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Re: As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
« Reply #110 on: March 10, 2009, 10:18:54 pm »
Can the BrokebackMountain story and/or movie be seen in many ways as an Easter  one?

I agree with you, Artiste, I think you are egg-xactly right!!

As long as we all keep in mind the fact that the Easter story predates Christianity by probably a thousand years or so!
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Re: As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
« Reply #111 on: March 10, 2009, 10:50:30 pm »
Merci Front-Ranger!

How is that?

Or should I say how was that?

Any different to-day, and to relate to the Brokeback Mountain Annie's story and/or film?


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Re: As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
« Reply #112 on: March 13, 2009, 06:25:54 pm »
Before it was a Christian holiday, Easter was a pagan celebration of rebirth and reawakening. In fact, Easter is named for the Greek goddess Oesther.

I'm reminded of the scene in the grocery store where Ennis is crazy to get away of domestic restraints because "the heifers all decided to calve at once." The jars of peanuts are stacked up on the shelves and Alma pulls one out, causing an explosion of peanuts all over the floor. Beans and legumes are ancient Asian symbols of virility. What a subtle yet relevant way of depicting Ennis' overflowing desire and fecundity!!
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Re: As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
« Reply #113 on: March 13, 2009, 08:34:49 pm »
Merci Front-Ranger!

You say:
       Before it was a Christian holiday, Easter was a pagan celebration of rebirth and reawakening. In fact, Easter is named for the Greek goddess Oesther.

I'm reminded of the scene in the grocery store where Ennis is crazy to get away of domestic restraints because "the heifers all decided to calve at once." The jars of peanuts are stacked up on the shelves and Alma pulls one out, causing an explosion of peanuts all over the floor. Beans and legumes are ancient Asian symbols of virility. What a subtle yet relevant way of depicting Ennis' overflowing desire and fecundity!!                       

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Front-Ranger, you sure write beautifully!
And you do too note the irony of Ennis too with him desiring to go quickly to see Jack !!
So, Jack is his young calf ? And that way, Easter is Spring for both Ennis and Jack as they get together??


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Re: As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
« Reply #114 on: March 14, 2009, 12:49:15 am »
Your point about the nuts spilling all over the floor is interesting, Lee.  Alma thinks that she must cope with the cleanup all alone, but along comes Monroe who says "I'll take care of it".  A great parallel with how their lives end up.

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Re: As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
« Reply #115 on: March 15, 2009, 10:43:42 pm »
Merci laura !

yes, that show how nuts the situation is?

And it notes also how their lives will be different, becoming to turn in other routes??

For all of them ???

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Re: As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
« Reply #116 on: April 03, 2009, 07:15:33 pm »
Another sign of spring in this scene is when Alma Jr. tugs at the arm of her mother, looking up at her earnestly with her blue eyes, saying "Mama, I need crayons." Who doesn't need more color in their life during these gloomy days of early spring?
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Re: As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
« Reply #117 on: April 04, 2009, 02:55:31 am »
[hardcore Brokie moment]

The eyes on the child actress were green, weren't they?

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Re: As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
« Reply #118 on: April 04, 2009, 03:00:06 am »
Oops just peeked at a still.  Looked blue.    :P

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Re: As Easter nears, no Easter in Annie's story or the BM movie?? But??
« Reply #119 on: April 04, 2009, 09:31:04 am »
he,he, they might have been green in other scenes, Laura, but in that scene they were bright blue! As Ang told us on April 1, "contacts."

In fact, several scenes, including that one, had abnormally bright colors, especially blue and red. They stand out to me because Wyoming is, well, not that colorful.

Another touch of Easter in that scene was little Jenny's fuzzy coat. Wrapped up in a bright pink, green, and red jacket, she looked like a fuzzy Easter egg!!
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