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Shuggy:
My partner has bought us the DVD and we're watching it piecemeal (my third viewing). Something that strikes me this time is what I call the "sharp moments" when Aquirre and when Alma see the two of them together. Maybe also Jack and the clown: in each case someone detects their gayness and reacts negatively. Ennis telling Jack about seeing Earl, too. Maybe seeing is the commen element. I'll look out for them from here on and edit this for the later ones.

I don't see any cinematagraphic or musical cues at these points, but I can't help feeling they're somehow accented in the movie. Pacing?

Meryl:
There's a "sharp moment," I think, when Mrs. Twist picks up on Ennis's pain at John Twist's declaration that another man was going to come up to Lightning Flat with Jack that spring.  In this case, though, she reacts with understanding rather than negativity.

moremojo:

--- Quote from: meryl on August 03, 2006, 01:25:15 pm ---There's a "sharp moment," I think, when Mrs. Twist picks up on Ennis's pain at John Twist's declaration that another man was going to come up to Lightning Flat with Jack that spring.  In this case, though, she reacts with understanding rather than negativity.

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She does indeed counteract her husband's callousness here, acting as buffer to Mr. Twist's icy contempt. It's interesting how she and Mr. Twist do not exchange words in this sequence--both always address Ennis, while remaining conscious of the other's presence. Ennis thus gets a dose of sullen contempt and nurturing understanding, at alternating moments within the same scene.

It's also remarkable how the filmmakers communicate the essence of these hardened ranch people's lives within a very few minutes, just like we see Ennis's entire history written on his face in the film's closing moments. These are touches of cinematic brilliance.

Shuggy:
I think another is when Lureen realises who Ennis is on the phone. You can almost see her thinking, "Oh, how nice, a friend of Jack's" then "Oh. THAT friend."

Meryl:

--- Quote from: Shuggy on August 08, 2006, 05:00:06 am ---I think another is when Lureen realises who Ennis is on the phone. You can almost see her thinking, "Oh, how nice, a friend of Jack's" then "Oh. THAT friend."

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A sharp stab indeed for poor Lu-lu.  :(

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