I love the expression on Jack's face as he goes to comfort Ennis in the lake scene-he goes from angry to near tears when he sees Ennis's anguish.
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and I love all his chuckles ;D
I didn't even notice that is what was going on there! After bazillion viewings, still didnt catch that...
Will be lookin' out for it tonight! ;)
I love how Jack comes to represent the eternal power of love.
I love the way Jack shows Ennis he already has a lit cigarette right after Aguirre says "You ranch stiffs - you ain't never no good." Ennis offers him a drag of his smoke in a commiserating manner, and Jack, still pissed about the dirty punch, just turns his right hand enough without even looking at him as if to say, "Yeah, suck on it - I got my own."
I love the symphony of expressions on Jack's face during the reunion scene. Going from delight at first seeing Ennis/ during initial hug, to slight confusion while Ennis is pushing him to the wall, to the half-crying/ half-in-ecstacy look on his face as he clings to Ennis's face, etc.
I love the symphony of expressions on Jack's face during the reunion scene. Going from delight at first seeing Ennis/ during initial hug, to slight confusion while Ennis is pushing him to the wall, to the half-crying/ half-in-ecstacy look on his face as he clings to Ennis's face, etc.
WOW!!!! :o That's incredible!!! :-*
Jack Twist was/is a special person (even if he came from the mind of Annie Proulx).
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Jack had it in his personality that he was not a loner and needed a companion to give him support for everything he did. His plans did not come to pass because he was only dreaming dreams; it was because for him to realize his dreams, he had to have a partner.
I love the way Jack drags so thoughtfully on all those cigarettes, especially the one he's smokin' when he sees Ennis' fire down below, so to speak. And the way he licks his lips afterwards, too - makes me wonder if they taste buttery, like Heath's favorite smokes. :)
I love Jack's distinctly dirty knees in the flashback scene.Agreed Amanda! ;D
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I'll bet if they had their little cow&calf operation, it would have eased Ennis's longing for his little girls, having a huge number of female bovines to take care of!!I've been thinking on this observation, or musing of yours, Lee, and it intrigues me in how it suggests that part of Ennis longed for the feminine, and not necessarily in a sexual way. Jungian psychology articulates how we all have masculine and feminine aspects to our personae, and a well-balanced person has both complementary aspects integrated within themselves. Ennis, a very masculine character, was drawn to Jack, who to my mind exhibits both the feminine and masculine within himself. During the course of the story, Ennis learns bit by bit from Jack's example, and becomes more expressive and nurturing as a result. And, as his daughters are, apart from Jack, the great loves of Ennis's life, a strong feminine presence will remain in Ennis's ken for the remainder of his existence. What might be lost is the fulfillment of the masculine yearning exemplified by Jack.
Great detail. The tire on Jack's truck is one of my all-time favorite details in the movie.
Along the lines of Jack being a comfortable dancer, I love how comfortable in his own skin Jack is. Even when he is treading lightly with Ennis because he knows he has such a low startle point, he never appears the least bit insecure (with the exception of the post-divorce scene, and I think that's what makes it so heartbreaking to me).(emphasis added by me)
To follow the rules:
I love when Jack is wearing the bandana (e.g. when he comes back to camp and Ennis isn't there). God, that bandana makes him even hotter ::) He should have worn it all the time.
(emphasis added by me)
I beg to differ: when they part after Brokeback, Jack is highly insecure (not that it is not understandable).
With Lureen in the bar: it is her who makes the first move. She even jokes about it (waitin' for a mating call?).
When he returns next summer to Aguirre's trailer and Aguirre conftronts him: he is brave, but alarmed and nervous and sure not comfortable in his own skin (again: understandable).
To follow the rules:
I love when Jack is wearing the bandana (e.g. when he comes back to camp and Ennis isn't there). God, that bandana makes him even hotter ::) He should have worn it all the time.
I'll give you the first one. But I don't think he even begins to feel insecure until Ennis responds with,
"Like I say, me and Alma's gettin' married in November, ... , you?"
But I can't give you the second one. I don't think it occurs to him to make any kind of a move
with her until he learns of all the money her Daddy has. He's aware she's checking him out, but he's
not attracted to her. I kind of think he's hoping she'll dance with someone else and leave him alone
until he hears about the money.
Gotta agree with you *wholeheartedly* on this one. The combination of that slate blue shirt and that faded red bandana with his coloring is KILLER. I swear I feel my heart flutter just a tiny bit every time he first sports that combo.
Some hot drawings you got there, Roland!
