Author Topic: Did Ennis Flirt?  (Read 14360 times)

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Re: Did Ennis Flirt?
« Reply #30 on: August 05, 2008, 03:34:35 pm »
I think even in the moments when we perceive Ennis to be "flirting"... or revealing his attraction to Jack, he is almost always doing this subconsciously or almost despite himself.  When he's around Jack... early on and through the film... he wears his heart on his sleeve a little bit more than he seems to in other situations.  But, only a little bit.

I agree about the 'despite himself'. And I like this description, like he really couldn't help himself to reveal that he was talking more to Jack than to anyone else.
It was a done deal, maybe as soon as Jack said 'nice to know you Ennis Del Mar'.  :)
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Re: Did Ennis Flirt?
« Reply #31 on: August 05, 2008, 04:11:50 pm »
It was a done deal, maybe as soon as Jack said 'nice to know you Ennis Del Mar'.  :)

Another favorite moment!  Yep, done deal.



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Re: Did Ennis Flirt?
« Reply #32 on: August 05, 2008, 05:37:04 pm »
Isn't that a beautiful pic and time ?

BOTH are flirting ??

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Re: Did Ennis Flirt?
« Reply #33 on: August 07, 2008, 08:57:42 pm »
I was reading a Brokback Trivia site yesterday and came accross this......

Director Ang Lee gave Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal copies of the book, "Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest", by Will Fellows, a book that had been mentioned by both Annie Proulx and Diana Ossana as an excellent reference source, to help them understand their characters. Noting what he learned from his reading, Gyllenhaal said, "I dont't think that these two characters even know what gay is"



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Re: Did Ennis Flirt?
« Reply #34 on: August 07, 2008, 09:29:44 pm »
So what does that mean Katie ?

And to you ?

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Re: Did Ennis Flirt?
« Reply #35 on: August 07, 2008, 09:30:38 pm »
Merci for your very interesting find Katie !

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Re: Did Ennis Flirt?
« Reply #36 on: August 08, 2008, 01:37:01 am »
Quote from: Katie77
I was reading a Brokback Trivia site yesterday and came accross this......
Director Ang Lee gave Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal copies of the book, "Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest", by Will Fellows, a book that had been mentioned by both Annie Proulx and Diana Ossana as an excellent reference source, to help them understand their characters. Noting what he learned from his reading, Gyllenhaal said, "I dont't think that these two characters even know what gay is"

I'd never read or heard that Katie.  Thanks for the info!!  That's all really interesting.

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Re: Did Ennis Flirt?
« Reply #37 on: August 08, 2008, 09:03:08 am »
Doe sthat mean in to-day's term of what gays is and are ?

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Re: Did Ennis Flirt?
« Reply #38 on: August 09, 2008, 11:00:35 pm »
I was reading a Brokback Trivia site yesterday and came accross this......

Director Ang Lee gave Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal copies of the book, "Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest", by Will Fellows, a book that had been mentioned by both Annie Proulx and Diana Ossana as an excellent reference source, to help them understand their characters. Noting what he learned from his reading, Gyllenhaal said, "I dont't think that these two characters even know what gay is"




Katie77, Thank You so much for this. I found it and read parts of it in Google books, and it is amazing. Definitely worth owning.

And thank you everyone, for your insights into this question. I never thought about it before, now I understand the tent scene much better, and Jack.


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Re: Did Ennis Flirt?
« Reply #39 on: August 10, 2008, 12:09:46 am »
Howdy, lancecowboy. Nice to see that you're lovin' this site. :)

Btw, you guys, I've heard of that trivia thing about that and it's really good. And I agree with Jake on that statement. Back in the sixties, there WASN'T a name for describing same-sex relationships. But, that was an interestingly great piece of trivia for us.