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Title: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: dirtbiker on Apr 07, 2006, 12:00 PM
Someone posted and verified on another board that Ennis actually says "I love you" while exhaling after he smells the shirts in Jack's bedroom!  Did anyone hear it?  I'll have to go check it out tonight when I get home  ;D  WOW  (might have to turn on the subtitles just to be sure)

(This is an excerpt from the post:
Watched the movie again today and watched this part very closely (usually by this time Im crying so hard I dont hear anything). And oh my god your right Mmyers1615 after he takes the shirts from the cubby hole he holds them up to his nose and takes a big breath in and on the exhale he says "I love you" not only do you see his lips move you hear him say it but you have to listen closely because thats when the music starts up.
Just when I think I cant possibly cry anymore here I go again. )
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: tpe on Apr 07, 2006, 12:07 PM
I am unaware of this.


Indeed, this would be interesting to verify.  If he said it, it was probably so "under the voice", which makes it so wonderfully appropriate and moving.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Riobbm23 on Apr 07, 2006, 12:25 PM
Yes, I want to know that too...  :o  I hope it's real and that he does say 'I love you'!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Riobbm23 on Apr 07, 2006, 12:38 PM
OMG, guys he does say 'I love you' when he's holding the shirst on his hands and breathing very heavely...  like a whisper that you barely could hear Ennis says 'I love you'!  You will be able to hear that if you add all the volume to your tv or headphones, also repeat the scene because he said it in a faster way and very difficult to hear!   :o :o :o

It won't appear in the subtitles because it's more like a whisper...  also, ennis does move his lips... zoom in and you'll see for yourselfs!  Wow, this new to me and I just found out for myself!   ;) :D :o
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Apr 07, 2006, 12:42 PM
No he doesn't, I just watched and listened very carefully.  My heart wanted to hear I Love You but he never said it.

Sorry!  :-\
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: tpe on Apr 07, 2006, 12:43 PM
OMG, guys he does say 'I love you' when he's holding the shirst on his hands and breathing very heavely...  like a whisper that you barely could hear Ennis says 'I love you'!  You will be able to hear that if you add all the volume to your tv or headphones, also repeat the scene because he said it in a faster way and very difficult to hear!   :o :o :o

It won't appear in the subtitles because it's more like a whisper...  also, ennis does move his lips... zoom in and you'll see for yourselfs!  Wow, this new to me and I just found out for myself!   ;) :D :o

I must hear this for myself.  It is wonderful.  Thanks Riobbm23.

You all know what this means...  It would mean that the word 'love' is said precisely 3 times in the entire movie.  If true, THIS is the one instance that matters most....




Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Tom on Apr 07, 2006, 12:45 PM
No he doesn't, I just watched and listened very carefully.  My heart wanted to hear I Love You but he never said it.

Sorry!  :-\

Me too Cham, It looks like his lips are brushing over the shirt and he sort of sighs but no matter how I try ( and God I want to hear the words) I can't hear him say anything.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: tpe on Apr 07, 2006, 12:49 PM
Oh well.  At least we know he loves him...

There is no room for doubt in this one...  :)


Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Riobbm23 on Apr 07, 2006, 01:00 PM
I don't believe you guys, me here that I wasn't even born in this country understand very clear those words...  Do what I did, at first I didn't get it and I was like... that person in forum was making lies about this whole scene, but than I repeated the scene like three times and it was there!  I'm not lying, do what I did and you'll be able to hear that as well!  ALSO ZOOM IN, ennis move his lips!!!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Riobbm23 on Apr 07, 2006, 01:07 PM
Someone posted and verified on another board that Ennis actually says "I love you" while exhaling after he smells the shirts in Jack's bedroom!  Did anyone hear it?  I'll have to go check it out tonight when I get home  ;D  WOW  (might have to turn on the subtitles just to be sure)

(This is an excerpt from the post:
Watched the movie again today and watched this part very closely (usually by this time Im crying so hard I dont hear anything). And oh my god your right Mmyers1615 after he takes the shirts from the cubby hole he holds them up to his nose and takes a big breath in and on the exhale he says "I love you" not only do you see his lips move you hear him say it but you have to listen closely because thats when the music starts up.
Just when I think I cant possibly cry anymore here I go again. )


That person is completely right!!!   ;) :o :D :'(

Oh, come on now guys...  Well, it's your loss than... but Ennis does say 'I love you'!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: tpe on Apr 07, 2006, 01:32 PM
Riobbm23,  I know I love him.  And I'm sure you do, too. ;)


Pace.




Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Mars on Apr 07, 2006, 01:35 PM

Sorry, but in the italian version he doesn't say anything >:( :(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 07, 2006, 04:35 PM
OH MY GAWD!! HE DOES!!!!!! Ennis does say "I LOVE YOU"  I can't believe it!!  I heard it 3 out of the 4 times I listened to it!!!!  The first time I thought I just heard breath coming out, but no!! "I LOVE YOU!!!  I can't stop crying!   

Ennis is holding the shirts.  When he picks up the sleeve he then takes in a deep breath. As he is exhailing he says, I LOVE YOU!!!!

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Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: LuvJackNasty on Apr 07, 2006, 04:35 PM
I'm going to watch it tonight. I'll try to listen for that. I'm half a wreck  just waiting to see it again and that's going to completely wreck me.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Apr 07, 2006, 04:37 PM
OH MY GAWD!! HE DOES!!!!!! Ennis does say "I LOVE YOU"  I can't believe it!!  I heard it 3 out of the 4 times I listened to it!!!!  The first time I thought I just heard breath coming out, but no!! "I LOVE YOU!!!  I can't stop crying!   

Ennis is holding the shirts.  When he picks up the sleeve he then takes in a deep breath. As he is exhailing he says, I LOVE YOU!!!!



OK I'm due to watch it again  ::)

Makes me thing of this endless debate we had about the 2nd tent scene (the I'm sorry or not)
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Apr 07, 2006, 05:08 PM
Let go for a debate:

I watched again... sorry no I Love You, my DVD player is pluged to my stereo, I had the volume at the max... no I Love You.

The same is confirmed by Pierrealex and Mars, they went to watch at the same time I went, same verdict.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 07, 2006, 05:14 PM
Someone posted and verified on another board that Ennis actually says "I love you" while exhaling after he smells the shirts in Jack's bedroom!  Did anyone hear it?  I'll have to go check it out tonight when I get home  ;D  WOW  (might have to turn on the subtitles just to be sure)

(This is an excerpt from the post:
Just when I think I cant possibly cry anymore here I go again. )

I am crying hysterically and can't stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is just something Heath Ledger would do to.  Add to the script and say it just loud enough to hear very faintly and not loud enough to make the movie mushy.

Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Apr 07, 2006, 05:16 PM
Quote
This is just something Heath Ledger would do to.  Add to the script and say it just loud enough to hear very faintly and not loud enough to make the movie mushy.

You have a point but I didn't hear it tough I wanted to hear it.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 07, 2006, 05:26 PM
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This is just something Heath Ledger would do to.  Add to the script and say it just loud enough to hear very faintly and not loud enough to make the movie mushy.

You have a point but I didn't hear it tough I wanted to hear it.

HE DOES CHAMEAU!!!  HE DOES!!!!  Blast your neighbors out in the next province, wear headphones, anything.  But HE DOES SAY "I love you".  I am not a Christian but I swear to you on everything you believe in, he says "I love you."

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Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 07, 2006, 05:31 PM
DIRTBIKER I love you!! Thank you for bringing this to our attention!!!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*  X 1,000,000 gig.

Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Riobbm23 on Apr 07, 2006, 05:32 PM
Once again (me here  ;D), yes he does say 'I LOVE YOU'...  We're not making things up, listen carefully and also once agian zoom in the image and you'll see Ennis lips move...
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: dirtbiker on Apr 07, 2006, 05:49 PM
DIRTBIKER I love you!! Thank you for bringing this to our attention!!!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*  X 1,000,000 gig.



Well you're quite welcome Patriot1.  I will try and settle this debate when I get home tonight  ;D  Will have to use headphones just to be sure!  I know I'll be wrecked if it is actually there.  It would give me some closure/satisfaction that Ennis did finally realize he really loved Jack to be able to mutter those words even if it was for just a quick fleeting whisper.   :'(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 07, 2006, 06:03 PM
DIRTBIKER I love you!! Thank you for bringing this to our attention!!!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*  X 1,000,000 gig.



Well you're quite welcome Patriot1.  I will try and settle this debate when I get home tonight  ;D  Will have to use headphones just to be sure!  I know I'll be wrecked if it is actually there.  It would give me some closure/satisfaction that Ennis did finally realize he really loved Jack to be able to mutter those words even if it was for just a quick fleeting whisper.   :'(

OH! Go home NOW!!  This is cause for celebration and a National Holiday!!!!

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Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Kenny on Apr 07, 2006, 06:16 PM
Oh God, now I'm going to have to put in my DVD and watch it a third time just to look for this! I watched the second time with CC on the entire time, and I don't recall seeing any "I Love You's." As someone mentioned above, though, since it was just a faint whisper, it might not have even been captioned. Who knows.

I'll definitely have to watch for it, though. Through the whole movie, I kept waiting for them to profess their love to one another. They kept referring to their love as 'this thing' that grabs ahold of them, but they never once said to one another they they loved each other, and I wanted to hear it SO bad! So, I'll have to check it out.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 07, 2006, 06:25 PM
Oh God, now I'm going to have to put in my DVD and watch it a third time just to look for this! I watched the second time with CC on the entire time, and I don't recall seeing any "I Love You's." As someone mentioned above, though, since it was just a faint whisper, it might not have even been captioned. Who knows.

I'll definitely have to watch for it, though. Through the whole movie, I kept waiting for them to profess their love to one another. They kept referring to their love as 'this thing' that grabs ahold of them, but they never once said to one another they they loved each other, and I wanted to hear it SO bad! So, I'll have to check it out.

Never watch closed captioning or subtitles.  They are not accurate.  Watch his lips and listen, full blast and amplified more if possible.  HE SAYS, "I LOVE YOU!!!!!"    :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(


Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: dirtbiker on Apr 07, 2006, 10:22 PM
OK Y'all!

It's official!  I listened to it with headphones turned up, and HE DOES WHISPER "I LOVE YOU" while exhaling - it is very brief and quick and his mouth is partially hidden by the shirt so you can only see his mouth move if you look closely.  WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
 :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 07, 2006, 11:07 PM
Great Scott! I didn't think you were ever going to get home!!  Where is your office...Hawaii!?   ;D ;D ;D

OK Y'all!

It's official!  I listened to it with headphones turned up, and HE DOES WHISPER "I LOVE YOU" while exhaling - it is very brief and quick and his mouth is partially hidden by the shirt so you can only see his mouth move if you look closely.  WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
 :'( :'( :'(
  Patriot1  dirtbiker
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"I LOVE YOU"
-- Ennis del Mar, Brokeback Mountain
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: dirtbiker on Apr 07, 2006, 11:27 PM
LOL, love the icons, Patriot1  ;)
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Allyce on Apr 07, 2006, 11:48 PM
I'll watch it again and listen close...
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: boots on Apr 08, 2006, 12:01 AM
Either I'm hearing and imagining things (or have had too much port) or...

                                                                                                       Ennis says what I have long to hear him say.

It's quick, muffled, and whispered.  But he does say it.  Amazing!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Mars on Apr 08, 2006, 12:20 AM
Someone posted and verified on another board that Ennis actually says "I love you" while exhaling after he smells the shirts in Jack's bedroom!  Did anyone hear it?  I'll have to go check it out tonight when I get home  ;D  WOW  (might have to turn on the subtitles just to be sure)

(This is an excerpt from the post:
Just when I think I cant possibly cry anymore here I go again. )

I am crying hysterically and can't stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(https://ennisjack.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fcrying%2F2.gif&hash=a5037e389a194ead37457c8874d8f0052086c477)   (https://ennisjack.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fcrying%2F2.gif&hash=a5037e389a194ead37457c8874d8f0052086c477)
This is just something Heath Ledger would do to.  Add to the script and say it just loud enough to hear very faintly and not loud enough to make the movie mushy.