But I just love Jack with his bandana. It's so cowboyish and sexy. And Jack pulls it off quite nicely with his outfit and coloring. He's a "killer" all right.
Just remembered: In "Cruising," there is a whole big deal about what color bandana you have sticking out of your back pocket, and what it means you're in the market for I rather liked "Cruising," (I know many didnh't), but I never could figure out the ending.....I overall disliked Cruising (the one time I saw it on cable TV), and did agree with many of its critics that it was homophobic, but didn't think that the element of a gay serial killer alone made it homophobic (anyone remember the name Jeffery Dahmer?). I remember the scenes involving the color-coded bandanas, and the second of these scenes is one of many that I felt contributed to the homophobic tone of the movie.
Penth: Jack does NOT say "right," no matter how recently you saw the DVD, he says "yeah," and it's the most perfect one-syllable lie I ever heard...
Agree that Jack finds Lureen attractive; this is different from being attracted to her.
I don't like hunks, straigtht or gay, but Jack in his bandana is definitely hot. Hey, just try to imagine Jack in any outfit, from any period of history....hot.
I love the way he finds Ennis's hand so quick without opening his eyes, and the way he looks so calmly at him after Ennis says "what'r you doin'?" and the way he reaches across to grab Ennis's hand at the end of the sex, and so,ebody stop me!
maybe an off topic but a always want to know was Jack hurt on the fisrt sex? seems so quick with no prep...In real life, I don't see how someone in Jack's position could not be hurt by the rough tryst we see in that scene--not to be vulgar, but saliva does not good lubrication make. For the story and film's purposes, perhaps we are being implicitly asked to suspend belief a little bit at this moment.
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k261/coffeecat33/Which%20Jake/SmilinJack.jpg)
What I LOVE most about Jack: crooked smile
I LOVE Jack's resilience: He has the capacity to love despite a deprived childhood and the ability to be thrown from a bull, get up, and do it again.
I LOVE Jack's bitching: He makes bitching and swearing into an art form.
I love that Jack is the one and only thing that makes Ennis really smile :)
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k261/coffeecat33/Which%20Jake/SmilinJack.jpg)
Sigh... poor Jack, so full of love, longing, positivity..... Jack truly is the symbol of pure love.... :'(
Agree, is it me, or i don't think i find other male character in stories that has these characters. let alone the patience and commitment!
Jack's Harmonica:I received a miniature version of Jack's crushed harmonica for my recent birthday anniversary! :)One of the loveliest gifts anyone could give me; it's now hanging with my two miniature cowboy hats on the wall over my bed.
<http://www.volcano.net/~jackmearl/> :)
--Bob/BillyBobcat
I'm not sure exactly where this post belongs (mods, feel free to advise), but as this is a Jack thread, I thought it might be germane here. The following URL provides the link to a photograph of Prince Lennart of Sweden with his father Prince Wilhelm (Prince Wilhelm is at the right). Prince Lennart here really reminds me of young Jack Twist (Annie's Jack, not the movie's), though Jack at this age would not have been quite old enough to have been entrusted with sheepherding on a mountain (with its accompanying adventures). I think it's the far-off, dreamy expression on the Prince's face that helps bring Jack to mind:
http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs3/wilhelmsweden1884-15.jpg (http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs3/wilhelmsweden1884-15.jpg)
I love Jack "for he loved a little dog"
I also love Jack outside the Charity Dance sittin on the bench all dressed in black! He's such a hottie!
OH! How could I forget!!! I LOVE the way Jack leans on his Truck in the begining in front of Agurries trailer.
Damn he looks so sexy there. He looks down and mouths somthing to himself. Does anyone know what he says?
I love Jack "for he loved a little dog"Lee, this line from Annie's original story was the inspiration for my very first Brokeback-related haiku:
Lee, this line from Annie's original story was the inspiration for my very first Brokeback-related haiku:Wow Scott!
Little dog in coat
Gray-white sheep seeking mountain
Blue boy seeking love
I LOVE JACK when he gives Ennis the quizzical look and tells him that he doesn't know what the Pentecost is, after practically screaming "Water Walking Jesus."
And I LOVE JACK when he practically growls at Ennis, offering him another shot of whiskey after Ennis tells him that he hasn't yet had the opportunity to be a sinner. BTW, an early version of the screenplay actually has Ennis say that Alma hasn't yet given him the opportunity to be a sinner. I prefer the final version that makes no reference at all to Alma. Thank YEEOOOOU!
I love Jack because he saw all the reasons why and never the reasons why not!