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Ellemeno:
Barbara, you are somethin'.  :)  And I'm going to go back and change the name of the thread to "clenched fist."  Thanks.

Brown Eyes:
Heya,

Clarissa, that's an amazing observation (the contrast between the two expressions in the pics from the first post).  Even if there are more "clenched fist" moments after that.... The difference you note in his emotions (as possibly expressed through facial expression) in that one Cassie scene is probably really important.  The facial expression and perhaps the change in his tone, etc. are really the only clues we have that Ennis might be having a revelation about himself and/ or about his relationship with Jack.  As always, it leaves a lot of room for ambiguity... tons really.  But, his shift in demeanor rings as very significant the more this scene is contemplated.

Ellemeno:

--- Quote from: goadra on January 06, 2007, 09:33:34 am ---Some ?clenched fist? moments after the diner scene...

--- End quote ---

Hi Barbara, we certainly don't have to agree on what exemplifies "clenched fist,"  but, respectfully, those shots you chose don't fit the category for me.  I mean, yes, Ennis is coping with strong feelings, and keeping them in with the help of his mouth muscles, but I don't see any conflicted inner-drected or outer-directed rage or self-loathing in any of them - even right after finding out about Randall. 

Scott6373:
What I find most amazing in these pictures (the originally posted ones, is that in the first one, Ennis looks like a forty year old Ennis, and if you look closely at the second one, there is youth in his face.  An innocence if you will, much like the face of Ennis at the beginning of the film.  If this was a planned change in lighting or camera angle, then Lee is more brilliant that we may ever know, if not, then proof that Ledger was robbed is once again there for us to see.

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