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The Movie & Story => Characters, Quotes & Scenes => Topic started by: jerasjr on Mar 12, 2006, 07:09 AM
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Throughout the film, tent scenes are interwoven with the other action.
Initially we have Ennis whittling - apparently a horse - with a view of their camp (not generally mentioned as a tent scene)
Then there is the passionate tent scene
Followed by the tender tent scene
Jack & Ennis are forced into the tent by hail
Ennis wakes to snow
And the final tent scene with Ennis holding Jack
Other than the obvious connotation of shelter, do you see any other meanings... of course the tents might be used to shelter their relationship, so to speak.
As I'm typing can think of a couple of other instances also. Ennis working on the tent, saying something like "tents not right" and Jack dismantling the tent while telling Ennis their season on BBM is over, Aguirre's telling them to bring the sheep down.
Knowing the meticulous crafting of things in the film, what are they telling us? Or are they simply shelter, but isn't that enough.
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Good question-I have a thought, now let's see if I can get it out correctly.
A tent is not permanent. The times that they are together are short and not lasting as long as they would like. They set up camp knowing it's going to be be for the summer or later on for a week or so. It's a temporary shelter because their time together isn't going to be more than that. They have to take the tent down at the end of their times together and put it away until the next time.
I hope that came out okay- it sounds a lot better in my head-lol.
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Good thought, the tent as shelter is obvious, but that it is only temporary hadn't occurred to me, was thinking more along the lines that a tent offered them some modicum of privacy, even though we do see them cavorting in the open...guess BBM is the permanent aspect.
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Good question-I have a thought, now let's see if I can get it out correctly.
A tent is not permanent. The times that they are together are short and not lasting as long as they would like. They set up camp knowing it's going to be be for the summer or later on for a week or so. It's a temporary shelter because their time together isn't going to be more than that. They have to take the tent down at the end of their times together and put it away until the next time.
I hope that came out okay- it sounds a lot better in my head-lol.
It came out perfectly :D :D :D May I add something else to your thoughts? Just as you have said, "tent" is temporary, not permanent, their time together was temporarily...What both Ennis and Jack would have wanted, and Jack having pushed for it was a permanent cabin...which symbolizes the rest of the lives together...something stronghold...which never materialized :'( :'( :'( :'(
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I wish they had that permanent cabin. :'(
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I wish they had that permanent cabin. :'(
They do...in a way. Jack lives with Ennis in his trailer and in his heart. It is "A Love That Will Never Die."
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Yes that's true Patriot- Ennis finally brought Jack home with him and he will always be in his heart.
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"They do...in a way. Jack lives with Ennis in his trailer and in his heart. It is "A Love That Will Never Die."
I like that...Ennis does bring Jack home at last at at the end of the movie, and his heart too..wow thats great..the tents I agree represent the temporary time they had together and the privacy to be together without anyone judging them. The tent is place where there are both comfortable and they can share there intimacy too :)