The Lady is indeed fair
Today, on a whole, has been really cool. Hopefully the same can be said for you? In any case, I watched a great movie over the weekend, one that I probably should have seen before.
Basically most of you who might be interested in My Fair Lady have, almost certainly, already seen it, but I'd still like to mention how I feel about it. Many of you know that I have an ever-endearing crush on the Audrey Hepburn (as is stated plainly in my little mini-review of Breakfast at Tiffany's), so I'm bound to be a little biased. Indeed, another fault would be my love of the musical genre. But in any case, I've heard many people talk about how this is their favorite of the aforementioned genre. It isn't mine. I liked it emmensely, the music was riveting and the performances stunning- Eliza's transformation was masterfully portrayed, and interesting lines such as Higgins' remark of "You see, the great secret, Eliza, is not a question of good manners or bad manners... or any particular sort of manners, but having the same manner for all human souls." were never in short supply- but I felt as though the characters themselves, within the play, were a bit stoic and unlikeable for the entire first half, before some real emotions started to show. Looking back I suppose this could have been done on purpose, but as it seemed the actors themselves were working against it even at that point- not to badmouth George Bernard Shaw or anything- it seems that was how the characters were written. Still, all in all, I had a wonderful time watching it. It wouldn't exactly be a movie for absolutely anyone, but if you are into a high-brow look at humor (or just a good look at Audrey Hepburn) go get it and watch it.
As for me, I'll be busy for some time, since I've been getting role offerings left and right (in addition to Mock Trial and the school play, whatever that's going to be) so at some point I'm going to have to learn to get organized. Do me a favor and have a good day, ok?
Basically most of you who might be interested in My Fair Lady have, almost certainly, already seen it, but I'd still like to mention how I feel about it. Many of you know that I have an ever-endearing crush on the Audrey Hepburn (as is stated plainly in my little mini-review of Breakfast at Tiffany's), so I'm bound to be a little biased. Indeed, another fault would be my love of the musical genre. But in any case, I've heard many people talk about how this is their favorite of the aforementioned genre. It isn't mine. I liked it emmensely, the music was riveting and the performances stunning- Eliza's transformation was masterfully portrayed, and interesting lines such as Higgins' remark of "You see, the great secret, Eliza, is not a question of good manners or bad manners... or any particular sort of manners, but having the same manner for all human souls." were never in short supply- but I felt as though the characters themselves, within the play, were a bit stoic and unlikeable for the entire first half, before some real emotions started to show. Looking back I suppose this could have been done on purpose, but as it seemed the actors themselves were working against it even at that point- not to badmouth George Bernard Shaw or anything- it seems that was how the characters were written. Still, all in all, I had a wonderful time watching it. It wouldn't exactly be a movie for absolutely anyone, but if you are into a high-brow look at humor (or just a good look at Audrey Hepburn) go get it and watch it.
As for me, I'll be busy for some time, since I've been getting role offerings left and right (in addition to Mock Trial and the school play, whatever that's going to be) so at some point I'm going to have to learn to get organized. Do me a favor and have a good day, ok?