No,no. Don't cry please!Love however exists  between Ennis and Jack,don't worry Patriot1! :) ;) :D
It isn't told, but it's done: that's very much stronger....! ;D
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 08, 2006, 12:38 AM
LOL, love the icons, Patriot1  ;)

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Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Apollonos on Apr 08, 2006, 02:21 AM
Another vote for love: I heard it, too. That has to be the most sottissimo voce line I've ever heard, but it's there. Ennis has his mouth half-covered with the shirts, but if you look very closely, you can see him say, "I love you." The words are more whispered than spoken, and they're not in the subtitles. It almost makes me wonder if Ang Lee did this deliberately - hid little "treasures" like this in the movie to drive us all insane trying to find them.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 08, 2006, 02:57 AM
Another vote for love: I heard it, too. That has to be the most sottissimo voce line I've ever heard, but it's there. Ennis has his mouth half-covered with the shirts, but if you look very closely, you can see him say, "I love you." The words are more whispered than spoken, and they're not in the subtitles. It almost makes me wonder if Ang Lee did this deliberately - hid little "treasures" like this in the movie to drive us all insane trying to find them.

Actually, I believe it was Heath Ledger's idea.  He seems to have put a lot of thought into his character and the whole movie.

I am going to be honest here and say that when I first saw Heath he was a bundle of nerves that drove me up the wall.  And when he stood on stage with his hand on his hip at the SAG Awards was it and giggled over the intro to BBM I really was not impressed with him EXCEPT for his acting ability.  That was magnificent.  But I am beginning to believe Heath is a very sensitive young man who is going to be a force to be recconed with as an actor.  I think we all have the privilege of seeing a shooting star in the making.  With BBM, I can't help but wonder if his real Ennis back home didn't give him some of that sensitivity.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: proulxfan on Apr 08, 2006, 05:18 AM
Another vote for love: I heard it, too. That has to be the most sottissimo voce line I've ever heard, but it's there. Ennis has his mouth half-covered with the shirts, but if you look very closely, you can see him say, "I love you." The words are more whispered than spoken, and they're not in the subtitles. It almost makes me wonder if Ang Lee did this deliberately - hid little "treasures" like this in the movie to drive us all insane trying to find them.

When I saw this thread, I was skeptical at first, as we all know that this film tends to be whatever the viewer, or in this case listener, needs it to be.  I had to check it out for myself, so I did, listening very carefully and my initial response was, it's not there, it's just an exhalation of breath after breathing in deeply searching for a trace of Jack's scent. And he sort of puffs the air out. But I tried it again, with the sound turned up as high as the tube McIntosh will go, now I could hear something in that exhalation. It took 3 more passes before I was convinced, but now I am!! And the words aren't even really whispered they are just barely breathed, but they are matched by lip movements. What an amazing detail, a revelation!! And it is followed almost immediately by Roberta Maxwell's nod of the head when she sees Ennis bringing the shirts down the with him. Has there ever been another film that rested so heavily on such delicate nuances?? And I'm sure I don't have to tell you all what my reaction was.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: proulxfan on Apr 08, 2006, 05:37 AM
Oh, I was so overcome I forgot my manners and forgot to add: Thank you, Dirtbiker for bringing us this detail. It literally takes the story to another level. And I might add I never would have gotten this from watching it on the big screen. I am so thankful for the DVD version.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: keren_b on Apr 08, 2006, 06:33 AM
DON'T DO THIS TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't have my own copy so I can't even check for myself, and it drives me crazy just thinking about it!!! you guys seriously wanna kill me??
BTW I had my eyes operated this last Wednsday, and up until today I wasn't even able to sit in front of the computer. no ennisjack.com, no posts, no youtube videos... I still can't see very clearly, everything is a bit blurry, otherwise I'd rush to the theater again tonight!!!
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Post by: *Froggy* on Apr 08, 2006, 07:22 AM
OH MY GAWD!! HE DOES!!!!!! Ennis does say "I LOVE YOU"  I can't believe it!!  I heard it 3 out of the 4 times I listened to it!!!!  The first time I thought I just heard breath coming out, but no!! "I LOVE YOU!!!  I can't stop crying!   

Ennis is holding the shirts.  When he picks up the sleeve he then takes in a deep breath. As he is exhailing he says, I LOVE YOU!!!!

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I want to see it so badly!!!!
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Post by: CherryCake on Apr 08, 2006, 10:26 AM
OH MY GOD.  HOW DID WE MISS THAT.

Yes, I can hear Ennis say "I Love You."  You can see his lips move...


WOW.   

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Post by: boots on Apr 08, 2006, 10:39 AM
Oh, I was so overcome I forgot my manners and forgot to add: Thank you, Dirtbiker for bringing us this detail. It literally takes the story to another level. And I might add I never would have gotten this from watching it on the big screen. I am so thankful for the DVD version.

Yes, thank you Dirtbiker!  As proulxfan says, a lot of us never would have caught this without someone pointing it out.  It is quite the revelation!
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 08, 2006, 10:47 AM
OH MY GAWD!! HE DOES!!!!!! Ennis does say "I LOVE YOU"  I can't believe it!!  I heard it 3 out of the 4 times I listened to it!!!!  The first time I thought I just heard breath coming out, but no!! "I LOVE YOU!!!  I can't stop crying!   

Ennis is holding the shirts.  When he picks up the sleeve he then takes in a deep breath. As he is exhaling he says, I LOVE YOU!!!!

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I want to see it so badly!!!!

When you do, forget the tissues honey...bring a towel.  Say!  I don't think anyone who watches a dubbed version will hear it.  I think it is going to have to be the English version.  That is so sad. Everyone should hear it.  I am still crying over it and the last time I listened to it was yesterday about 4 o'clock.

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Post by: *Froggy* on Apr 08, 2006, 11:12 AM
When you do, forget the tissues honey...bring a towel.  Say!  I don't think anyone who watches a dubbed version will hear it.  I think it is going to have to be the English version.  That is so sad. Everyone should hear it.  I am still crying over it and the last time I listened to it was yesterday about 4 o'clock.

I can't wait!!!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Allyce on Apr 08, 2006, 12:07 PM
I dont hear it  :(

EDIT: NOW I DO!!! OMG!!!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: dirtbiker on Apr 08, 2006, 12:27 PM
Yes, it's very brief and uttered in a sigh, so you have to really pay attention and turn the volume up or listen with headphones.  It is soooooooo sweet.  Gives more certainty to the "Jack, I swear" line...  Also, did you all notice how subtle the background sounds are (using headphones) while he is in Jack's room?  You can hear all the creaks on the wooden floor and the wind blowing on the outside.
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Post by: boots on Apr 08, 2006, 12:30 PM
Yes, it's very brief and uttered in a sigh, so you have to really pay attention and turn the volume up or listen with headphones.  It is soooooooo sweet.  Gives more certainty to the "Jack, I swear" line...  Also, did you all notice how subtle the background sounds are (using headphones) while he is in Jack's room?  You can hear all the creaks on the wooden floor and the wind blowing on the outside.

Yes, I noticed this.  I watched the DVD on my laptop with headphones, volume turned up 100% since it is a quiet scene.  All the sounds, coupled with the images on the screen, make for an incredible experience:  wind; creaking wood planks; sighs; outdoor sounds; the muffled and sighed, "I love you."  It's amazing.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Tom on Apr 08, 2006, 01:56 PM
I have listened again about tewnty times and I so want to hear the words.

I am not gonna say I did just to not seem stupid. 20+ times I have listened and yes I see his lips moving, but to me they are just gently brushing the shirt like butterfly kisses. They only sound I hear from Ennis' lips is a sigh...sorry no words at all, regardless if I have the volume up full or listen through headphones ( which I asked my sister to bring up specially).

I must be stupid then cos I can't hear those three little words at all.

I'll just leave it till I hear something or read something from Heath or Ang in an interview.

Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: dirtbiker on Apr 08, 2006, 02:02 PM
You need a new amplifier and headphones tombul  ;)
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Miss Nice on Apr 08, 2006, 03:09 PM
Thankyou for creating this thread!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Hanna on Apr 08, 2006, 04:53 PM
OMG!!! i'm so nervous!!
i still have to wait for two weeks til i get the dvd!

I DON'T WANT TO WAIT!!!!!

wanna hear this "i love you"! it's so exciting!!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: BBBOY on Apr 08, 2006, 04:55 PM
I have listened again about tewnty times and I so want to hear the words.

I am not gonna say I did just to not seem stupid. 20+ times I have listened and yes I see his lips moving, but to me they are just gently brushing the shirt like butterfly kisses. They only sound I hear from Ennis' lips is a sigh...sorry no words at all, regardless if I have the volume up full or listen through headphones ( which I asked my sister to bring up specially).

I must be stupid then cos I can't hear those three little words at all.

I'll just leave it till I hear something or read something from Heath or Ang in an interview.



Tom I didn't hear it either and I have an excellent set of Sony headphones but then I was one of the first to hear the I'm sorry I'm sorry in the second tent scene and I'll be da**ed if I can hear it now, but I know it is there, heard it clear as a bell several times. But then I have yet the brought some beans statement either. Guess I'll just have to keep watching the DVD over and over and over again til I hear all this stuff. Darn, I was so looking forward to watching the grass grow outside of my apartment.  ;D
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Apr 08, 2006, 04:56 PM
I have listened again about tewnty times and I so want to hear the words.

I am not gonna say I did just to not seem stupid. 20+ times I have listened and yes I see his lips moving, but to me they are just gently brushing the shirt like butterfly kisses. They only sound I hear from Ennis' lips is a sigh...sorry no words at all, regardless if I have the volume up full or listen through headphones ( which I asked my sister to bring up specially).

I must be stupid then cos I can't hear those three little words at all.

I'll just leave it till I hear something or read something from Heath or Ang in an interview.



Same here, with the headphones and sound full blast!  Never heard I LoveYou  :-[
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 08, 2006, 05:10 PM
Same here, with the headphones and sound full blast!  Never heard I LoveYou  :-[

That is really so sad because it IS there and it makes that one scene (for me anyway) THE scene of the movie.  I was watching the NASCAR Busch race this morning/afternoon.  Nothing can be further from Brokeback Mountain what with its rednecks and yet several times while watching I just burst into tears.  How beautiful it is to hear those words when none were expected.

Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Apr 08, 2006, 05:11 PM
I'll try again, you guys are driving me insane  ???
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Post by: *Froggy* on Apr 08, 2006, 05:16 PM
I'll try again, you guys are driving me insane  ???

hahahahaha!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Allan on Apr 08, 2006, 05:22 PM
So.  I'm in the middle of a big work project and promised myself that I wouldn't even open the DVD until I'd finished my project nex week.  However, this "I love you" discussion got under my skin, and I decided to go ahead and open the DVD and play that scene, all the while thinking that I'm never going to hear this (I have a hearing loss).  Never mind.  It came through clear as a bell.  It's breath taking and heart breaking, and... I wonder why no one heard it in the theater???  Maybe the DVD really does come with "extras" and they just weren't listed on the package!  Allan
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Post by: *Froggy* on Apr 08, 2006, 05:27 PM
So.  I'm in the middle of a big work project and promised myself that I wouldn't even open the DVD until I'd finished my project nex week.  However, this "I love you" discussion got under my skin, and I decided to go ahead and open the DVD and play that scene, all the while thinking that I'm never going to hear this (I have a hearing loss).  Never mind.  It came through clear as a bell.  It's breath taking and heart breaking, and... I wonder why no one heard it in the theater???  Maybe the DVD really does come with "extras" and they just weren't listed on the package!  Allan

Amazing...where is my DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 08, 2006, 05:28 PM


There you go Chameau!  Even Allan who has a hearing loss can hear it!!

Don't forget you are suppose to put the headphones on the head with the ears!!!

