Jacob'S Ladder Jezzie
Jezzie In "Jacob's Ladder," Jezebel "Jezzie" Pipkin, portrayed by Elizabeth Peña, is a complex and crucial character whose role is layered with symbolism and ambiguity. She is Jacob Singer's girlfriend in the "present" timeline, providing a stark contrast to his ex-wife, Sarah, in his "past" timeline. His temperature skyrockets, and Jezzie rallies the help of two neighbors to lift Jacob into a bathtub full of ice water.
The camera is tight on Jacob's flushed, passionate expression. His head lolls to one shoulder. His outstretched arms are supported by the neighbors as Jezzie looms anxiously in the backround.
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Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 American psychological horror film [4] directed by Adrian Lyne, produced by Alan Marshall and written by Bruce Joel Rubin. It stars Tim Robbins as Jacob Singer, an American infantryman whose experiences during his military service in Vietnam result in strange, fragmentary visions and bizarre hallucinations that continue. Jacob's Ladder (1990) - Elizabeth Peña as JezzieJezebel: Well, personally, I never went for church names.
[Jacob laughs] Jezebel: What? Jacob Singer: Where do you think Jezebel came from? Jezebel: No one calls me that. Jacob Singer: You're such a heathen, Jezzie. How'd I ever get involved with such a fuckin' ninny? Jezebel: You sold your soul, remember? That's what you told me.
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Jacob Singer. While placing Jacob in the icy water the camera's focus seems bright and over lit. A lot of white is used during the scene and an angelic tone is painted when the camera focuses on the angels (neighbors and Jezzie) slowly lowering Jacob into the bath.
These kinds of details are why Jacob's Ladder is in my top 5 favorite movies of all time. In Lyne's 1990 film, Tim Robbins plays Jacob Singer, an affable postal worker living in New York with his sexy girlfriend and coworker Jezzie (short for Jezebel), played by Elizabeth Peña. It.
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The original ending of Jacob's Ladder was far different than what appears in the finished version. Rather than lying on his deathbed, Jacob was to fight Jezzie in her demonic form before ascending to heaven. For one thing, the revelation that Jezzie never existed, or that she existed as a construct in Jacob's mind, and that the Ladder never existed gives a very narrow interpretation of the film.
Fast forward to 1975, and we find Jacob working as a postal clerk in New York City, living with his girlfriend Jezzie (Elizabeth Peña). But Jacob's life is far from normal. He's plagued by horrific visions - faceless figures with vibrating heads, demonic creatures lurking in the shadows, and glimpses of his dead son Gabe (Macaulay Culkin in a small but impactful role).
Elizabeth Peña. The most disturbing moment in the story is that sequence where Jacob "wakes up" twice. Within his life with Jezzie we've heard characters reference Sarah and his deceased son.
Then we see the for the first time, when Jacob awakens in the middle of the night explaining the nightmare which was the previous thirty or forty minutes of the film.
