I think I wrote bits of stuff for that dinner. Like how Maria would say "cry a little" to Liesl and that dinner.
OMG. Awesome! Yeah, that should be written.
It's funny how adamant people are when it comes to which version of P&P they prefer.
I like both versions, the A&E one better it's true, but it's major drawback for me is it's so long.
he was more shy that Firth's truly proud Darcy. I like the shy aspect of him.
I think Austen's Mr. Darcy is shy, too, but way more in the way of CF's than the new one. Darcy's whole deal is he has trouble communicating easily, but as Lizzy points out, he doesn't take the trouble of practicing, which is a fault of pride. The new!Darcy does take the trouble, but just sucks at it, which I find far more forgivable, endearing, and attractive, because it's not his own fault so much as an aspect of his character, whereas with Austen and CF's Darcy it *is* his own fault. But that's the point of the story: Mr. Darcy has obvious flaws he must learn to fix and Lizzy must learn to forgive; where as the new P&P reduced Lizzy/Darcy's issues to just not ever getting to sit down and talk properly.
But the structure of the song "Painting Her Portrait" is interesting.
that's one I hated in particular. I don't know! There's just something wrong to me about Jane singing so prettily when she's telling herself how unattractive she is. Maybe it's supposed to be ironic? But Jane's whole deal in that scene is to remind herself how little and plain and unfascinating she is, and if she sang at all she would force herself to sing a very plain song very poorly just to remind herself that no one would ever want her!
Anyway, I wonder why Adele didn't get her own song. Of all characters to break into song, it would be her.
I think so too, but I'm glad she didn't. I think it emphasizes that the songs are more internal. Maybe?
I'm copying it for you anyway.
hee! Okay! Thank you!
I don't know why people cast wussy men as the Captain. I mean, did they not see the movie and know people would compare them to Christopher Plummer?
Ha, yeah. Plummer thought the Captain was a wussy part, too. And if he had played it the way it's been played by others, I wouldn't love SoM the way I do, despite Julie Andrews and all the rest. It *would* have been just the puddle of sap CP kept saying it was, imo. But he really made it something different. You wouldn't think, though, that someone who stands up to the Nazis the way the Captain did would look on paper like a weak character!
I love how she's a huge SoM fan and has no qualms about it.
Oh, I didn't know that!
the gypsy scene
That scene is a crap scene in the book, anyway. It's just Bronte needing to be Byronic. And have someone cross-dress.
I did catch a glimpse of the CH version on youtube. It was the scene where she leaves, and I was shocked! He was so violent with her! It turned me off completely. Although I should watch the whole thing, just to be fair.
He is very violent with her and it turns a *lot* of people off. And that version isn't "accurate" at all. Nor does it capture the entire spirit of the book--and I've probably said this before, but imo, no one version does. But in including the violence the CH version does hold true to the spirit of one important thing that the others don't--that Rochester is not really a good man, and someone you probably shouldn't feel sorry for.
In the other versions, in that leaving scene, Rochester is all sad and broody and begging, and I feel as a viewer as if I'm expected to feel sorry for him. Hello, he just tried to trick Jane into BIGAMY. He *knows* he's scum. Don't play the innocent victim who thinks he deserves love! I'd much rather him be angry.
A while ago this girl wrote out a really short, funny tv interview of Mr. Rochester, Heathcliffe, and Mr. Darcy all together. It was hilarious and kinda sad.
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OMG. Awesome! Yeah, that should be written.
It's funny how adamant people are when it comes to which version of P&P they prefer.
I like both versions, the A&E one better it's true, but it's major drawback for me is it's so long.
he was more shy that Firth's truly proud Darcy. I like the shy aspect of him.
I think Austen's Mr. Darcy is shy, too, but way more in the way of CF's than the new one. Darcy's whole deal is he has trouble communicating easily, but as Lizzy points out, he doesn't take the trouble of practicing, which is a fault of pride. The new!Darcy does take the trouble, but just sucks at it, which I find far more forgivable, endearing, and attractive, because it's not his own fault so much as an aspect of his character, whereas with Austen and CF's Darcy it *is* his own fault. But that's the point of the story: Mr. Darcy has obvious flaws he must learn to fix and Lizzy must learn to forgive; where as the new P&P reduced Lizzy/Darcy's issues to just not ever getting to sit down and talk properly.
But the structure of the song "Painting Her Portrait" is interesting.
that's one I hated in particular. I don't know! There's just something wrong to me about Jane singing so prettily when she's telling herself how unattractive she is. Maybe it's supposed to be ironic? But Jane's whole deal in that scene is to remind herself how little and plain and unfascinating she is, and if she sang at all she would force herself to sing a very plain song very poorly just to remind herself that no one would ever want her!
Anyway, I wonder why Adele didn't get her own song. Of all characters to break into song, it would be her.
I think so too, but I'm glad she didn't. I think it emphasizes that the songs are more internal. Maybe?
I'm copying it for you anyway.
hee! Okay! Thank you!
I don't know why people cast wussy men as the Captain. I mean, did they not see the movie and know people would compare them to Christopher Plummer?
Ha, yeah. Plummer thought the Captain was a wussy part, too. And if he had played it the way it's been played by others, I wouldn't love SoM the way I do, despite Julie Andrews and all the rest. It *would* have been just the puddle of sap CP kept saying it was, imo. But he really made it something different. You wouldn't think, though, that someone who stands up to the Nazis the way the Captain did would look on paper like a weak character!
I love how she's a huge SoM fan and has no qualms about it.
Oh, I didn't know that!
the gypsy scene
That scene is a crap scene in the book, anyway. It's just Bronte needing to be Byronic. And have someone cross-dress.
I did catch a glimpse of the CH version on youtube. It was the scene where she leaves, and I was shocked! He was so violent with her! It turned me off completely. Although I should watch the whole thing, just to be fair.
He is very violent with her and it turns a *lot* of people off. And that version isn't "accurate" at all. Nor does it capture the entire spirit of the book--and I've probably said this before, but imo, no one version does. But in including the violence the CH version does hold true to the spirit of one important thing that the others don't--that Rochester is not really a good man, and someone you probably shouldn't feel sorry for.
In the other versions, in that leaving scene, Rochester is all sad and broody and begging, and I feel as a viewer as if I'm expected to feel sorry for him. Hello, he just tried to trick Jane into BIGAMY. He *knows* he's scum. Don't play the innocent victim who thinks he deserves love! I'd much rather him be angry.
A while ago this girl wrote out a really short, funny tv interview of Mr. Rochester, Heathcliffe, and Mr. Darcy all together. It was hilarious and kinda sad.