P&P Picspam/Commentary
Finally, here's that promised picspam/commentary! My thoughts are very random just be warned.
I absolutely LOVE this opening, especially the score. I used to play this on the piano all the time. The way the camera follows Lizzie and gives us a glimpse of the family/house is so engaging. I also really like the look of the Bennett estate, kind of chaotic and messy like the family.
Haha, I just spammed this scene for Keira's face in the last cap. It's true; seeing their parents kiss is icky.
I just love everyone's faces in this scene. Elizabeth is half-curious, half-amused by Darcy's lack of interest. Bingley is like OMG SO MANY NICE PRETTY GIRLS. Caroline is all like lowly peasants. Darcy is like kill me, I'd rather be in hell than here.
In the conversation between Jane, Bingley and Liz, you can totally see Darcy lurking and eavesdropping in the background. Poor guy is too shy to talk to people he doesn't know. Darcy always looks so regretful after he says something that puts Elizabeth off. Like he wishes he could be more sociable and charming with her, but he just doesn't know how and it isn't until after he's said something rude that he realizes it.
That tree is practically a character in this movie. The flat scenery just looks so cool with that one tree.
Elizabeth Bennet: Are you to proud Mr. Darcy? And would you consider pride a fault or a virtue?
Mr. Darcy: That I couldn't say.
Elizabeth Bennet: Because we're doing our best to find a fault in you.
Mr. Darcy: Maybe it's that I find it hard to forgive the follies and vices of others, or their offenses against me. My good opinion, once lost, is lost forever.
So Darcy thinks a woman doesn't deserve to be called accomplished until she's good at music, drawing, languages and reads books (look at how Lizzie snaps her book shut when she hears that). Haha, good luck finding someone who meets all those requirements dude. Also, do not betray Darcy because he will cut a bitch.
I can't believe the actress that played Mary was the hot blonde Eames was disguised as in Inception. I guess dying your hair blonde does wonders. I love how the costumes pretty much tell you everything you need to know about these characters. Mrs. Bennett, Kitty and Lydia are dressed in frilly pink stuff, Mary's all emo and Liz is all about the practical simplicity.
SO MUCH HAND PORN IN THIS MOVIE.
Mr. Wickham: And buckles. When it comes to buckles, I'm lost.
Elizabeth Bennet: Dear, oh dear. You must be the shame of the regiment.
Mr. Wickham: Oh, a laughing stock!
Elizabeth Bennet: What DO your superiors do with you?
Mr. Wickham: Ignore me, mostly.
Aw, Rupert and Keira. This is probably the only film adaptation of P&P that actually had an initially appealing Wickham. I mean, a girl as smart as Elizabeth falls under his charm so he should be a somewhat magnetic and outwardly charismatic person. The BBC miniseries' Wickham just came off as too sleazy in an obvious way for me to believe that Lizzie would even think he's worth her time. Rupert's Wickham is still kind of playa' but in a more restrained way. Plus Keira and Rupert are pretty together.
AWWWKWARD. Also I love how Bingley and Darcy are all color coordinated to their horses.
I love the color of the walls in their house. Keira looks so pretty in this scene.
THE DANCE. Liz and Darcy are the only people in the world who would have such a deep conversation while twirling around. Perfect for each other?
Elizabeth Bennet: But he's ridiculous!
Charlotte Lucas: Oh hush! Not all of us can afford to be romantic. I've been offered a comfortable home and protection. There's alot to be thankful for.
This scene always makes me sad cause man, it SUCKED to be a woman back then. You have to live with your parents until you're married and if you don't look like Keira Knightley or Rosamund Pike, you might have to marry Mr. Collins. Even for a guy, if you're not the oldest, you don't get shit and have to either join the church or the army. Yikes.
Awww, this scene. I love Lizzie tries to draw Darcy out a little, but she does kind of suck at the piano. She's basically playing a way simplified version of the opening score "Dawn" and she's making a ton of mistakes. Haha, it's OK Lizzie. Darcy doesn't like you for your piano skills.
First of all, this is the prettiest rejection scene ever. I am totally in love with the columns and that building, also the views of the lake and forest. It's such a romantic location yet it's being used for this scene of him baring his soul and her shutting him down. I mean, Darcy is just being honest in this scene. It's kind of true that his social standing is waaayyy higher than hers and that her family is kind of embarrassing. Also, Charlotte warned Lizzie that Jane wasn't being obvious enough around Bingley (she knows that guys are really dense about these things). Sometimes he just doesn't realize that his honesty offends people, lol.
I can't watch this scene without thinking KEIRA KNIGHTLEY: ACTING WHILE BEAUTIFUL cause at the 2005 Oscars, they made these fake best actress campaign videos (narrated by Stephen Colbert) and Keira's was about how other actresses had to turn ugly but she acts while beautiful.
DAMN. Darcy's house. Look at those frescoes. Lizzie's all like, shit I forgot he was rich and this could've been mine.
Awww, Georgiana soooo wants them to get together.
Kitty looks pissed as hell, lol.
Not just yes but A THOUSAND TIMES YES. I love the contrast between this proposal and the later Darcy proposal #2. Jane/Bingley have this very sweet and emotional proposal with the whole family coming in to congratulate them while Liz/Darcy's moment is out in a field at dawn and very quiet.
I don't know if the actors did this in one take or had to be up at dawn every day, but what a perfectly timed use of the sun rising. The sun slips above the horizon just as their foreheads come together. ALSO MORE HAND PORN.
The End