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Offline marco

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the white truck - *SPOILERS*
« on: Feb 19, 2006, 04:56 PM »
I went to see BBM for the second time today and was wondering about the following:

When Ennis and Jack are talking about the divorce-postcard Ennis has send, while the two children of Ennis are in the car, there is a white pick-up truck passing in the distance. Both men are looking at it and for a second or two you see the car passing.
Any idea if this car has a meaning or who is driving it ??

Was crying almost all through the movie, it has an incredible impact on me. Brings back a lot of memories and so... :'(
Will be back here very often to read as much as possible about it.
BTW I am from Amsterdam; the movie had great reviews here !

Offline stephan

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Re: White pick-up truck
« Reply #1 on: Feb 19, 2006, 05:01 PM »
Hello marco from Amsterdam ! Nice to have you on this forum, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do - I visit here every day.
In response to your question, I believe the truck is what Ennis sees, and then Jack follows Ennis's gaze, and Jack realises that Ennis is very afraid of people seeing them together. In small towns, news travels in no time.
Stephan

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Offline Allan

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Re: White pick-up truck
« Reply #2 on: Feb 19, 2006, 05:27 PM »
Jack realises that Ennis is very afraid of people seeing them together. In small towns, news travels in no time.

Absolutely.  Allan

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Re: White pick-up truck
« Reply #3 on: Feb 19, 2006, 05:59 PM »
thanks so far,
I'll be back many times for sure.....

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Re: White pick-up truck
« Reply #4 on: Feb 20, 2006, 11:45 AM »
Hello marco from Amsterdam ! Nice to have you on this forum, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do - I visit here every day.
In response to your question, I believe the truck is what Ennis sees, and then Jack follows Ennis's gaze, and Jack realises that Ennis is very afraid of people seeing them together. In small towns, news travels in no time.
Stephan

P.S. Come over to the Live thread on the BAFTA awards, we're waiting for more prizes for BBM.

I can add the following:

The last time Ennis and Jack were met, Ennis tells jack that he feels as if people look at him and notice he is "different". Ennis has all the time the fear people realized he is gay. It is connected with the scene the pick up.

It happened to me at the begining in my gay life.
Jack del Sur means southern Jack. Ennis and Jack are everywhere, for ever and ever

Offline The Ultimate Otaku

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the white truck - *SPOILERS*
« Reply #5 on: Feb 21, 2006, 08:32 PM »

I don't understand the significance of the white truck. Jack comes miles and miles to see Ennis 'cause he heard 'bout the divorce, and Ennis doesn't reac the way Jack expected.  :'(  Jack thought it meant that they could be together in a cabin or some such, but Ennis gives the impression off of "No" before later telling Jack "it ain't gonna be like that."

And there is one point where, as they are talking of the divorce, Ennis looks past Jack at a white truck driving by. he seems worried about it. Jack sees Ennis looking at the truck and looks even more sorrowful and upset.

I understand that the white truck means Ennis is paranoid about someone seeing Jack's truck at his place ('specially since Jack was asking around town for Ennis so now the townspeople know Jack knows Ennis and whatnot). But is that the ONLY significance - that Ennis doesn't want to be seen with Jack in town, because of "those looks, like somebody knows" that he gets?

Basically my question is - is there any significance to the white truck OTHER than Ennis' not wanting to be seen with Jack?  ???

 :'(   :'(   :'(   Typing this reminds me of the part where Jack drives away in his truck and cries. That made me cry! Jake did the part so well - the sadness radiating from him, the wiping away of the tear. *tears* I wanted to hug him at that part! Not that I didn't always want to hug that sexy man... ;D   ;)  But I wanted to hug him in sympathy, at that point.  :-*

Anyway - thoughts on the white truck. Any?
BBM rocks my socks!   :3