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moremojo:
--- Quote from: moremojo on February 15, 2008, 09:51:30 pm ---Anyone now notice that both the first and last words heard in the movie begin with the letter 'S'? Coincidence?
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I had an insight Friday night that ties into this observation; I don't know if someone else may have shared it before, but even if that were the case, I think it would bear repeating.
It is this: Far more salient than the first and last words in the movie beginning with the same letter is the fact that they are both "swear" words...the last one literally so. The first swearing is uttered by Jack in Ennis's presence, before a trailer, while the last swearing is spoken by Ennis, inside a trailer, before totemic items that symbolically represent Jack's presence. One of those totemic items is Jack's blue shirt, the very one we see him wear when he is introduced on screen. Also, both swearings come out of emotional moments that are normally deemed "negative" in our culture--Jack's opening annoyance and frustration contrasted with Ennis's grief at the end.
All this strikes me as another vivid instance of the elegant bookending that is such a prominent yet understated feature of this great film. I wanted to put this out there in case others might find it interesting to think about.
moremojo:
--- Quote from: garycottle on February 15, 2008, 11:17:41 pm ---In any event, I would assume that it's a mere coincidence that first and last words of the film begin with the letter "S" and that they're both swearwords. Scott threw something out there, and I picked it up and ran with it.
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I just came across these posts after submitting my own most recent one, so I see that others were thinking along similar lines. I think there really could be something to this; I tend to think that very little in this film is pure coincidence.
Meryl:
--- Quote from: moremojo on February 18, 2008, 01:12:36 pm ---I had an insight Friday night that ties into this observation; I don't know if someone else may have shared it before, but even if that were the case, I think it would bear repeating.
It is this: Far more salient than the first and last words in the movie beginning with the same letter is the fact that they are both "swear" words...the last one literally so. The first swearing is uttered by Jack in Ennis's presence, before a trailer, while the last swearing is spoken by Ennis, inside a trailer, before totemic items that symbolically represent Jack's presence. One of those totemic items is Jack's blue shirt, the very one we see him wear when he is introduced on screen. Also, both swearings come out of emotional moments that are normally deemed "negative" in our culture--Jack's opening annoyance and frustration contrasted with Ennis's grief at the end.
All this strikes me as another vivid instance of the elegant bookending that is such a prominent yet understated feature of this great film. I wanted to put this out there in case others might find it interesting to think about.
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I love this newly-found bookend, Truman, gary and Scott. Has anyone thought of adding it to the bookends thread in the Open Forum? 8)
Shakesthecoffecan:
Thank kew Jezus the meowing and rear end dancing has seased!
Crybaby is out of heat, and now ready to head to the vet for her shots and liberation from having to go thru that again.
She was back to her rambunctious self this morning. Waiting for me outside the bathroom, letting me start up the stairs and then shooting past me at full speed, into the living room, behind the piano, then into the kitchen where she rolled on her back and tugged at the dangling corner of the table cloth. She is a sight.
The wind is howling now, been getting stronger all day, the drafts shaking the leaves of the Peace Lilly, the windchimes working overtime. I love the sound of the wind. It acoustic corseness is perfect, scratching some itch I don't keep my mind on.
CellarDweller:
Big brother, it is good to see you've survived Crybaby's heat!
:laugh:
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