Brideshead Revisited
...is among the pretty shiny things I have been enjoying lately. =D It is a 1945 British novel, and a 1981 BBC mini-series with Jeremy Irons. Two of my friends had read the novel, and convinced me to start watching the BBC series with them. It is love. <3
We're only halfway through the series and I haven't read the novel yet (although I certainly plan to). But the story contains...
-Two young college men whose close relationship suggests homosexuality
-...One of whom is eccentric in a very cute way and carries a teddy bear
-Themes of youth and innocence on the cusp of adulthood
-Nostalgia for times past
-British aristocracy in the 20th century
-Religion (specifically Catholicism) and Atheism
-Family drama
A winning combination of stuff, as far as I'm concerned. :D The characters are very real and likable too. (Charles Ryder being an atheist, presumably bisexual, dropping out of University to go to art school = instant like.) It's saddening that the story descends into such drama and angst later on, but it's very real and captivating. I suppose it is how things ought to happen in these types of stories, because fluffy as the beginning was, it couldn't have lasted forever.
Apparently there is also a mainstream movie release of Brideshead scheduled for this summer, but my friends and I think it looks icky. D: Why mess with perfection?
Also: Attempted playing D&D with these friends. My first time. Yes, our Friday night was a literary BBC series, then Roleplaying. Apparently we run the gamut of geekiness. XD;
We're only halfway through the series and I haven't read the novel yet (although I certainly plan to). But the story contains...
-Two young college men whose close relationship suggests homosexuality
-...One of whom is eccentric in a very cute way and carries a teddy bear
-Themes of youth and innocence on the cusp of adulthood
-Nostalgia for times past
-British aristocracy in the 20th century
-Religion (specifically Catholicism) and Atheism
-Family drama
A winning combination of stuff, as far as I'm concerned. :D The characters are very real and likable too. (Charles Ryder being an atheist, presumably bisexual, dropping out of University to go to art school = instant like.) It's saddening that the story descends into such drama and angst later on, but it's very real and captivating. I suppose it is how things ought to happen in these types of stories, because fluffy as the beginning was, it couldn't have lasted forever.
Apparently there is also a mainstream movie release of Brideshead scheduled for this summer, but my friends and I think it looks icky. D: Why mess with perfection?
Also: Attempted playing D&D with these friends. My first time. Yes, our Friday night was a literary BBC series, then Roleplaying. Apparently we run the gamut of geekiness. XD;