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Post by: bram on Apr 08, 2006, 05:34 PM
I need to hear this. I haven't been able to yet, but I haven't gotten a chance to try it with headphones.
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Post by: LuvJackNasty on Apr 08, 2006, 06:05 PM
 I played the shirt scene several times before. Then I brought it down to the big screen and pulled one of the speakers from the home theater down to my ear- I thought I heard it and then I didn't hear it. I went out and bought headphones and played the scene again. As he's picking the shirts up his hand goes to the chest of the shirt and I swear I heard him say "Oh Jack" or just "Jack" {I played it 4 times } then after he is inhaling I heard the I love you!  ;D :'(  That just wrecked me even more. That scene was hard enough before that, now it just rips your heart out even more.  :'(
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 08, 2006, 06:52 PM
As he's picking the shirts up his hand goes to the chest of the shirt and I swear I heard him say "Oh Jack" or just "Jack" {I played it 4 times } then after he is inhaling I heard the I love you!  ;D :'(  That just wrecked me even more. That scene was hard enough before that, now it just rips your heart out even more.  :'(

Try as I might I can't hear him say "Jack" or anything like it.  From the time he discovers HIS shirt inside Jack's I hear very clearly his trembling breath.  Just after he picks up the sleeve as he is holding the shirts to his chest, he says, "I Love You" and then I hear nothing because I am crying like I don't think I have ever cried before.

Sorry, no "Jack" here.

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Post by: CherryCake on Apr 08, 2006, 07:27 PM
Wow, this is like finding the Holy Grail of BBM.  Ennis says those words as he is taking in Jack's scent.  It really tears me up...

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Post by: ennisandjack on Apr 08, 2006, 07:36 PM
Thank you all for sharing this information. It is so wonderful knowing Ennis actually said those words. I went and watched the scene again with volume on high and I heard it too, faintly yes but its there. So friggin beautiful. brought a lump to my throat  :'( What a scene...
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Post by: ethan on Apr 09, 2006, 12:34 AM
Just put on my Bose noise canceling headphone....didn't get it the first time. Got it the second time. Yes it is there. Gosh... :'( :'( :'( :'( The hidden treasure of BBM. Unbelievable.
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 09, 2006, 12:55 AM
Just put on my Bose noise canceling headphone....didn't get it the first time. Got it the second time. Yes it is there. Gosh... :'( :'( :'( :'( The hidden treasure of BBM. Unbelievable.

I am so glad you got to hear it!  Isn't it wonderful?  Those three words make me cry harder and more than the whole movie and that is a LOT.  Also his shuddering breath when he finds his shirt inside Jack's crushes my heart.  This discovery was a total shock to him.  I am so grateful it was Heath Ledger that was chosen to do this movie. I don't think anyone else would have added as much to it as he has.

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Post by: Valandil Eluch on Apr 09, 2006, 01:10 AM
can't stop crying i heard that also i can believe it cant stop crying  :'( :'( :'(
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 09, 2006, 01:23 AM
can't stop crying i heard that also i can believe it cant stop crying  :'( :'( :'(

Carlos, I don't even have to be watching that scene any more.  All I have to do is read a message like yours and I burst into tears.  Glad you got to share it.

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Post by: keren_b on Apr 09, 2006, 02:00 AM
I am so grateful it was Heath Ledger that was chosen to do this movie. I don't think anyone else would have added as much to it as he has.

I couldn't agree more  :'( :'(


I can't wait to hear it myself!!






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Post by: Mars on Apr 09, 2006, 03:21 AM
It's very very difficult and hard to hear it, but now, after many attempts,
seems to me that's there....... :o
If definitively confirmed, it would be another great interpretation from
Heath Ledger......
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Post by: LuvJackNasty on Apr 09, 2006, 08:57 AM
As he's picking the shirts up his hand goes to the chest of the shirt and I swear I heard him say "Oh Jack" or just "Jack" {I played it 4 times } then after he is inhaling I heard the I love you!  ;D :'(  That just wrecked me even more. That scene was hard enough before that, now it just rips your heart out even more.  :'(

Try as I might I can't hear him say "Jack" or anything like it.  From the time he discovers HIS shirt inside Jack's I hear very clearly his trembling breath.  Just after he picks up the sleeve as he is holding the shirts to his chest, he says, "I Love You" and then I hear nothing because I am crying like I don't think I have ever cried before.

Sorry, no "Jack" here.



I'm with you- hearing the I love you devestated me. That makes that scene even more painful. I watched it again and it could just be his breath but before he puts the shirts up to his chest- when he first takes the shirts out it sounded like he said "Jack". I could be wrong, but that's what it sounded like to me. Either way, the "I love you" just took this scene to a whole new level for me.
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Post by: bhy on Apr 09, 2006, 04:47 PM
I've seen that scene several times... I only hear exhaling breath, and only his lips opening, without moving more, which seems like he's just opening his mouth a bit to exhale after sniffing the shirt so hard... you guys sure it's not just psychological? I mean a breath can easily be interpretted as anything said under the breath, and when you want to hear it bad enough, you mind just interprets it as "I love you"...
Anyway, what was so wonderfully tragic about this story (and possibly its strength) was the fact that neither Ennis nor Jack openly called their relationship as love.  To have Ennis say "I love you" would take this away from the story... I really hope the Heath didn't do such a thing, as it would make the story less of a tragidy.
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Post by: Tom on Apr 09, 2006, 05:09 PM
I've seen that scene several times... I only hear exhaling breath, and only his lips opening, without moving more, which seems like he's just opening his mouth a bit to exhale after sniffing the shirt so hard... you guys sure it's not just psychological? I mean a breath can easily be interpretted as anything said under the breath, and when you want to hear it bad enough, you mind just interprets it as "I love you"...
Anyway, what was so wonderfully tragic about this story (and possibly its strength) was the fact that neither Ennis nor Jack openly called their relationship as love.  To have Ennis say "I love you" would take this away from the story... I really hope the Heath didn't do such a thing, as it would make the story less of a tragidy.

I'm with you on this one. The whole point of the film is that the time or the opportunity to say I love you was taken away from Ennis by the death of Jack. To say it at that point would diminish the tragedy and be an insult to Jack, to only to be able to say it once he was dead.
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Post by: dirtbiker on Apr 09, 2006, 06:10 PM
I would say, to each his/her own.  I do hear it, although subtle.  If you feel that Ennis saying those words would spoil the intent of the movie for you, then I would suggest not going out of the way (ie. playing multiple times or turning up the volume, etc.) to try to hear it in those scenes.  Some of us do feel that it takes it to a different level, making it more special in a way...
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 09, 2006, 06:49 PM
I've seen that scene several times... I only hear exhaling breath, and only his lips opening, without moving more, which seems like he's just opening his mouth a bit to exhale after sniffing the shirt so hard... you guys sure it's not just psychological? I mean a breath can easily be interpretted as anything said under the breath, and when you want to hear it bad enough, you mind just interprets it as "I love you"...
Anyway, what was so wonderfully tragic about this story (and possibly its strength) was the fact that neither Ennis nor Jack openly called their relationship as love.  To have Ennis say "I love you" would take this away from the story... I really hope the Heath didn't do such a thing, as it would make the story less of a tragidy.

LESS tragic!?  No way.  It makes it even more tragic for me.  Ennis has finally realized he was in love with Jack and now it is too late.

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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 09, 2006, 06:55 PM
I would say, to each his/her own.  I do hear it, although subtle.  If you feel that Ennis saying those words would spoil the intent of the movie for you, then I would suggest not going out of the way (ie. playing multiple times or turning up the volume, etc.) to try to hear it in those scenes.  Some of us do feel that it takes it to a different level, making it more special in a way...

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<OT>Wish I had learned diplomacy.  Raised by my grandmother who was a very blunt person.  I love her for it.  You may not always like what she said but you sure knew where she stood.  But, I guess there is a way to do the same thing diplomatically.

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Post by: bhy on Apr 09, 2006, 08:48 PM
I guess tragedy was the wrong choice of word... how about significant... "I love you" is a phrase with three simple words... an everyday person can say them without feeling it, but to feel it without saying those words take things to a completely different level.  That's what I have (hopefully others as well) gotten from the short story, the screenplay, and the film.  To me, it is the significance of such strong love - one which you can feel it without the other person saying it - that makes its loss in the end so heart wrenching that it takes your breath away.
Anyway, like dirtbiker says, to each their own...
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 09, 2006, 08:53 PM
Your message wasn't off topic bhy, my last one was.  Yours was right on target.

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Post by: greenfrog on Apr 09, 2006, 10:12 PM
Come the day that I can get Brokeback Mountain on DVD, I will definately listen in for those three little words.  :)
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Post by: dr bill on Apr 10, 2006, 12:55 AM
I listened to it.  I even played it on my computer and used audio software...and yep...he says "I love you!" And if you watch his lips he moves them at the time in which the words are said.  They are almost inaudible.  I had my ear phones on and listened several times to make sure I was hearing it. 

No matter whether he said these words or not...we the audience can feel the depth of his love.  It is most fitting in how he spoke these words so softly which was in character for Ennis.  If he had spoken those three little words loudly...we would have not believed it.  To speak them softly, is the same as a kiss to me.
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Post by: Italian_Dude on Apr 10, 2006, 02:20 AM
I hear it, and then I don't

Its like I hear "I love.." then mumbled "you"

I don't know.. he could say it, maybe, I have no idea.. haha.. its probably wishful thinking, but I think I hear it.. so thats what he says then :P haha
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Post by: balchy28 on Apr 10, 2006, 07:07 AM
I can't hear it, I wish I could!  :( I'll try again later though, when I can turn the volume right up! My speakers are rubbish though.
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Post by: keren_b on Apr 10, 2006, 07:56 AM
I want to hear him saying these words, but on the other hand I don't need to. I KNOW Ennis loves Jack. His expression says that. When he holds the shirts close to him and closes his eyes and inhales Jack's smell, you can hear his heart crying out "I LOVE YOU". the pain on his face speaks for itself. Isn't that's what got us crying from the begining, even before hearing the words?
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Post by: Kenny on Apr 10, 2006, 08:36 AM
Oohhh, I just watched the DVD (again!), and I heard it! Turned the volume up all the way, and I heard it easily. Gosh damn it, how wonderful is this?!
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Post by: *Froggy* on Apr 10, 2006, 08:39 AM
Oohhh, I just watched the DVD (again!), and I heard it! Turned the volume up all the way, and I heard it easily. Gosh damn it, how wonderful is this?!

April 24th....why is it taking so long!!!

My flat mate is going to kill me...but I wont stop until I too can hear it!
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Post by: dr bill on Apr 10, 2006, 02:49 PM
Here Froggy....*Bill whispers "I love you!" to Froggy.  There you heard it.  It took me several times but I got it.  But like Keren said, it does not need to be heard as action speak louder than words.
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Post by: *Froggy* on Apr 10, 2006, 03:44 PM
Here Froggy....*Bill whispers "I love you!" to Froggy.  There you heard it.  It took me several times but I got it.  But like Keren said, it does not need to be heard as action speak louder than words.

Came back from the movie...I did not hear it...but I did see Ennis's mouth move a little...I'll wait for the DVD x

Thankx Bill
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Post by: chameau on Apr 12, 2006, 09:33 AM
Let's vote!
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Post by: *Froggy* on Apr 12, 2006, 02:58 PM
Yes let's!
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Post by: LuvJackNasty on Apr 12, 2006, 05:18 PM
While I agree that them not saying "I Love You" made the story that much more powerful, hearing Ennis say it only enhances the story for me.
Here is a man that is not big on endearments, so for those words to make it out of his mouth was a miracle. We see him finding out that Jack is dead, then finding out that Jack was bringing another guy to the Twist ranch. How much more devastating can that be? He goes up to Jack's room and finds the shirts- he not only has a tangible reminder of Jack, he sees how enduring Jack's love was. Ennis is where he always belonged- inside of Jack- two in one.  He is holding Jack in his arms again. Those shirts said I love You. Did the words need to be said? Absolutely not. Was that scene extremely devastating prior to any I love you? You bet. If Jack had said those words I don't think that would have been out of character for him. But Ennis?  That moment probably flooded him with so many conflicting emotions and in some way was a comfort and possibly relief for him, holding the love of his life in his arms again. So I don't find it completely inconceivable that while "holding" Jack again and that an endearment could escape his lips.
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Post by: tpe on Apr 12, 2006, 05:27 PM
Whether Ennis vocalizes it or not, there is no doubt in my mind that he does say 'I love you' in his heart at that moment when he breathes the imagined scent of Jack from the shirt.

