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Ennis or Jack? Which one did you identify with more?

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Jeff Wrangler:
Ennis, unquestionablly I identify with Ennis.

Seeing Ennis on the screen is like having a mirror held up to myself and my life--and not for good or vain reasons. This film has been a very sobering experience. Statistically, my life is probably about two-thirds over, and how much have I lost out on because I let my life be constrained by fear--like Ennis?

monimm18:

--- Quote from: delalluvia on April 04, 2006, 09:06:15 am ---
It really hurts.

Like Jack, I can remember the good times, how this person 'really' was because I did fall in love with something of them, something no one else could see because the man was private, but in the end, all you have are the ashes of your relationship, their issues and the years spent getting nowhere.

I can cry for the Ennis' I've loved, because I know where fear and insecurity can drive a man, but in the end, I'm crying for Jack.

--- End quote ---

God, del...

*wipes tears*

dmmb_Mandy:
Wow, delalluvia  :'(

I know what you mean, though. I'm definitely a Jack. I can be needy, sensitive, emotional, a real 'thinker'..etc. I've definitely had my Ennis'. I'm with a bit of an Ennis right now. Sometimes I feel like screaming: "Just tell me how you feel!!! I write you poems, songs, draw you pictures, tell you 'I love you' in the most elegant & beautiful words than I can, and what do I get? A look?!? A peck on the cheek?!" It's hard to always keep in mind that people feel and express things differently.
One of my first thoughts after seeing that movie was "Man, I hope Jack knew how much Ennis really loved him. Man, will I ever have/share that kind of love?" It really made me reflect myself, my emotions & my relationship.

EnnisDelMar:
Ennis.

serious crayons:
I am an Ennis in the sense of being afraid to take a big scary leap. I tend to take the path of least resistance, to eat the beans rather than risk getting in trouble for a missing sheep. But I'm having to make a big life decision now, and keeping Ennis' fate in mind has really helped me put things in perspective.

Meanwhile I also have, like others here, been involved with my share of Ennises in the sense of men with issues. For some reason, that's who I often find attractive (in the same way that I identify with Ennis, regret his mistakes and ALSO think he's adorable). But I have played Jack to these guys enough times to know what that feels like, too. It sucks, of course. I'm hoping that as I grow up I will grow out of this. (I'm 48.)

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