Tombul, I loved your story. My family did not frequent excahnge endearments. However, since my brother died at a young age we can not say I love you enough. This has continued with my own kids. I constantly say I love you. You just never know when someone will not be there anymore.
Of course actions speak louder than words and I was very touched by the way Jack and Ennis displayed their love, but somehow I wish they gotten the opportunity to actually say those three little words to each other. It's funny whenever I hear the song, "Noone's gonna love you like me." I think how nice it would have been if Ennis and Jack could have danced to that song together. Pretty silly, but I picture it in my mind everytime I hear it.
Now I will play the devil's advocate. I believe the lack of physical intimacy in this movie has helped its acceptance. I am a heterosexual and to be brutally honest I did not enjoy seeing that first sexual scene. Maybe, it was the violence of it. I don't know. I came away initially asking myself if this is the way men display affection for each other. Even the kiss after four years time was a lttle rough for my liking. I am embarrassed to admit my ignorance and my stereotypng, but that is how I felt. I was not offended at all by any other scene, including the second tent scene perhaps because of its tenderness. So, perhaps the limited displays of affection were done purposely, so that more people could accept this movie and homosexuality?
