represents their time together, Ennis' decision not to wear it on his wrist -- i.e., openly -- could represent his refusal to be with Jack in public. Instead, he puts it in his pocket, where he alone controls it, keeping it to himself and private ...?
(In terms of just the practical, non-symbolic meaning, my impression is that he is so unused to wearing a watch that he can't get it fastened easily, and decides it's easier not to bother.)
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