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Ennis Stands It; Jack Fixes It
Kd5000:
ATZ75 says
Lately I've been hearing Ennis's last unfinished sentence as a response. Something as simple and symmetrical as "Jack I swear, sometimes I miss you so much I can hardly stand it."
Very good. I do agree that it would seem on the surface that Jack is the less tragic of the two figures, a capacity for self re-invention it would seem, whereas Ennis is resigned to leading a cautious life which ends up being just an existence, living to work, to sustain oneself. His situations worsens as the years progress.
Jack seems somewhat paradoxical in that he can't quit Ennis. Nothing changes. Of course, John Twist Sr says that his son never finishes anything that he starts, in so many words. He can't "finish" Ennis or that rather long chapter (20 years) in his short life, so he just rides along.
starboardlight:
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--- Quote from: starboardlight on April 16, 2006, 09:22:14 pm ---yes, the Yin-Yang is very appropriate descripiton. Not only are they opposite, but they exert a push-pull dynamic upon one another.
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To add to this "push-pull" dynamic that the 2 men shared, one scene that always gets me - during the confrontation scene, when Ennis starts crying, Jack comes over to console him, he screams out "Get the fuck off me!", what does Jack do without even giving it a second thought or a moment's reflection? He grabs hold of Ennis, holds onto him tightly. Jack knew Ennis so well, he understood that Ennis was literally saying the opposite when he pushed Jack away, Ennis needed Jack more than he ever admitted, I think Jack understood this, although it was killing him that Ennis couldn't face this truth and accept it for himself.. :'(
Jack's patience and love was overflowing ... and Ennis needed every drop of it.
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dam you Lucise, for making me cry. that's just the so painful and beautiful.
kirkmusic:
Bump for an interesting thread. ;)
Brown Eyes:
In recent viewings I've been increasingly struck by a couple lines that are just heartbreakingly sad and good examples of Ennis's "stand it" attitude.
In the motel when Jack asks what they "should do now" Ennis says "I doubt there's nothing much we can do. So I'm stuck with what I've got here."
I think those qualify as some of the saddest lines in the movie. The heartbroken look on Jacks face as he leans against Ennis's head just kills me.
:'( :-\ :(
Oh, Ennis....
DeeDee:
The one line that sticks a knife in my heart, is when Ennis tells Jack, (last scene together) "its because of you, Jack that I'm like this."
The sad look on Jacks face and the absolultely tortured look on Ennis' had me bawling in that movie theater.
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