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Rayn:
River/ water = life
Falling = in love
Nakedness = guiltless, shameless joy

It's all very traditional imagery, yeah right on
and I laughed openly when I first saw that, and smile every time since.


Rayn

serious crayons:

--- Quote from: HerrKaiser on October 28, 2006, 01:02:03 pm ---By the by...the photo shown above of Ennis looking up onto BBM from the stream is my favorite few-seconds of image of Ennis in the film. His expression is ever so complex and filled with questioning, yearning, wonderment, fear, confusement, and possibley desire. He has a Brando de Wilde-ish look at this one point that creates an ever greater impression of innocence that in his heart may be at question, at this moment.
--- End quote ---

I'd throw in concern and worry and care. I always think he's looking up at that dark looming sky and hoping Jack's gonna be OK up there, picking his way along the edge of a mountain.

HerrKaiser:
yes, all those emotions seem to be at play. I just love that momentary expression on Ennis, especially with him standing there in the stream, taking a slight break from his chores, and churning with the feelings mentioned above. His look is one of those people live with in memory for all their lives; worth a thousand words.

A little prelude to his expression at this point may have been exposed when he and Jack were setting up to leave for the mountain. Ennis alerts Jack to the low startle point of Jack's mare..and Jack rebukes him. Ennis' look, for just a quick moment, tends to mirror this one we are talking about here. Jack's rebuke puts a cast on Ennis' face that is a combination of all the emotions noted above as well as a little hurt. He wears his emotions on his face, for sure.

nakymaton:

--- Quote from: latjoreme on November 01, 2006, 02:56:55 pm ---I'd throw in concern and worry and care. I always think he's looking up at that dark looming sky and hoping Jack's gonna be OK up there, picking his way along the edge of a mountain.

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That look makes me think that Ennis is remembering the lightning storm that killed 42 sheep the summer before. Jack's just about the tallest thing on that bare ridge. And ridges in a lightning storm are really scary places.

(But maybe that comment belongs in the Jack-and-the-wind discussion?)

(Do we have a thread for lightning references? I can't remember now.)

Front-Ranger:
Not that I can recall, but I've been meaning to start one. You go, Mel.

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