I am not quibbling here.  There are so many times when we catch ourselves saying the most important things in life (things typically taken for granted that would sound awkward when vocalized) deep within our hearts: the one place where it matters the most.

To answer this question is, in a sense, academic.  How can he NOT say 'I love you' at that very moment?  It does not matter to me if we hear him say it or not.

In this sense, all of the above comments are correct.

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Post by: LuvJackNasty on Apr 12, 2006, 05:36 PM

To answer this question is, in a sense, academic.  How can he NOT say 'I love you' at that very moment?  It does not matter to me if we hear him say it or not.





It doesn't matter to me either. It was known and felt troughout the whole movie. With those two shirts, Jack was once again the ministering angel to Ennis, reaching out even in death to the love of his life.
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Post by: tpe on Apr 12, 2006, 05:40 PM
It doesn't matter to me either. It was known and felt troughout the whole movie. With those two shirts, Jack was once again the ministering angel to Ennis, reaching out even in death to the love of his life.

Hello LuvJackNasty.   I know we all agree in that most important point: that Ennis loved Jack.  I doubt that any viewer would not have interpreted his silent embrace of the shirts as a declaration of love.    It is a powerful expression -- that embrace.  It was as if he was enveloping the dead Jack in his arms.  He loved him then both physically and spiritually.  I weep for him.

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Post by: Tom on Apr 12, 2006, 05:41 PM
I don't really care if it's said or not. The movie was perfect for me as it stands.

I wasn't given a set of headphones when I entered the cinema and the sound was not at it's maximum level. This tells me that if it is there it is an addition sotte voce from Heath as is / was the one from Jake in the other thread. If the only way to hear this is to distort the volume levels and listen through headphones then obviously Ang didn't intend it to be heard.

Sometimes we try to over analyse and dissect things to the point you can no longer enjoy them for what they are.

 
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Post by: LuvJackNasty on Apr 12, 2006, 05:49 PM
Hello TPE!

That's all that is important- the love they had. I weep for them both. I can't imagine the feelings running through Ennis- their last time together was not a happy one, he never got to say goodbye, he's been denied the ashes. He has no closure and then he finds the shirts and embraces Jack.  :'(
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Post by: tpe on Apr 12, 2006, 06:02 PM
Hello again LuvJackNasty and Tom

I know how important it is to declare one's love for all to hear and see.  I am sure we three cherish such a declaration in real life.  But I am also sure we three agree that as one grows old in love, silent actions take the place of words. 

I am getting ahead of myself here, as this is a key element in my next write-up about the role of Jake's Jack Twist: you can see the deepening of that love between Ennis and Jack even as frustration and recriminations pile up between them over the years.  And in most cases, those instances that tell you that the love is growing ever deeper is tinged by so much sadness and regret.  This admixture is not a contradiction.  It is how it is in real life.   In bitterness and in hope, love forever deepens.  In that end of all ends, there is silence: a knowing silence, a comforting silence, a silence that rings out louder than any sound on earth or in heaven.   In that silence, love is deepest.  In that deep silence, the voice of love can at last be heard.

We weep for him.  We weep with him.

 
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Post by: greenfrog on Apr 12, 2006, 06:50 PM
If somebody could please post a link than I shall listen and see if I can hear it.

Thank you  8)
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Post by: chameau on Apr 12, 2006, 06:57 PM
If somebody could please post a link than I shall listen and see if I can hear it.

Thank you  8)

Good point!  8)
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Post by: Padmé Briseis on Apr 12, 2006, 07:16 PM
I don´t know, how to say it in Englisch (Sorry, my english is very poor) but I think Ennis didn´t say I love you. It was only "breath" (or exhaling...) I can´t find the best word but I hope you understand me  :) Ennis doesn´t say I love you .... my opinion.
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Post by: chameau on Apr 12, 2006, 07:27 PM
I don´t know, how to say it in Englisch (Sorry, my english is very poor) but I think Ennis didn´t say I love you. It was only "breath" (or exhaling...) I can´t find the best word but I hope you understand me  :) Ennis doesn´t say I love you .... my opinion.

Thanks for sharing,  I share your point of view by the way.  There is nothing to complaint about your English, you made your point and we understood.  Keep posting plize!  ;D
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Post by: LuvJackNasty on Apr 12, 2006, 07:33 PM
Hello again LuvJackNasty and Tom

I know how important it is to declare one's love for all to hear and see.  I am sure we three cherish such a declaration in real life.  But I am also sure we three agree that as one grows old in love, silent actions take the place of words. 

I am getting ahead of myself here, as this is a key element in my next write-up about the role of Jake's Jack Twist: you can see the deepening of that love between Ennis and Jack even as frustration and recriminations pile up between them over the years.  And in most cases, those instances that tell you that the love is growing ever deeper is tinged by so much sadness and regret.  This admixture is not a contradiction.  It is how it is in real life.   In bitterness and in hope, love forever deepens.  In that end of all ends, there is silence: a knowing silence, a comforting silence, a silence that rings out louder than any sound on earth or in heaven.   In that silence, love is deepest.  In that deep silence, the voice of love can at last be heard.

We weep for him.  We weep with him.

 

I agree. You always state things so eloquently.  :)
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 12, 2006, 07:37 PM





Ennis says, "I Love You"

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Post by: chameau on Apr 12, 2006, 07:39 PM

Ennis says, "I Love You"



Really?  I'm ain't sure  ::)

1 to go patriot1 and you bust 900...  :-X off topic maybe?
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 12, 2006, 07:44 PM

Ennis says, "I Love You"



Really?  I'm ain't sure  ::)

I know you had to say something on topic so we will just pretend you did.  To those of us who heard it, it means a lot.  To the others, well, just pretend you didn't if that helps.

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Post by: chameau on Apr 12, 2006, 07:48 PM

Ennis says, "I Love You"



Really?  I'm ain't sure  ::)

I know you had to say something on topic so we will just pretend you did.  To those of us who heard it, it means a lot.  To the others, well, just pretend you didn't if that helps.



Honnestly I tried and wanted to hear it from the bottom of my heart  ::)

BTW Patriot1 happy 900!  8) 8) 8)

I know  :-X off topic
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Post by: catdog3 on Apr 13, 2006, 11:36 AM
When i saw the movie at the theater in January, I knew there was alot of the quiet conversation between Jack and Ennis that I could not hear.  I bought the DVD when it was released recently and the sound quality and picture quality is mutch better on my TV (HI_DEF and good speakers).

 I did hear Ennis in the closet scene say "I love you" after someone from this forum pointed out to me where to look.  Ennis puts the shirts up to his mouth, takes in a deep breath and begins to exhale when he says it rather quickly.  My heart almost stopped when I heard it.

I could also hear other quiet conversations on the DVD that I could not hear in the theater.  In the first tent scene, Jack does say "f*** me" twice.  It occurs after Ennisn grunts at 28:21 and 28:23.  Its pretty clear when you turn the volume up.  I could hardly believe it.  Maybe it was added to the DVD and not played in the theater version so that the general audiences would be more accepting of the movie.(On the DVD, the picture qualtiy in the tent scenes is also much better and brighter  The tent scene in tbe theater was darkened. Again maybe to make it more acceptable to the general audience.  Just a theory.)

In the second tent scene I was also able to hear "i,m sorry" ( I can't tell if Jack or Ennis who said it) followed by Jack caressing Ennis's face and saying two times "it's alright".

Finally, during the reunion scene, after Jack and Ennis hug and before any kiss, they pull slightly apart and look each other in the face and Ennis softly says"come here" then throws Jack into the wall and kisses him.  Later when Jack has his hands alll over Ennis, Ennis pushes Jack's arms down to his side and quietly says to Jack "later".

I want to say thanks to everyonje for pointing these quiet consversations out.  Most of them I missed at the theater.They are there.   
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Post by: Padmé Briseis on Apr 13, 2006, 12:34 PM
When i saw the movie at the theater in January, I knew there was alot of the quiet conversation between Jack and Ennis that I could not hear.  I bought the DVD when it was released recently and the sound quality and picture quality is mutch better on my TV (HI_DEF and good speakers).

 I did hear Ennis in the closet scene say "I love you" after someone from this forum pointed out to me where to look.  Ennis puts the shirts up to his mouth, takes in a deep breath and begins to exhale when he says it rather quickly.  My heart almost stopped when I heard it.

I could also hear other quiet conversations on the DVD that I could not hear in the theater.  In the first tent scene, Jack does say "f*** me" twice.  It occurs after Ennisn grunts at 28:21 and 28:23.  Its pretty clear when you turn the volume up.  I could hardly believe it.  Maybe it was added to the DVD and not played in the theater version so that the general audiences would be more accepting of the movie.(On the DVD, the picture qualtiy in the tent scenes is also much better and brighter  The tent scene in tbe theater was darkened. Again maybe to make it more acceptable to the general audience.  Just a theory.)

In the second tent scene I was also able to hear "i,m sorry" ( I can't tell if Jack or Ennis who said it) followed by Jack caressing Ennis's face and saying two times "it's alright".

Finally, during the reunion scene, after Jack and Ennis hug and before any kiss, they pull slightly apart and look each other in the face and Ennis softly says"come here" then throws Jack into the wall and kisses him.  Later when Jack has his hands alll over Ennis, Ennis pushes Jack's arms down to his side and quietly says to Jack "later".

I want to say thanks to everyonje for pointing these quiet consversations out.  Most of them I missed at the theater.They are there.   

I heard only "later". Nothing more. Iam not sure about "come here". I heard something but I don´t know what was it.  Maybe someone can grab(?-I don´t know how to say it in English) audio from this scenes  and upload it somewhere.
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 17, 2006, 09:20 PM

From the moment Ennis found the shirts, did anyone hear Ennis' breath or see his face?  If you did, please describe what you saw and heard and tell us what you think that meant.

EDIT:  And if you don't hear the "I love you" that is fine also.  I am not looking for that.


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Post by: greenfrog on Apr 17, 2006, 09:21 PM
Does anybody have a clip of this scene ?

I would love to be able to listen for it.

Thank you  ;D

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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 17, 2006, 09:24 PM
Does anybody have a clip of this scene ?

I would love to be able to listen for it.

Thank you  ;D


Moderators won't let us give out clips to the movie.


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Post by: greenfrog on Apr 17, 2006, 09:52 PM
Does anybody have a clip of this scene ?

I would love to be able to listen for it.

Thank you  ;D


Moderators won't let us give out clips to the movie.




Ahhh ... Alright then  :)
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Post by: chameau on Apr 18, 2006, 08:00 PM
Does anybody have a clip of this scene ?

I would love to be able to listen for it.

Thank you  ;D


Moderators won't let us give out clips to the movie.




Thank you Patriot1  ;)
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Post by: proulxfan on Apr 27, 2006, 02:57 PM
Well, if it is indeed there, (and I gotta admit if I were up on a witness stand and given an oath, I couldn't be absolutely sure that's what I hear) it meshes nicely with the final scene. If the discovery of the shirts is what finally brings Ennis to be able to verbalise his love for Jack, it is only natural for him to ask Alma Jr. if Kurt loves her, for now he understands and acknowleges the importance of love. Just a thought.   
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 27, 2006, 03:03 PM
Well, if it is indeed there, (and I gotta admit if I were up on a witness stand and given an oath, I couldn't be absoutely sure that's what I hear) it meshes nicely with the final scene. If the discovery of the shirts is what finally brings Ennis to be able to verbalise his love for Jack, it is only natural for him to ask Alma Jr. if Kurt loves her, for now he understands and acknowleges the importance of love. Just a thought.   

I think you are absolutely correct.  I have always thought that even before I heard the "I love you."  And I do hear him say "I love you."

