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| My expected impression of Lizzy |
Jane Bennet in the moive was not as hot as I imagined. I guess that's the least I could have expected but I am still dissapointed. In fact, all of the Bennet members physically looked naive - meaning the supposedly smartest girl, Elizabeth had a set of "innocent" eyes, Jane looked as if she is always spaced out, Mrs. Bennet appeared to be more generous looking than I thought, and Mr. Darcy tried to look so stern that it made him look like a complete idiot. In other words, most of the characters in the movie were depicted differently than the book version of Pride and Prejudice.
The plot of the story was also paced fast just like any other movies that are modeled after books. The minor descriptions of settings, characters and behaviour were often ignored, although some lines were identical in both cases: "She is agreeable, but not handsome enough to tempt me (in a thick old British accent)" (Movie Pt.1).
About the plot, poor Mr. Collins! Elizabeth rejected his proposal in such a cold way that he started to stall during the conversation. I have to agree with Billy's opinion - "I think Austen's diction regarding the Bennets' feelings towards Collins is hilarious. Mrs. Bennet is in a "most pitiable state" (99). She finds it "inconvenient and exceedingly troublesome" that Collins is visiting her "while her health [is] so indifferent," although prior to his engagement with Charlotte, his visit was a "matter of pleasure" (98)." In fact I was looking for a perfect quote to describe the situation, and fortuantely Billy was able to get hold of it. Thanks to Coombs.
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| Lizzy's approximate appearance in the movie |
Dear Jay,
ReplyDeleteI guess that the every reader will interpreted the characters in different ways. Still I when I read the book I imagined Jane completley different as you did. Austen tells the reader she was intellectual, naive and controlled. If somebody would describe me someone like that I would identify her as the role that Keira Knightlt played in the movie. If she were to be as you imagined her I would picture her as someone crazy and obnoxious. On the other hand, the way that Elizabeth rejected Collin`s proposal was cold. Proposals are something serious and as you can see Elizabeth is very clever and serious. So in the movie I would expect a serious rejection.