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Minute Detail - IMO The Best Line Delivery in the Movie
serious crayons:
Yes, he does that stroking thing whenever Jack says something particularly touching, like "Brokeback got us good." Also I love their casual intimacy in that scene, the way they really seem to listen to each other, the unstated concern in Ennis' "didn't think I'd hear from you again" and "the army didn't get ya?" (And I love the way Jack says, "Nope. Too busted up.") And then I love, sad as it is, the way Ennis' face falls after Jack says "what are we gonna do now?"
montferrat:
Yeah, Katherine,
The mood changes instantly.
:-[
Sheyne:
I mentioned that subtle mood change in the motel scene on the "Ennis: thread.. so powerful.
My fave line delivery is what is given away to the AUDIENCE, not Alma, when Ennis says "that's if he shows" - right after the 'we'll just likely go out an get drung"...
But the "that's if he shows"... I love that cause it expresses his insecurity.. you KNOW he's dying to see Jack but he can't bring himself to get his hopes up in case they get dashed.. and by saying that line out loud, he's trying to rein in the emotions (even though there AIN'T NO reins) ;D
But we all know what happens next and you see the utter joy through his eyes and just the slightest movement of his lips. Now THAT, ladies and gents, is ****** good acting..
vkm91941:
My all time fav is still "Tell you what. The truth is... sometimes I miss you so much I can hardly stand it" :'( gets me everytime
rightstar:
--- Quote from: vkm91941 on April 06, 2006, 05:51:53 am ---My all time fav is still "Tell you what. The truth is... sometimes I miss you so much I can hardly stand it" :'( gets me everytime
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I love that one too, and the first viewing during that pause I thought he was about to confess about seeing Randall on the side . When he actually came out with the confession about missing Ennis I was knocked over. In fact, the times Jake takes about not being able to stand it--that scene and the argument by the lake--Jake gets so much emotion and yearning into those words that I can hardly stand it.
I reread the story last night and that line is much flatter--Sometimes I miss you so much I could whip babies--but more colloquial. Also in the story, Ennis pulls Jack over and puts his arm around him, something I sorely wish they had done in the movie. It always bothered me that they sit so far apart in that scene, especially knowing that it is the last time we'll see them happy together, other than the flashback.
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