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Post by: Hanna on Apr 27, 2006, 03:44 PM
i'm so much waiting for the DVD!

cause last time i've seen bbm in theater (it's about a week ago, but i just remembered it), i saw ennis mouth form the words I love you! it was very clear. of course it could be just breathing, but it definately looked like this words! (i saw it in german, so i of course i couldn't hear it) in german you can hear a breath. i'm looking forward to check it, dvd is on the way  :D
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Post by: NoReins on Apr 27, 2006, 05:16 PM
Watched it very closely earlier and I still didn't hear or see it. All I hear is Ennis sighing loudly.

I am more than happy to watch it a few more times to see if I can hear it, though - purely in the interests of this discussion, you understand ;)
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 27, 2006, 05:22 PM
Watched it very closely earlier and I still didn't hear or see it. All I hear is Ennis sighing loudly.

I am more than happy to watch it a few more times to see if I can hear it, though - purely in the interests of this discussion, you understand ;)

Of course we understand NoReins.   ;) :D

But, you say you can't see it.  That bothers me because you can definitely see his mouth move even if you can't hear the words.

He hugs the shirts, picks up the right sleeve, takes a deep inhale, starts to let it out and says, "I love you."

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Post by: NoReins on Apr 27, 2006, 05:32 PM
Of course we understand NoReins.   ;) :D

But, you say you can't see it.  That bothers me because you can definitely see his mouth move even if you can't hear the words.

He hugs the shirts, picks up the right sleeve, takes a deep inhale, starts to let it out and says, "I love you."

I didn't really expect to see it, to be honest - it was still light when I was watching and that affected the tv screen. All the bits that were in daylight were easy to see, but all the nighttime scenes, and those indoors, had reflections on the screen. Planning to watch it tomorrow night once it's dark so maybe I'll have more luck then.
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Post by: Hanna on Apr 27, 2006, 06:19 PM
But, you say you can't see it.  That bothers me because you can definitely see his mouth move even if you can't hear the words.

yes, that's what i meant. you can really see it!
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Post by: keren_b on Apr 28, 2006, 06:09 AM
Last time I saw it in theatre I paid close attention - I saw his lips moving, they were definitelly moving, I didn't HEAR what he whispered there though, it could've been "I love you" but I still can't say for sure.
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Post by: Koka on Apr 28, 2006, 09:42 AM
after this was brought to my attention ( thanks to Riobbm23 ;) ), I really concentrated on that scene during my 7th&8th theater viewing and I could have sworn I heard it. very subtle, very quite, like a soundless whisper ( yet another paradox ), as if being said through...air, unnoticable but yet, possible to sense.
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Post by: NoReins on Apr 28, 2006, 12:14 PM
Oh my god - I saw his lips move, and I definitely him say something. It's breathed rather than spoken, but he says something. I'm still not 100% convinced it's "I love you", but what else would he say?

Had to be an ad-lib by Heath - wonder if he'll ever admit what he said? :'( :'( :'(
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Post by: chameau on Apr 28, 2006, 11:08 PM
Oh my god - I saw his lips move, and I definitely him say something. It's breathed rather than spoken, but he says something. I'm still not 100% convinced it's "I love you", but what else would he say?

Had to be an ad-lib by Heath - wonder if he'll ever admit what he said? :'( :'( :'(

He was sobbing and trying to catch his breath, I cannot believe Heath Ledger saying this and Ang Lee letting him saying it, it would have been  a total betrayal of Annie's short story and Diana's and Larry's screenplay.

No, no, no, big no here!

I listened with headphones BTW, full blast!  Ennis never said that... The whole movie wouldn't  mean nothing otherwise, It's all about unspoken words, wrong places, wrong times...

I'll stick to Ennis tears and silence in Jack's bedroom, it's already too much for me.  :'(

Not too mention the bloody music  :'( :'( :'( but it's off topic
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 29, 2006, 12:47 AM
He was sobbing and trying to catch his breath, I cannot believe Heath Ledger saying this and Ang Lee letting him saying it, it would have been  a total betrayal of Annie's short story and Diana's and Larry's screenplay.

No, no, no, big no here!

I listened with headphones BTW, full blast!  Ennis never said that... The whole movie wouldn't  mean nothing otherwise, It's all about unspoken words, wrong places, wrong times...

I'll stick to Ennis tears and silence in Jack's bedroom, it's already too much for me.  :'(

Not too mention the bloody music  :'( :'( :'( but it's off topic

Just say you do not hear it Chameau.  Please don't try to tell us (me) who do hear it that we are hearing things.

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Post by: chameau on Apr 29, 2006, 12:57 AM
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Just say you do not hear it Chameau.  Please don't try to tell us (me) who do hear it that we are hearing things.

I didn't hear it, I'm sure it's not in the movie, I don't share your point of view BUT I respect it  ;)
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Post by: NoReins on Apr 29, 2006, 05:26 PM
Well, like I said chameau, I didn't really hear him say anything, but his lips definitely move and not just in a sobbing, quivering lip way. He's definitey saying something

I think that you're right - it kind of goes against everything else in the movie if Heath ad-libbed "I love you" here so now I'm starting to think that maybe he said something else? Something in a similar vein to "Jack, I swear..." maybe?

I think I'll have to go and sit right in front of the tv tomorrow morning and watch this a few times over to see if I can make anything else out. Aren't there any lip readers on here that can help??
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 29, 2006, 05:51 PM
I think that you're right - it kind of goes against everything else in the movie if Heath ad-libbed "I love you" here so now I'm starting to think that maybe he said something else?

Ninety-nine percent of all people here have been saying that all through the movie Ennis has been in love with Jack.  Why would it "goes against everything else in the movie" if Ennis says "I love you?"  Granted, it would be the first time he said it, but according to you all, he has felt it for twenty years.

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Post by: NoReins on Apr 29, 2006, 06:03 PM
I think that you're right - it kind of goes against everything else in the movie if Heath ad-libbed "I love you" here so now I'm starting to think that maybe he said something else?

Ninety-nine percent of all people here have been saying that all through the movie Ennis has been in love with Jack.  Why would it "goes against everything else in the movie" if Ennis says "I love you?"  Granted, it would be the first time he said it, but according to you all, he has felt it for twenty years.



Yeah, you're right Patriot1 - I'm part of that 99%. I think I maybe expressed myself badly above - what I really meant was that Ennis has never been able to say how he feels, and he certainly never makes any statement of love (although he shows it over and over again) so it would go against his character to actually say "I love you", even though it's when Jack can no longer hear him.

I'm certainly not saying that nothing was said in that scene though - I saw Heath's lips move - just that I'm not 100% convinced it was "I love you".
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Post by: Patriot1 on Apr 29, 2006, 06:25 PM
Yeah, you're right Patriot1 - I'm part of that 99%. I think I maybe expressed myself badly above - what I really meant was that Ennis has never been able to say how he feels, and he certainly never makes any statement of love (although he shows it over and over again) so it would go against his character to actually say "I love you", even though it's when Jack can no longer hear him.

I'm certainly not saying that nothing was said in that scene though - I saw Heath's lips move - just that I'm not 100% convinced it was "I love you".

Ennis has just seen the shock of his life.  He suddenly realizes that Jack has been in love with him for twenty years.  Why would it be out of character for him to tell Jack he loved him?  He isn't saying it to Jack.  He isn't saying it out loud.  It is still a repressed "I love you" but it would be the most natural thing to say at that moment.

If not "I love you", then what?  What else would fit at that time and place? 

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Post by: NoReins on Apr 30, 2006, 03:04 AM
If not "I love you", then what?  What else would fit at that time and place? 

I don't know. I can't think of anything else....

I've just watched that bit half a dozen times with the volume on the surround sound cranked way up and I'm still not 100% sure, but it does sound a lot like "I love you". Maybe you're right, Patriot1, that the shock of his discovery, the realisation that Jack was in love with him all those years, makes him remember that he never told Jack how he felt and fills him with a sudden need to "say it back".

Whether he does or not, this scene breaks my heart every time :'( :'(
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Post by: proulxfan on Apr 30, 2006, 08:42 PM
IMO, " I love you" fits beautifully, as in addition to our knowlege of Ennis's love for Jack from their first summer, we also are witnesses to the numerous times Jack tries vainly to get Ennis to verbalize his feelings for him in some way. And when Ennis is finally able to comply, Jack is gone. It is too late, and it is Ennis's realization of that fact that prompts the expression, almost involuntarily or sub-consciously. There is no way I can see that lessening the power of the tragedy; if anything it heightens it. It is not really audible at normal volumes, it isn't in any of the available texts and doesn't show up on the captions, so I'm not insisting that it is an established fact. Nor do I insist that others must hear it. But I believe it does fit perfectly, and if present, is another testimony to the brilliance of Mr. Ledger's performance because his understanding of the character Ennis Del Mar proceeds from bone depth. I was already inclined to build a shrine or statue to Heath after I found out it was his idea to reverse the shirts; if this was an ad-lib from him, I am convinced that a mere Best Actor Oscar was not worthy of his work. Perhaps we should contact someone on the Nobel committee. OT, but I don't care! :P

Peace, y'all
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Post by: NoReins on May 01, 2006, 02:51 AM
But I believe it does fit perfectly, and if present, is another testimony to the brilliance of Mr. Ledger's performance because his understanding of the character Ennis Del Mar proceeds from bone depth. I was already inclined to build a shrine or statue to Heath after I found out it was his idea to reverse the shirts; if this was an ad-lib from him, I am convinced that a mere Best Actor Oscar was not worthy of his work. Perhaps we should contact someone on the Nobel committee. OT, but I don't care! :P

Now that's one shrine I could worship at all day ;D
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Post by: Valandil Eluch on May 01, 2006, 04:01 PM
IMO, " I love you" fits beautifully, as in addition to our knowlege of Ennis's love for Jack from their first summer, we also are witnesses to the numerous times Jack tries vainly to get Ennis to verbalize his feelings for him in some way. And when Ennis is finally able to comply, Jack is gone. It is too late, and it is Ennis's realization of that fact that prompts the expression, almost involuntarily or sub-consciously. There is no way I can see that lessening the power of the tragedy; if anything it heightens it. It is not really audible at normal volumes, it isn't in any of the available texts and doesn't show up on the captions, so I'm not insisting that it is an established fact. Nor do I insist that others must hear it. But I believe it does fit perfectly, and if present, is another testimony to the brilliance of Mr. Ledger's performance because his understanding of the character Ennis Del Mar proceeds from bone depth. I was already inclined to build a shrine or statue to Heath after I found out it was his idea to reverse the shirts; if this was an ad-lib from him, I am convinced that a mere Best Actor Oscar was not worthy of his work. Perhaps we should contact someone on the Nobel committee. OT, but I don't care! :P

Peace, y'all


tha is a beautiful post!!!
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Post by: NoReins on May 02, 2006, 02:27 AM
Watched this little bit of the scene half a dozen times last night and I don't know how much it has to do with power of suggestion, but I'm definitely hearing "I love you" now.....
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Post by: Padmé Briseis on May 02, 2006, 03:43 PM
Didn´t hear "I love you" I agree with chameau ....(little bit offtopic - I saw "loving you" in cinema in subtitles :D When Jack said "I wish I knew how to quit you" Czech translation was: I wish I knew how to stop loving you. Bad translation but very cute... ;) ;D
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Post by: chameau on May 02, 2006, 06:09 PM
Results of the poll to this date

21 persons heard it (42%)
28 persons didn't hear it (57%)
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Valandil Eluch on May 02, 2006, 06:55 PM
we're gonna need to record that scene and raise the volume all the way up!!! i'll try but i'll need to ge a mic first!
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Post by: Patriot1 on May 02, 2006, 09:36 PM
we're gonna need to record that scene and raise the volume all the way up!!! i'll try but i'll need to ge a mic first!

What is really sad is that all these pictures come out that have absolutely nothing to do with the final produce and yet there are no sound tacks available without the music.  Without the music you could hear everything.

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Post by: NoReins on May 03, 2006, 02:21 AM
Results of the poll to this date

21 persons heard it (42%)
28 persons didn't hear it (57%)

chameau - the poll is inaccurate. I originally voted no (based on one viewing at the cinema), but I'm now a yes (based on several million viewings of my dvd!) but I can't change my vote...
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Post by: proulxfan on May 03, 2006, 06:07 AM
we're gonna need to record that scene and raise the volume all the way up!!! i'll try but i'll need to ge a mic first!

