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Re: Saw the Hand Holdin'.
« Reply #80 on: May 22, 2006, 06:13:38 am »
Some one way back on IMBD said that the scene showed quite a bit of tent floor to Jack's right, suggesting that he scooted close to Ennis, rubbing up against him during the night. It's a very likely explanation of how that scene began.

Oooh, cool, I know I said this way back in February, many others probably did too, but it's nice when something you said comes back!  Yes indeed, Jack is clearly shown to make room as Ennis enters the tentt, so when we re-enter the tent (after checking out the moon), the camera pan serves no other purpose than to show they are much closer right before the (ehem) reach-around!  I've always wondered how long they were in the tent together before this moment.  Was it only a few seconds?  I think it would have been maybe as long as 20 or 30 minutes, long enough for Jack to "innocently" scoot across a couple of times.  Or maybe it was less subtle then that?  Not so innocent?
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Re: Saw the Hand Holdin'.
« Reply #81 on: February 06, 2007, 06:55:07 pm »
For a new crop of viewers.
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Re: Saw the Hand Holdin'.
« Reply #82 on: February 06, 2007, 08:02:17 pm »
For a new crop of viewers.


And me too.  I never noticed the hand holding.

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Re: Saw the Hand Holdin'.
« Reply #83 on: February 06, 2007, 08:09:36 pm »
I came across this thread a  couple of weeks ago when I was reading older threads.

I didn't get the hand holding really till I read this although I did pick up something on the bottom left

It is amazing how it totally changed my view of TS1.  That little gesture does add so much tenderness.

And what also got me is how it TS 1 they hold each other's heads with theire foreheads together.

Just like in TS 2 and the Reunion, and there it was, already in TS 1.



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Re: Saw the Hand Holdin'.
« Reply #84 on: February 06, 2007, 08:10:28 pm »
This is such a great detail (and a fun old thread).  The DVD release certainly did lead to lots of discoveries of details that were easily overlooked in theater viewings.
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Re: Saw the Hand Holdin'.
« Reply #85 on: February 06, 2007, 08:25:53 pm »
And me too.  I never noticed the hand holding.

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Adrian, and how many times have you seen the movie????

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Re: Saw the Hand Holdin'.
« Reply #86 on: February 06, 2007, 09:02:47 pm »
Adrian, and how many times have you seen the movie????




Uh, just once.  .   .   .   .   .   . (this week).

Blame Ang Lee for directing my attention elsewhere!

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Re: Saw the Hand Holdin'.
« Reply #87 on: September 19, 2008, 11:35:22 pm »


Bumping because this has become a hot-topic again in another thread over in the Remembrance forum lately.

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Re: Saw the Hand Holdin'.
« Reply #88 on: September 19, 2008, 11:37:10 pm »

Bumping because this has become a hot-topic again in another thread over in the Remembrance forum lately


Thanks, friend. You are a good "bumper"!!
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Re: Saw the Hand Holdin'.
« Reply #89 on: September 20, 2008, 12:16:55 am »
Thanks, friend. You are a good "bumper"!!


Thanks Lee, it really is fun to look at these old threads sometimes.  A lot of great words of Brokie-wisdom being exchanged in those early days of discovery.


And, for the sake of completing the circle... I'll post a link to the thread over in the Heath Remembrance forum that's taken a serious turn towards the hand-holding/TS1 topic.  LOL, it's actually the thread about The Dark Knight with Spoilers.  The conversation somehow turned to whether BBM is better in widescreen or fullscreen and then the hand-holding topic came up.  It's been going on for about 3 pages starting here:

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,21558.msg399809.html#msg399809

And, I of course also posted a link to this old CT thread over there... so now the circle really is complete.

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