Fantasy Scenes

[moremojo]

In the book it leacd you to believe that Jack was up alone the previous year. "Both enjoying the company of the other where none was expected."

Very good point--that nuance had evaded me previously. And that would explain why Aguirre came down so hard on Jack for the loss of the sheep due to the lightning strike; there might have been no one else to (unfairly) blame.

[moremojo]

There is NO WAY they thought of each other as rivals...in the short story, it says "They came together on paper as camp tender" and "sheep herder."

Right--I meant to refer to the possible implications of how the scene plays out in the film alone; in the story, there would have been no undercurrent of competition, though we do learn that both boys had not expected company on the mountain.

[jpwagoneer1964]

Jack thinking:

Dammit! Why couldn't this be Ennis. Only damn cowboy I want is him.

[jpwagoneer1964]

Ennis thinking:

Sure like that Jack fella, like cookin' breakfast fer him an' me, just hearin' him talk. Looks damn good next ta a horse.

[jpwagoneer1964]

Jack thinking:

Sure f***ked that up. Shunda played so rough with Ennis today, gotta remember he's skiddish. What'll I do now?

[jpwagoneer1964]

Ennis thinking:

Bein' this close ta Jack sure give me some peculiar thoughts in ta ma head. Sure it must be the wisky though.

[jpwagoneer1964]

Ennis thinking:

That Jack sure got a pair of lips on 'm. Wunder what it be like if......damn that wisky again.

[jpwagoneer1964]

Jack thinking:

Ennis likes me! he really likes me! Not afraid ta joke with me 'bout my riddin' er harmonica play'n'. Finally got me a friend!

[jpwagoneer1964]

Ennis thinking:

Damn that whisky again!

[jpwagoneer1964]

Ennis thinking:
If Ah stop drinkin' the wisky I wouldn't a be ah doin' this.