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Saw the Hand Holdin'.
delalluvia:
Such guys.
I certainly didn't see it as 'checking out each other packages' since Ennis is still half-drunk, but simply Ennis following Jack's hands down - from 'Whut're you doin'?' to a where are his hands going? - then he figures it out when Jack goes for his belt buckle...
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on April 07, 2006, 08:05:49 pm ---Such guys.
I certainly didn't see it as 'checking out each other packages' since Ennis is still half-drunk, but simply Ennis following Jack's hands down - from 'Whut're you doin'?' to a where are his hands going? - then he figures it out when Jack goes for his belt buckle...
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OK, OK, I should have put that a bit more delicately. Or a lot more. ;) I didn't see it as 'checking them out,' either - it was an eyes going subtlely downwards thing. For me, it was the mouths slightly open with lust that hit me where I live.
Sheyne:
Righto, we all know the quality of the copy I have in MY possession, but even taking that into account, I don't see the hand thing. :-\
My copy is quite dark, probably only a little darker than the cinema version but I can't get a lot of detail out of it. For when I get my hands on a really GOOD quality copy, can someone please tell me exactly what I'm looking for and when?? Someone said earlier in the thread that its right AFTER Jack pounds the floor - but both his hands are on the ground then and it cuts to outside the tent..
A little help??
DeeDee:
If you look at the bottom of your screen a little to the left, you can see part of Ennis' jacket sleeve. Jack is grabbing on to it. After Ennis is, well, done, you see Jack grab Ennis' hand with both of his hands.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: littleguitar on April 07, 2006, 01:22:37 am ---I love that hand holding, because it happens right after Jack pounds the floor and it's almost as if Ennis is soothing him or calming him in some way, like he's saying it's alright, settle down...
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I love this description! I think it fits perfectly with Ennis's general sensitivity. Even in this incredibly intense moment, deep down Ennis is very sensitive and caring. Awww.... The level of nuance and the number of details in this relatively brief scene are incredible.
In an interview, Heath once said that he thought that each love scene contained a story within it (which I think is a lovely idea). The hand holding really does add a level of sweetness to a scene which is (too often) seen as just "rough."
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