What is really sad is that all these pictures come out that have absolutely nothing to do with the final produce and yet there are no sound tacks available without the music.  Without the music you could hear everything.


Interesting thought, Patriot1. If they add audio tracks in "layers" why not set up the DVD so that the music can be switched off? It certainly shouldn't present any technical difficulties to enable this feature.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on May 03, 2006, 05:06 PM
Results of the poll to this date

21 persons heard it (42%)
28 persons didn't hear it (57%)

chameau - the poll is inaccurate. I originally voted no (based on one viewing at the cinema), but I'm now a yes (based on several million viewings of my dvd!) but I can't change my vote...

Good point!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Valandil Eluch on May 03, 2006, 06:46 PM
we're gonna need to record that scene and raise the volume all the way up!!! i'll try but i'll need to ge a mic first!

What is really sad is that all these pictures come out that have absolutely nothing to do with the final produce and yet there are no sound tacks available without the music.  Without the music you could hear everything.



i have a software sony soundforce you can do that like i said i don't have a microphone for that!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: stacp on May 04, 2006, 02:58 PM
I have watched this scene again and again (oh the research I do in the name of BBM) to see if I hear the "I love you."  I would love to hear it.  I do hear Ennis say "Jack" when he pulls the shirts toward him, but I do not hear the "I love you." I do see Ennis' mouth quiver and maybe an exhale of breath, but that's it.  I know Annie Proulx has said that their love is "unspeakable" (I'm paraphrasing here).  But she also said Heath knew Ennis better than she did.  So, Heath may have ad-libbed the "I love you."  But I know that's what Ennis was thinking in that moment.   :'(
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Post by: Patriot1 on May 04, 2006, 03:07 PM
I have watched this scene again and again (oh the research I do in the name of BBM) to see if I hear the "I love you."  I would love to hear it.  I do hear Ennis say "Jack" when he pulls the shirts toward him, but I do not hear the "I love you." I do see Ennis' mouth quiver and maybe an exhale of breath, but that's it.  I know Annie Proulx has said that their love is "unspeakable" (I'm paraphrasing here).  But she also said Heath knew Ennis better than she did.  So, Heath may have ad-libbed the "I love you."  But I know that's what Ennis was thinking in that moment.   :'(

Someone else here said she heard Ennis say "Jack" but as much as I listened I could never hear it.  I definitely hear "I love you." 

Your turn Chameau.   ;D

Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: stacp on May 04, 2006, 03:58 PM
I have watched this scene again and again (oh the research I do in the name of BBM) to see if I hear the "I love you."  I would love to hear it.  I do hear Ennis say "Jack" when he pulls the shirts toward him, but I do not hear the "I love you." I do see Ennis' mouth quiver and maybe an exhale of breath, but that's it.  I know Annie Proulx has said that their love is "unspeakable" (I'm paraphrasing here).  But she also said Heath knew Ennis better than she did.  So, Heath may have ad-libbed the "I love you."  But I know that's what Ennis was thinking in that moment.   :'(

Someone else here said she heard Ennis say "Jack" but as much as I listened I could never hear it.  I definitely hear "I love you." 

Your turn Chameau.   ;D



The "Jack" is very, very faint.  Ennis says it, I believe, right after he puts his right hand on the shirt, and before he brings it up to his chest to embrace.  His lips barely move, but Ennis says a whole lot with his lips no mor than a quarter of an inch open!  I think when he says "Jack," in that moment, it hits Ennis like a ton of bricks; how much Jack loved him, how much he loved Jack, and what he could have done for love but didn't.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: NoReins on May 04, 2006, 04:18 PM
Now, see, that's the first time I've seen any mention of Ennis saying "Jack" when he first picks up the shirts - I've obviously never heard that myself.

Does this mean I'm going to have to watch again? ;)
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: LuvJackNasty on May 04, 2006, 08:36 PM
I have watched this scene again and again (oh the research I do in the name of BBM) to see if I hear the "I love you."  I would love to hear it.  I do hear Ennis say "Jack" when he pulls the shirts toward him, but I do not hear the "I love you." I do see Ennis' mouth quiver and maybe an exhale of breath, but that's it.  I know Annie Proulx has said that their love is "unspeakable" (I'm paraphrasing here).  But she also said Heath knew Ennis better than she did.  So, Heath may have ad-libbed the "I love you."  But I know that's what Ennis was thinking in that moment.   :'(

Someone else here said she heard Ennis say "Jack" but as much as I listened I could never hear it.  I definitely hear "I love you." 

Your turn Chameau.   ;D



The "Jack" is very, very faint.  Ennis says it, I believe, right after he puts his right hand on the shirt, and before he brings it up to his chest to embrace.  His lips barely move, but Ennis says a whole lot with his lips no mor than a quarter of an inch open!  I think when he says "Jack," in that moment, it hits Ennis like a ton of bricks; how much Jack loved him, how much he loved Jack, and what he could have done for love but didn't.

THANK YOU!!!!
That was me and I'm glad you hear it too! That's exactly where it is!   ;D His hand goes to the shirt pocket and it's faint but I heard him say "Jack". I picked that up on my quest to hear "I Love You"- which I did.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on May 05, 2006, 12:18 AM
THANK YOU!!!! That was me and I'm glad you hear it too! That's exactly where it is!   ;D His hand goes to the shirt pocket and it's faint but I heard him say "Jack". I picked that up on my quest to hear "I Love You"- which I did.

Well, I listened and listened and listened and still can not hear him say Jack.  But, that is okay.  I hear the most important part...."I love you."

Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: LuvJackNasty on May 05, 2006, 07:46 PM
THANK YOU!!!! That was me and I'm glad you hear it too! That's exactly where it is!   ;D His hand goes to the shirt pocket and it's faint but I heard him say "Jack". I picked that up on my quest to hear "I Love You"- which I did.

Well, I listened and listened and listened and still can not hear him say Jack.  But, that is okay.  I hear the most important part...."I love you."



I'm just happy someone else heard it- a sanity check of sorts!  ;) ;D
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: karen1129 on May 06, 2006, 09:01 AM
I have watched this scene again and again (oh the research I do in the name of BBM) to see if I hear the "I love you."  I would love to hear it.  I do hear Ennis say "Jack" when he pulls the shirts toward him, but I do not hear the "I love you." I do see Ennis' mouth quiver and maybe an exhale of breath, but that's it.  I know Annie Proulx has said that their love is "unspeakable" (I'm paraphrasing here).  But she also said Heath knew Ennis better than she did.  So, Heath may have ad-libbed the "I love you."  But I know that's what Ennis was thinking in that moment.   :'(

Well pooh.  I haven't caught Ennis saying "Jack" when he pulls those shirts to him.  Now I gotta go listen again ! Sigh ! :D
That scene almost pulls my guts out though. 
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Post by: Kemmer on May 12, 2006, 06:45 PM
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I'll stick to Ennis tears and silence in Jack's bedroom, it's already too much for me.  :'(

Not too mention the bloody music  :'( :'( :'( but it's off topic


Someone earlier--somewhere on this site--said she was going to have "Wings" from the BBM CD played at her wedding.  I'm never much affected by weddings, but I know that if "Wings" was ever played at a gay union ceremony I attended, I would be a sobbing, crumpled mess!
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Post by: Valandil Eluch on May 12, 2006, 07:14 PM
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I'll stick to Ennis tears and silence in Jack's bedroom, it's already too much for me.  :'(

Not too mention the bloody music  :'( :'( :'( but it's off topic


Someone earlier--somewhere on this site--said she was going to have "Wings" from the BBM CD played at her wedding.  I'm never much affected by weddings, but I know that if "Wings" was ever played at a gay union ceremony I attended, I would be a sobbing, crumpled mess!

kemmer
it was not a she it was he since i know who he was  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: karen1129 on May 14, 2006, 10:32 PM
I have watched this scene again and again (oh the research I do in the name of BBM) to see if I hear the "I love you."  I would love to hear it.  I do hear Ennis say "Jack" when he pulls the shirts toward him, but I do not hear the "I love you." I do see Ennis' mouth quiver and maybe an exhale of breath, but that's it.  I know Annie Proulx has said that their love is "unspeakable" (I'm paraphrasing here).  But she also said Heath knew Ennis better than she did.  So, Heath may have ad-libbed the "I love you."  But I know that's what Ennis was thinking in that moment.   :'(

Someone else here said she heard Ennis say "Jack" but as much as I listened I could never hear it.  I definitely hear "I love you." 

Your turn Chameau.   ;D



OMG.....  I do hear him whisper Jack !
I haven't watched that scene very much because it is so painful.  I watched it about 5 times tonight.  I hear him say Jack.
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Post by: keren_b on May 15, 2006, 02:08 AM
I watched my new DVD yesterday but couldn't hear it.  :(
But that's okay, I know how he feels...
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Post by: NoReins on May 15, 2006, 02:14 AM
Keep trying Keren - I didn't hear it to start with, but I do now. It's just after he brings the sleeve of the shirts up to his face - he breathes out and his lips move and you have to listen carefully to the breath....
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on May 15, 2006, 02:18 AM
Keep trying Keren - I didn't hear it to start with, but I do now. It's just after he brings the sleeve of the shirts up to his face - he breathes out and his lips move and you have to listen carefully to the breath....

Yes Keren. He says it very fast.

It is a beautiful thing to hear.  I hope you will hear it, not that it will change the story if you don't.



Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: jesseanne21 on Jun 14, 2006, 12:03 PM
No he doesn't, I just watched and listened very carefully.  My heart wanted to hear I Love You but he never said it.

Sorry!  :-

Me too Cham, It looks like his lips are brushing over the shirt and he sort of sighs but no matter how I try ( and God I want to hear the words) I can't hear him say anything.

I read your post and rre watchedthe movie and I HEARD IT!!! 

It is not in AP's story, it does not show up in Subtitles and it is not in the screenplay.  I think it was just Heath Ledger improvising.  But HE WHISPERS "I Love You." <^(



Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: gimmejack on Jun 23, 2006, 03:42 AM
I heard the I love you whisper very first time I saw the movie...You even see his lips moving
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: stacp on Jun 23, 2006, 10:08 PM
Keep trying Keren - I didn't hear it to start with, but I do now. It's just after he brings the sleeve of the shirts up to his face - he breathes out and his lips move and you have to listen carefully to the breath....

I've never heard it.  I just hear an exhalation of breath.  Does he mouth it or actually say/whisper it?  I SO want to hear it.   It may break my heart in two, though.   :\'(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: karen1129 on Jun 24, 2006, 07:25 AM
I am usually crying so hard at that point, that I didn't notice it for a long time.
Do now.  Poor Ennis.  Did he not realize until that moment how much he loved
Jack?   :\'(
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Post by: LuvJackNasty on Jun 24, 2006, 10:19 AM
Keep trying Keren - I didn't hear it to start with, but I do now. It's just after he brings the sleeve of the shirts up to his face - he breathes out and his lips move and you have to listen carefully to the breath....

I've never heard it.  I just hear an exhalation of breath.  Does he mouth it or actually say/whisper it?  I SO want to hear it.   It may break my heart in two, though.   :\'(

It's a whisper as he's exhaling. I thought nothing could make that scene more heart-wrenching than it already was and then this did it. I also heard him say "Jack"- when he first takes the shirts out of the closet and as his hand goes to the chest of the shirt. Then he embraces the shirts... :\'(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: mllocy on Jul 03, 2006, 10:51 AM
I heard it!  I've seen the movie 15 times, and I never heard that.  Then, someone tells me to look, and I hear it!  Dear GOD!  Heath Ledger SHOULD have won best Actor!  He's amazing!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: welshwitch on Jul 03, 2006, 11:02 AM
I've listened over and over; from being sceptical I've become convinced he says something, and it may well be "I love you".
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: welshwitch on Jul 03, 2006, 11:03 AM
On the other hand I want to hear it, and wish-fulfillment is a powerful motive.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: mllocy on Jul 04, 2006, 01:33 PM
Man, I was entirely skeptical.  I even played it the first time and was like, nope.  But then I tried again, and there it was.  I mean, it's wicked muffled, but it sure fricken sounds like he's saying "I love you." 
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: jozsan on Jul 06, 2006, 05:00 AM
I didn't notice it the first time, but now that I listened for it, I heard it! It's clearly right there, he does move his lips as others have mentioned earlier. I love that it's (finally) said!

