pirate_1987
I found this in http://www.wordplayer.com/forums/movies/index.cgi?read=95091
The Question:
That whole wedding scene sequence has us all banging our heads against the wall. We don't understand. It was obvious it had been raining for a while because everything was ruined (Teacups filled w/water, music plastered to the music stands, etc.). I would say even w/out the arrests there would not have been a wedding that day. Along w/the fact that everything was ruined neither her Father or the groom was there so, she definately wasn't walking up the aisle. So just what was she doing all by herself in the rain sitting in the mud? Then there's the other obvious question, she was looking out to sea. Were we supposed to make the connection that she was thinking about Jack?
And if that's not enough, here's a couple more. How was she able to hear Beckett's boots from where she was w/the rain and all? If she has been sitting in this rain the entire time the montage of scenes we see is taking place how would she have any idea what was happening to be able to ask Will, "Why this is happening?" instead of "What is happening?" And lastly, just where was her Father coming from? I find it highly unusual that he would just leave her there like that. Granted there were soliders there but, it was her wedding day. Why wouldn't he send his most trusted employee to find out what was going on so that he could stay with and comfort her?
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The response:
Posted by Terry on Wednesday, 28 February 2007, at 11:04 a.m., in response to Question For T&T about the opening scene of DMC, posted by TastyPirates on Monday, 26 February 2007, at 1:22 p.m
Gore's intent on the wedding sequence was to do it as a non-linear montage. As Elizabeth is sitting in the rain, the events shown have already taken place -- the wedding has been called off, Will has been arrested, Beckett has arrived, and on top of it all, it's started to rain. Her wedding day has been ruined.
The linear version we don't get to see; it may have started with ships on the horizon, who's that?, we're under attack, where's Will, he's been arrested, rain, the wedding's off, etc., leading to her sitting on the lawn.
Gore's argument for moving the wedding to the opening was that if we started on Jack's story and then went to the wedding (as designed) we cared more about Jack's story, it seemed more compelling, so you didn't care about the ruined wedding by comparison.
The Question:
That whole wedding scene sequence has us all banging our heads against the wall. We don't understand. It was obvious it had been raining for a while because everything was ruined (Teacups filled w/water, music plastered to the music stands, etc.). I would say even w/out the arrests there would not have been a wedding that day. Along w/the fact that everything was ruined neither her Father or the groom was there so, she definately wasn't walking up the aisle. So just what was she doing all by herself in the rain sitting in the mud? Then there's the other obvious question, she was looking out to sea. Were we supposed to make the connection that she was thinking about Jack?
And if that's not enough, here's a couple more. How was she able to hear Beckett's boots from where she was w/the rain and all? If she has been sitting in this rain the entire time the montage of scenes we see is taking place how would she have any idea what was happening to be able to ask Will, "Why this is happening?" instead of "What is happening?" And lastly, just where was her Father coming from? I find it highly unusual that he would just leave her there like that. Granted there were soliders there but, it was her wedding day. Why wouldn't he send his most trusted employee to find out what was going on so that he could stay with and comfort her?
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The response:
Posted by Terry on Wednesday, 28 February 2007, at 11:04 a.m., in response to Question For T&T about the opening scene of DMC, posted by TastyPirates on Monday, 26 February 2007, at 1:22 p.m
Gore's intent on the wedding sequence was to do it as a non-linear montage. As Elizabeth is sitting in the rain, the events shown have already taken place -- the wedding has been called off, Will has been arrested, Beckett has arrived, and on top of it all, it's started to rain. Her wedding day has been ruined.
The linear version we don't get to see; it may have started with ships on the horizon, who's that?, we're under attack, where's Will, he's been arrested, rain, the wedding's off, etc., leading to her sitting on the lawn.
Gore's argument for moving the wedding to the opening was that if we started on Jack's story and then went to the wedding (as designed) we cared more about Jack's story, it seemed more compelling, so you didn't care about the ruined wedding by comparison.