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Comment on Ending Pride and Prejudice III; the 2005 movie by chani shipley

chani shipley — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:54:14 +0000

I had no idea that that last scene was left out of other additions. I’m Canadian so I’m not sure why…
It may be the sentimentalist in me, but I adored that conversation about names that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy have.
Having always known the “extended edition” I feel like I would be a tad upset at it ending just as Mr. Bennet is talking.
Having a bride take a husband’s name is a small pleasure for many women (I look forward to it) So I love her wanting to be called Mrs. Darcy.
It’s just lovely.

Comment on Hating Pride and Prejudice; Criticism of the novel by Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:25:46 +0000

how do u cite this?

Comment on Comedy Meets Tragedy; Mr Collins and Charlotte Lucas by Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:34:15 +0000

I tend to see Charlottes marriage as a representative of the norm, while the marriages of Elizabeth and Jane are much more extreme – that is why the book revolves around these two marriages. Most women (and men) married for practicality in those days, and it must have been rather tragic at times. I shudder when I think of being forced to go to bed with a man, that I have no warm feelings for, and I think most women had to endure a degree of that. I think it is a part of explaining the instant popularity of P&P – many men and women were probably dreaming of real love in the face of practicality. Today, we still dream of it, but the attraction is, like Amanda Price says, the order, beautiful world with it’s romantic rituals.

Comment on The Other Darcys by Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:28:43 +0000

Elliot Cowan does such a fantastic job i Lost in Austen, that I remember thinking “I hope the make a movie with Mr. Darcy just walking around modern day London, reacting to all the strange things” – it was BRILLIANT! And he had that sparkle in his eye, which made him sexy in my opinion… But as for the most faithful adaptation of Mr. Darcy, Colin Firth will always be no. 1 – but as Mr. and Mark

Comment on Full Pride and Prejudice Audio by Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:39:07 +0000

Thankyou soo much, your like the only good voice that doesnt put me to sleep…. yet. i needed to read this book in school but after spending like 3 hours in the tub reading it, i almost fell asleep and only got up to like pg, 24 and need to get through 66 pgs by tomarrow. so now ill just listen , much easyer. to bad it wasnt downloadable for my ipod

Comment on Mr Darcy’s Proposal; What did he actually say to Elizabeth? by Connie

Connie — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:29:07 +0000

I kind of agree with an earlier post that suggests people probably prefer the one they saw first. I love the proposal scene in the 2005 version. Every time I watch it, I have to DVR back through it again and again when I get to that part. I think the passion that Darcy feels is so evident especially after she tells him he’s the “last man in the world I could ever be prevailed upon to marry” and they are silently watching one another, he sways toward her while looking at her lips. Even after she’s turned him down so intensely, you can tell he wants to take her in his arms and kiss her. VERY HOT!!!

Comment on Ending Pride and Prejudice III; the 2005 movie by lektra

lektra — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:13:19 +0000

After watching the 2005 version with the Director comments turned on, I was struck by the attention to detail Joe Wright put into his production. The blackbirds that ALWAYS chirp when Elizabeth is alone with her thoughts; how the opening music is the same as Georgiana was playing to bridge old home to new home for Lizzie and, although completely lost on the viewer, that a moat surrounds Longbourne where this group of virgins live! Even the 4 swans in the lake next to “Pemberly” representing Lizzie’s sisters “The one with its head underwater is Lydia.” Those two tidbits alone create a delicious “secret” between you and Wright the next time you watch it without his commentary turned on. Marianelli’s music score was ALL ORIGINAL! Then there were the intricate real life stories: Rosamund Pike having been engaged to both Joe Wright and the actor playing Mr. Bingley. Keira and Rupert(Mr. Wickham) having “a live in thing” for 6 years after making the film and so on. How the gardner at Chatham House led them to the wonderful tree Lizzie and the Gardiners sit in when the wagon breaks down. The false walls put up at Longbourne to give it that worn appearance. How the assembly dance set was built in size specific to the number of people in the shot and which 2 scenes were CGI (hint: NOT the cliffs of Derbyshire.) Drawing attention to Mary and Charlotte’s interest in Mr. Collins or his fascination with how well an extra played a drunk in the assembly dance scene that had escaped me (and maybe you) until pointed out. The affection the Director held for the actors who played ‘lesser’ characters: the elder Bennets, Lady DeBourg, Charlotte, Mr. Collins, the Gardiners, even the butler at Netherfield. I was taken with his genuine respect for the sets and the players — if you have not watched it along with his comments, a real treat awaits you.

Comment on Ending Pride and Prejudice III; the 2005 movie by Reynee

Reynee — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:19:15 +0000

While I agree that the American version may be too much for Austen, what you have to consider is that the 2005 version is not the Austen version. While the 2005 version does a great job in staying true to the story, it is quite different from Austen’s version (Elizabeth actually comes across as likable). So, yes, this would seem out of place in the prim and proper world of Austen, but not so much in the whimsical and passionate 2005 version, which I loved.

Comment on Hating Pride and Prejudice; Criticism of the novel by Reynee

Reynee — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:47:43 +0000

To Regina: Bronte wrote more than just one book in her life, however, I think most would agree that it is much better to have written one great book, as oppose to have written many “okay” ones. With that said, I would have to say that I am one of the many fools who find great fault with “Pride and Prejudice”; although, I have read it often, mostly for homework assignments, and for my own amusement (I guess you can say that I love to hate “Pride and Prejudice”). The fact that this book is much loved by most people, especially by those who can claimed that “Pride and Prejudice” is the only book they have ever finished, is not surprising. It is a simple love story that is filled with unnecessary and frivolous drama – more like the Victorian version of “Twilight.” For those who wish to simply escape, a novel like “Pride and Prejudice,” is a good read.
My obsession with this book, however, is why this very silly book is regarded as great literature, so much so, that it is required reading in high schools and universities. I have read it several times, (again, mostly for homework and amusement) but find myself trying to find what makes this novel worthy of the title of good literature. The only thing that I have discovered is that the more I read this novel, the more I dislike it, especially the title character, Elizabeth Bennet. Really, much of the praise of her character, I find, are much like Elizabeth’s own judgments of every character she encountered: misguided or just flat out wrong. Really, I would find that much of the characteristics that many of her fans want to give her, really belong to another character of another novel, which for some strange reason, is often confuse with “Pride and Prejudice,” which is Jane Eyre from the novel of the same name (The ONE, I suppose, Regina was referring to). As for Jane Austen herself, I find that I have a hard time informing an opinion on her. In one novel, she seems to declare that love is most important in determining a good marriage, yet in another, like “Sense and Sensibility,” she seems to declare that only good sense makes for a good marriage. With this confusing ideology, it is not a surprise that she never married herself, since she probably did not know what she wanted in a marriage. With “Pride and Prejudice,” I cannot determine as to what message she really wanted to relay to her readers. In one sense, I want to believe that Austen’s purpose was to reveal, perhaps, that the fantasy of falling in love, where money and social standing didn’t matter, is just that, a fantasy; and any person, Elizabeth Bennet, who would make such a claim, especially in the Victorian era, is a hypocrite. However, if Jane Austen had much in common with Elizabeth Bennet, and indeed, felt that the only thing wrong in her character was that she judged Mr. Darcy too harshly at first, then I would have to say, in a most vulgar but precise manner, that Jane Austen was simply a bitch.

Comment on Hating Pride and Prejudice; Criticism of the novel by dusterella

dusterella — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:54:50 +0000

The one from Mark Twain is disappointing. I would think, being an ironist, he would enjoy P&P since it’s so full of delicious irony. Unless, of course, he was being ironic in his quote, which would make more sense