Could someone please remind me of the other two times the word "love" is said in the movie?
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Post by: NoReins on Jul 06, 2006, 05:51 AM
I didn't notice it the first time, but now that I listened for it, I heard it! It's clearly right there, he does move his lips as others have mentioned earlier. I love that it's (finally) said!

Could someone please remind me of the other two times the word "love" is said in the movie?

1. When Cassie confronts Ennis in the diner and says "Oh Ennis, girls don't fall in love with fun"
2. When Alma Jr goes to tell Ennis that her and Kurt are getting married and he asks "This Kurt - does he love you?" (She answers "Yes Daddy, he loves me" so I guess you could say it's said three times!)

Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: jozsan on Jul 06, 2006, 06:42 AM
I have to ask - do you think there's a point with having Ennis in the closet while saying "I love you"?

Lee seems to have been given us hints, clues and that kind of stuff in almost every part of this incredible film.. I don't know, I just came to think of it. Ennis does never come "out of the closet" and there, in the closet, he finally "says" that phrase - that certainly isn't needed. But just because it's said in the way it's said, it's so much more powerful.

I hope you were able to get anything out of this, I got all set up writing it.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: LuvYouJake on Sep 23, 2006, 08:32 AM
I just finished watching BBM.....put the volume right up and remained glued to the screen.....and I didn't hear anything :( I tried, oh how I tried! *shrugs*
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Post by: LuvJackNasty on Sep 23, 2006, 09:03 AM
Hi LuvYouJake and welcome. It took me four tries to hear it (I had ran out to buy headphones-lol) Now I hear it all the time. It's a gut wrenching scene regardless of whether or not one hears it. :\'(


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Post by: carbyville on Sep 26, 2006, 02:27 AM
Still haven't heard it. I hear something but it isn't "I love you" just sounds like breathing to me. I've watched and rewatched dozens upon dozens of times and still no dice.  :-\\

-Kristin
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Sep 26, 2006, 12:25 PM
Hi LuvYouJake and welcome. It took me four tries to hear it (I had ran out to buy headphones-lol) Now I hear it all the time. It's a gut wrenching scene regardless of whether or not one hears it. :\'(




Sorry, I kept listening but I never heard it, no matter headphones, volume on the stereo set at the max, whatever.  Anyway, it doesn't seem logical for me for Ennis to say this and as you all know the dialogues are sticking to the short story, specially in that specific scene.  For me it would be betraying Annie Proulx.
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Post by: jesseanne21 on Sep 26, 2006, 12:38 PM
Hi LuvYouJake and welcome. It took me four tries to hear it (I had ran out to buy headphones-lol) Now I hear it all the time. It's a gut wrenching scene regardless of whether or not one hears it. :\'(




Sorry, I kept listening but I never heard it, no matter headphones, volume on the stereo set at the max, whatever.  Anyway, it doesn't seem logical for me for Ennis to say this and as you all know the dialogues are sticking to the short story, specially in that specific scene.  For me it would be betraying Annie Proulx.

Cham -  Heath doesn't say it OUT LOUD...he sort of whispers it on the exhalation, but if you listen carefully you can hear it.  He holds the two shirts up to his face and inhales deeply then he whispers "I love you" on the exhale.  I SWEAR I HEAR IT EVERY TIME NOW
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Sep 26, 2006, 12:40 PM
Sorry, I know I'm stubborn  ??? ::)  I don't buy that.  %(
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Post by: Patriot1 on Sep 26, 2006, 01:29 PM
Sorry, I know I'm stubborn  ??? ::)  I don't buy that.  %(


Ok, you didn't hear it. In my opinion that is too bad, but, you seem to be happy with it. That's cool.

But I really resent people trying to make those of us who do hear it feel like we are defective or something. Nobody is asking you to buy anything. Either you do hear it or you don't...period.

Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: carbyville on Sep 26, 2006, 01:47 PM
Sorry, I know I'm stubborn  ??? ::)  I don't buy that.  %(


Ok, you didn't hear it. In my opinion that is too bad, but, you seem to be happy with it. That's cool.

But I really resent people trying to make those of us who do hear it feel like we are defective or something. Nobody is asking you to buy anything. Either you do hear it or you don't...period.



Any tips on how one can hear it better? I want to hear it, I just haven't yet. I've tried on my TV, with several different kinds of headphones and nothing!  :-[

-Kristin
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: aintfoolin on Sep 26, 2006, 01:57 PM
I never heard it.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Patriot1 on Sep 26, 2006, 02:58 PM
Any tips on how one can hear it better? I want to hear it, I just haven't yet. I've tried on my TV, with several different kinds of headphones and nothing!  :-[

-Kristin


Kristin, and anyone else interested, I have created a movie segment of where I believe Ennis says, "I love you."

You may download the segment from here: http://download.yousendit.com/AF74DE37698D8A39  .

I recommend you do the following:

1. use your favorite movie player.
2. set the volumn in your movie play to maximum.
3. if you use windows xp set the system volumn to maximum (this is not the same as your movie player)
4. set "auto replay" or "repeat" in your movie player.
5. click play.

If you have headphones for your computer, by all means use them, just be careful of your ears as the volumn is set to maximum.

The movie segment will play over and over until you stop it.

If you don't have a favorite movie player, I use Windows Media Player, you can click on the 'film strip" below and it will play on your screen but will not repeat. You will have to keep clicking play.


(https://ennisjack.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe359%2FPatriotOne%2Fth_ILoveYou.jpg&hash=93d7db975c8c4123c164e590e9179cd5ccdffe03) (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/PatriotOne/?action=view&current=ILoveYou.flv)

If you still can not hear "I love you" then I suggest you give it up. You never will.



Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: jesseanne21 on Sep 26, 2006, 03:06 PM
Patriot1 -

THANKS

Now that I know what to look/listen for when I watch the DVD, I can see/hear it everytime, but now I have a little slice of Ennis saved on my computer that I can watch WHENEVER I want....
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: carbyville on Sep 26, 2006, 03:55 PM
As soon as I finish working here I am gonna listen to the clip as you suggested. I will report back what I heard. Thanks so much!

-Kristin
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Post by: LuvYouJake on Sep 27, 2006, 06:20 AM
I've just looked over the clip posted and now im probably torn 50/50. The first few watches I thought it was just the way the breathing came out but I can actually see how the 'i love you' would be interpreted - his lips also do move as if to speak. hhhhhmmmmmm............how interesting. I think it was done to not be obvious either way - that he does or doesn't say it. Personally, im still not convinced he says it but as metioned before we can all draw our own conclusions and bring those thoughts in when experiencing the movie.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: carbyville on Sep 27, 2006, 06:28 AM
Listened/watched countless times. I'm a bit more convinced than I was, but still not 100%. I find it easy to believe that this is the only way that Ennis could have ever said those words to anyone. Through utter heartbreak. So that makes this easier for me to see. The problem I'm still having is I'm just not hearing words come from his mouth. I see his lips move as if he's saying something, for sure. It is there, no doubt. I just cannot hear any audible words, but I guess that is the point, huh? I really wouldn't expect Ennis to shout it from the rooftops. So I'm going to say that it is there, I'm just too dang deaf to hear it. I'll keep listening though in hopes that one day I'll hear the words.

-Kristin
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: welshwitch on Sep 28, 2006, 01:59 PM
I've listened over and over and though it looks as if he's moving his lips, I can'tcatch any distinguishable words. It took me a while to hear some of the others, eg in FNIT, though, so I guess I'll just have to keep listening, though it's a great hardship.
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Post by: BBM Obsessed on Sep 30, 2006, 05:40 PM
OMG!!!  I just watched that scene and did hear Ennis whisper "I Love You"!!!   <^( <^( <^(

I hadn't thought about it in awhile, but I remember thinking I heard Ennis say "I love you" during that scene while at my first viewing at the theater (12/09/05).  Ironically, during subsequent viewings I didn't hear it again.  Since I am usually an emotional pile of rubble by that time in the movie, I just ended up blaming it on my romantic subconcious and wishful thinking.  Now I know for sure that I did hear it.  I just ran that sequence through six times and my heart swelled a little with each utterance!  Awesome!  (And I (again) applaud Heath for his acting brilliance!!)   :clap: :clap: :clap: 

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Post by: greenfrog on Sep 30, 2006, 06:15 PM
I heard it !!!!!!  <^( <^( <^( <^(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: keren_b on Oct 01, 2006, 06:25 AM
It doesn't really bother me that much that I didn't hear it. I don't have headphones connection so maybe that's the problem. If so many people have heard it I guess it's there, but I don't think it'll change much whether I hear it or not - I know what Ennis feels in that moment. For me, what goes through is head is "God, I've never realised you loved me so much from the begining, I'm sorry Jack, I love you too, I love you so much but now I won't ever have the chance to tell you". whether he says it or not, I know he feels that love in his heart and he's finally able to admit it. The fact that other people heard him say it just confirms my feelings.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: jakestowel on Oct 24, 2006, 10:51 AM
I wanted so much to hear him say it.  I tried over and over, but I am one of those who was not fortunate to hear it.  But his entire mood and actions during this scene just scream:  "Jack , I love you!" And it tore me up.

Ennis had difficulty expressing himself in words.  His actions spoke for him.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Oct 24, 2006, 10:37 PM
I wanted so much to hear him say it.  I tried over and over, but I am one of those who was not fortunate to hear it.  But his entire mood and actions during this scene just scream:  "Jack , I love you!" And it tore me up.

Ennis had difficulty expressing himself in words.  His actions spoke for him.

 :\'( :\'( :\'(

I second all you said

Amen!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: aintfoolin on Nov 14, 2006, 05:57 AM
he says it so softly that it could be easily missed. Well I finally heard him say it and oh my God it's so emotional I can't stand it.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: Toadily on Jun 29, 2007, 03:52 PM
I don't feel the character would say that.   Even with all that has happened, all he is at point of saying is Jack I swear, I feel meaning i honor you and wish on some level I did more right by you.  But the three little words isn't Ennis.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Jun 29, 2007, 08:16 PM
I don't feel the character would say that.   Even with all that has happened, all he is at point of saying is Jack I swear, I feel meaning i honor you and wish on some level I did more right by you.  But the three little words isn't Ennis.

What she said!
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: manhattangirl on Jun 30, 2007, 11:29 AM
I think this is as close as Ennis could come to saying "I love you",   I don't understand what the problem is in saying this, like we are all some how above saying it,  to hear it.  This story was about love, and if  it wasn't would be here talking about?    In one way or another in our deepest of hearts this what we want, this what want to give, and what we want to receive, and want to hear whispered in our ears.

my 2 cents.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: freakasylum23 on Jun 30, 2007, 12:57 PM
When I checked out again BBM in my laptop, I didn't hear Ennis saying "I LOVE YOU" after taking a deep breath and exhaled but when I closely watched it again and listened to that, YES I HEARD THAT!!! I heard that many times and I saw also that the lips of Ennis moving and saying "I LOVE YOU".. OMG I can't resist to cry again...
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: lamusica on Jun 30, 2007, 02:48 PM
I've tried to hear it, but can't.  Then I realize that actions speak much louder than any words possibly could, and the way in which Ennis holds the shirts, smells them, rubs them on his face and cries is enough for me.  If that isn't love, I don't know what is.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: City Slickin' Cowboy on Jun 30, 2007, 03:05 PM
I've never been able to detect the words.  As far as I'm concerned his actions say it clearly. :\'(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: jacks_key on Jun 30, 2007, 04:22 PM
It's a whisper as he's exhaling. I thought nothing could make that scene more heart-wrenching than it already was and then this did it. I also heard him say "Jack"- when he first takes the shirts out of the closet and as his hand goes to the chest of the shirt. Then he embraces the shirts... :\'(

I might have posted this before, but I agree with you.  WATCH HIS MOUTH.  He inhales thru his nose and exhales thru his mouth.  When he's exhaling, watch his mouth - even if you don't hear the 'I love you,' you can see his lips forming the words. 
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: City Slickin' Cowboy on Jun 30, 2007, 05:40 PM
I might have posted this before, but I agree with you.  WATCH HIS MOUTH.  He inhales thru his nose and exhales thru his mouth.  When he's exhaling, watch his mouth - even if you don't hear the 'I love you,' you can see his lips forming the words. 

