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Question about a particular scene
JfT:
Good question TJ, they certainly looked like they had a firm destination in mind.
Phillip Dampier:
bump for a common question asked about this film.
BBM-Cat:
"Why do you think they had that cowboy walk by Ennis while he was dry-heaving and sobbing - wasn't it poignant enough without its being interrupted like that?"
In my newbie perception (I have seen BBM only one time and I am completely overwhelmed) - I thought that having another cowboy walk by with a black hat was a rather "mean" visual-perceptual trick played by the producers. I was so completely focused on Ennis in the foreground that my heart initially leapt with hope during those initial nanoseconds when I saw the black hat figure in the background - I believed in those initial seconds that Jack had turned the truck around and had come back for Ennis. I recall thinking great - what an opportune moment for Jack to see Ennis's vulnerability - the most opportune moment for them to reconnect - in contrast to the horribly awkward and constrained departure.
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: BBM-Cat2006 on December 15, 2006, 01:04:43 am ---"Why do you think they had that cowboy walk by Ennis while he was dry-heaving and sobbing - wasn't it poignant enough without its being interrupted like that?"
In my newbie perception (I have seen BBM only one time and I am completely overwhelmed) - I thought that having another cowboy walk by with a black hat was a rather "mean" visual-perceptual trick played by the producers. I was so completely focused on Ennis in the foreground that my heart initially leapt with hope during those initial nanoseconds when I saw the black hat figure in the background - I believed in those initial seconds that Jack had turned the truck around and had come back for Ennis. I recall thinking great - what an opportune moment for Jack to see Ennis's vulnerability - the most opportune moment for them to reconnect - in contrast to the horribly awkward and constrained departure.
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My heart still leaps everytime I watch that scene too. I know it won't be Jack walking by, but I always keep hoping. :'(
BBM-Cat:
--- Quote from: David925 on December 15, 2006, 01:13:18 am ---My heart still leaps everytime I watch that scene too. I know it won't be Jack walking by, but I always keep hoping. :'(
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If so - BBM might definitely have a very different ending! :)
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