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a moving scene

posted 15 years ago by wausau101
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there were many memorable scenes in this great film, but one which always gets me is towards the end when Barney rings the triangle and yells: "come and get it"...he appears to be crying, realizing his loss of Lotta, and, of course, his youth, his mortality. When he rings this triangle and saying these words, its as if he is saying to all of us that ...its over, or its almost over, or its over before u know it....life, that is. we're all mortal, we're all going to be old and be mourning our loss of youthful pursuits and our loss of love. Ddoes anyone else have that impression?

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[–] jrangers19 14 years ago

I agree - it was a very moving moment. Edward Arnold was amazing in this movie!

[–] jackboot 14 years ago

Edward Arnold was such a huge actor - and I'm not talking about his physical size! He never fails to amaze me!!

I thought that the final moment where he rings the triangle dinner bell was actually a bittersweet moment of relief. I was glad that he wasn't going to go on fighting - fighting nature to get everything he wanted to get. I felt for him and yes, it sure looked to me that there were tears welling up in his eyes, but I was also a bit relieved. Relieved for him, for his wife, for Lotta and Richard. It was a fitting end.

What a great story!

That logging footage was incredible! And also kind of disgusting to see so much timber being cut that way.

[–] PussyCrusher_Principal 12 years ago

Barney wanted to eat his cake and still have it, too, so I think that look at the end was the realization that even this man, who could move mountains, could not control the natural flow of life. He chose his path early in the film, and at times wondered "what if?", and when he saw the face of his long-dead beloved, he probably thought life was accomodating him yet again. Of course, the desire to recapture his youth, as already stated, factored in as well. Can't wait to see it again on May 15th!

"I never knew a man could tell so many lies
He had a different story for every set of eyes"

[–] oldmotem 12 years ago

Yes, completely agree with wausau101 on this one. Loss of youth, love, ability to look forward to better things in the future. Ultimate loss. Great scene, greatly acted by Edward Arnold, who was in a number of great films.

I also thought that Walter Brennan outdid himself in this one. Such a great role for him, possibly the best one of his career. i did not even recognize him at first.

And certainly Frances Farmer was excellent as well. It's Joel McCrea day on TCM. He did not have a major part in this picture, but what he had he did well with.

Also liked the realistic logging scenes at the beginning of this film.

Great one!

[–] npaxton-3 9 years ago

I think the saddest realization is that he and his son will always be somewhat estranged because of Barney's pursuing young Lotta. If you notice when Barney calls everyone to come and get it, his son and Lotta walk away. What this will mean for the fledgling paper cup business with Barney's son and son-in-law is anyone's guess.