Next time I watch it I will look for it.  If I am able to make it out I'm sure I will just lose it! :\'(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: LuvJackNasty on Jun 30, 2007, 07:39 PM
That's how it was for me CSC. That scene still rips me to shreds. Hearing it just made it worse for me. That scene says too damn much whether or not one hears it  :\'(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: City Slickin' Cowboy on Jun 30, 2007, 08:35 PM
That's how it was for me CSC. That scene still rips me to shreds. Hearing it just made it worse for me. That scene says too damn much whether or not one hears it  :\'(

Amazing...this was one of the scenes in the trailer that locked me into an obsession with this film in the first place.  Who would have thought more than a year and a half later there would be something new to discover.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: aintfoolin on Jul 01, 2007, 04:47 PM
I don't feel the character would say that.   Even with all that has happened, all he is at point of saying is Jack I swear, I feel meaning i honor you and wish on some level I did more right by you.  But the three little words isn't Ennis.

 I disagree. Ennis is a changed man after all this. Yes, he is stubborn shy, hard to reach, but this reached Ennis as nothing had ever did in his life. This is not the same Ennis even as he sat in the Twist kitchen before he found the shirts. He did'nt realize the depth of Jack's undying love for him until this moment. I could see Ennis saying it and he did.
 This did it for me too, and I don't normally cry during movie scenes but just thinking about it brings tears. Ennis was'nt made of stone and the proof is in this pudding, the testament , if you will of him breathing/sighing the words "I love you to Jack ...finally. At this momement the shirts * became* Jack for him, as Ennis tearfully pulled the shirts into a *hug* (Adjusting the arms/sleeves) trying to will Jack back to life  by smelling the shirts too. :\'( :\'( and probably thinking "if only I could see you  alive one more time, I'd give you that sweet life like you wanted me to. I was wrong" Jack, and I do love you)" .Regrets were definitly in order for him. Through his actions and verbal confession we get the picture. MO.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: ethan on Jul 01, 2007, 09:54 PM
This did it for me too, and I don't normally cry during movie scenes but just thinking about it brings tears. Ennis was'nt made of stone and the proof is in this pudding, the testament , if you will of him breathing/sighing the words "I love you to Jack ...finally. At this momement the shirts * became* Jack for him, as Ennis tearfully pulled the shirts into a *hug* (Adjusting the arms/sleeves) trying to will Jack back to life  by smelling the shirts too. :\'( :\'( and probably thinking "if only I could see you  alive one more time, I'd give you that sweet life like you wanted me to. I was wrong" Jack, and I do love you)" .Regrets were definitly in order for him. Through his actions and verbal confession we get the picture. MO.

Gosh your post did it for me.  :\'( I did hear Ennis say it when I watched the DVD on my laptop and listened with a headphone. I think this scene is a killer because the audience felt the magnitude of love just like Ennis for the first time.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: BBBOY on Jul 01, 2007, 10:07 PM
Gosh your post did it for me.  :\'( I did hear Ennis say it when I watched the DVD on my laptop and listened with a headphone. I think this scene is a killer because the audience felt the magnitude of love just like Ennis for the first time.

Whether it was said or not, ( and I believe I have heard it) his actions convey just what we all know he is saying.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: LuvJackNasty on Jul 02, 2007, 11:24 PM
I disagree. Ennis is a changed man after all this. Yes, he is stubborn shy, hard to reach, but this reached Ennis as nothing had ever did in his life. This is not the same Ennis even as he sat in the Twist kitchen before he found the shirts. He did'nt realize the depth of Jack's undying love for him until this moment. I could see Ennis saying it and he did.
 This did it for me too, and I don't normally cry during movie scenes but just thinking about it brings tears. Ennis was'nt made of stone and the proof is in this pudding, the testament , if you will of him breathing/sighing the words "I love you to Jack ...finally. At this momement the shirts * became* Jack for him, as Ennis tearfully pulled the shirts into a *hug* (Adjusting the arms/sleeves) trying to will Jack back to life  by smelling the shirts too. :\'( :\'( and probably thinking "if only I could see you  alive one more time, I'd give you that sweet life like you wanted me to. I was wrong" Jack, and I do love you)" .Regrets were definitly in order for him. Through his actions and verbal confession we get the picture. MO.

Oh God this whole post just killed me  :\'( :\'(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: myprivatejack on Sep 15, 2007, 10:59 AM
Interesting and moving topic that I regret to having lose in its moment because I wasn´t still a part of these persons who can write such a nice posts as you¡I disagree with Toadily because I think,like aintnofolin,that Ennis changes after Jack´s death;human nature is complicated enough as to realized the deepness and importance of what we got only when we´ve lost it.And then we say or do what we must have said or done much before,but it´s to late...Ennis got shocked when he saw the shirts,and this shock was like a blow with a hammer against his macho man´s shield.Then,he could easily say the words he never wanted,be able or admited to say to Jack before;as if he was saying to himself "Why wasn´t I brave enough to tell him I LOVE YOU?But I agree also with who say that his actions in Twist´s home speak for himself.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: aintfoolin on Sep 18, 2007, 02:49 PM
I feel it is Ennis's personal responsibility hitting home here. Whai I mean is that the fact that Ennis DID"NT take what Jack wanted seiously enough till now. His involvement in this reality to him is what's so painful. He knows only one thing at this moment and that is it is better if Jack had'nt died. Period.

He did leave/die , though under very mysterious circumstances and I have a fantasy that lingers.  A *what if* scenario.That there is a case of "mistaken identity", Jack is not dead , but only missing. and Jack shows up one day on Ennis's door step alive and well. If Jack still wants his sweet life with Ennis  having had this serious wake up call, there's no doubt at that point he'd have gotten it. If Ennis could have gotten a second chance with Jack, he would have done it, now knowing the devastating alternative to not committing. My opinion and a wish. Thanks.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: myprivatejack on Sep 19, 2007, 09:06 AM
I totally agree with you,aintfoolin,and precisely some of us spoke about this possibility of a Jack´s escape pretending he was dead before everybody-including Ennis,or perhaps mainly before Ennis-.And how in this case,Ennis had learned the lesson enough bitterly to overcome his paranoias reacting in a very different way from the one he had done all his life.As I said before,we usually "wake" when it´s too late or when the blow it´s too strong,although it isn´t hopeless still.A wonderful wish,AF, thanks to share it with us.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: babytammy7 on Sep 19, 2007, 11:27 AM
Aintfoolin, MPJ, a friend of mine said to me that perhaps Ennis didn't change at all, and he neither would have wanted that sweet life if he had have a second chance, 'cause his theory about being killed for being gay was confirmed with Jack's dead.......  If Jack were still alive he  probably would be more understanding, but he were even more afraid of being killed than before and he were afraid of loosing Jack again if they were found out.

I never thought about it in that way, but I think it could makes sense; what do you think?
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: LuvJackNasty on Sep 19, 2007, 11:31 AM
That's interesting BabyTammy. Maybe we should start a thread (if you haven't already) posing that very question. I never thought of it like that either.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: myprivatejack on Sep 19, 2007, 12:13 PM
That's interesting BabyTammy. Maybe we should start a thread (if you haven't already) posing that very question. I never thought of it like that either.
I agree also;I think we should start the thread:-Had Ennis really changed if Jack wasn´t killed?, for example.Let´s start¡.
Title: did anybody hear "i love you?"
Post by: haveacrush on Jul 03, 2012, 02:22 PM
i had downloaded movie transcript of BBM (all dialogues !) ... its mentioned that after discovering the shirts ennis holds them and breathes in saying "I love you" .. is it true? has anybody actually heard it ?
Title: Re: did anybody hear "i love you?"
Post by: ethan on Jul 03, 2012, 04:38 PM
Here is a poll about your question. Some did and some didn't.

http://www.ennisjack.com/forum/index.php?topic=3367.0 (http://www.ennisjack.com/forum/index.php?topic=3367.0)
Title: Re: did anybody hear "i love you?"
Post by: kitty on Jul 03, 2012, 06:52 PM
I've tried to hear it, but no luck :(

I do hear something, though. It may just Ennis exhaling into the shirts, but I swear I can hear him say Jack's name...
Title: Re: did anybody hear "i love you?"
Post by: BBMsheep on Jul 04, 2012, 04:01 AM
I haven't heard anything :-\\

I just want to see it again and try to hear something now! #s}

It would be amazing if Ennis said "I love you" or even "Jack"... (:*
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Jul 04, 2012, 08:34 PM
I actually merged the two topics to make it easier to everyone

and you can still vote. :)
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: stone55555555 on Jul 05, 2012, 09:26 AM
I've tried to hear it, but can't.  Then I realize that actions speak much louder than any words possibly could, and the way in which Ennis holds the shirts, smells them, rubs them on his face and cries is enough for me.  If that isn't love, I don't know what is.


 :_( :_( :_( 
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: BBMsheep on Jul 05, 2012, 11:38 AM
So... I re-watch the scene and I've heard nothing, only Ennis's breath. All I got is tears in my eyes :-\\ I haven't seen BBM since 5 months and just watching this scene totally devastated me. I can't believe how I am still so sensitive with this movie.

I agree with the quote of lamusica posted above. In a way, I heard I love you, simply by watching him delicately embrace the shirt and breathe it. It's painfully beautiful :_(


Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: stone55555555 on Jul 06, 2012, 04:32 AM
 :_( Beautifully put BBMsheep, that scene never fails to crush whatever immunity from crying i had to that scene.

 :ghug:
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Jul 06, 2012, 09:29 PM
I just hope we can all meet one day in some gathering and have a group watch...

Been there many times and it's good to hold another teary brokie! We know, huh?  :-\\ :_(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: BBMsheep on Jul 12, 2012, 09:36 AM
:_( Beautifully put BBMsheep, that scene never fails to crush whatever immunity from crying i had to that scene.

 :ghug:

Thank you! I cry or have tears in my eyes each time I saw that scene :_(

 :ghug:
I just hope we can all meet one day in some gathering and have a group watch...

Been there many times and it's good to hold another teary brokie! We know, huh?  :-\\ :_(

This meeting would cost us billions in tissues ;D

In my case, I can't imagine what could be a group watch of BBM... It would be an unforgettable moment I guess. But, this movie is so a part of me, I think I would feel myself like, I don't know, "naked" in front of you all, or something like that!! ;D Or at least my soul would be naked. It seems ridiculous but it's how I feel. It's very strange in fact  :s) ^*()
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: rimasworld on Jul 14, 2012, 01:33 AM
I've heard him say I love you and I thought it was just my mind hearing him. Glad others have heard it too.
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: jack123 on Jul 25, 2012, 05:08 PM
I never heard it and now it makes me want to watch the movie again and really pay attention to it.Any very good excuse to watch this beautiful movie again
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: thunderwolf on Jun 18, 2014, 03:28 PM
I wanted to hear. But I didn't  >:(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: chameau on Jun 18, 2014, 10:20 PM
I wanted to hear. But I didn't  >:(

Yup, me too but I swear Ennis never said I love you... too many screenings on DVD with earphones trying to hear it but... nah!  :(
Title: Re: Ennis says "I love you" in closet scene - Spoiler - New POLL
Post by: thunderwolf on Jun 19, 2014, 01:20 AM
Yup, me too but I swear Ennis never said I love you... too many screenings on DVD with earphones trying to hear it but... nah!  :(

Although I wanted to hear, I think like a lot of what was not said in the movie, it was oh so painfully evident!