Dorian Gray, or how life mirrors itself and how the spectators can go fuck themselves.

[tomoe_daeva]

Sorry for the monotony of my recent posts, but yesterday I finally managed to watch Dorian Gray (2009) movie and I felt the need to write my disappointment here

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[kyouketsusha]

I just keep calm and look at pretty Ben Barnes XDD Same way how I felt about watching "Queen of the Damned" 'cept that was Stuart Townsend (who played also a version of Dorian in "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" also if THAT version of Dorian looked NOTHING like the character and had facial hair, LOL

[tomoe_daeva]

Ben Barnes was cute, but I figured Dorian to look prettier and younger, so he didn't amused me very much, also if he was quite stunning in certain scenes *points at screenshot of him

[kyouketsusha]

But that scene was the same as in the book XD James thought that he got the wrong person because Dorian looked younger than his age...Well, mostly, but I don't think the movie really had James in it before that point? It was kind of LOL, OUT OF NOWHERE HERE IS SIBYL'S BROTHER without any of the backstory of the book. XD And it was in the house I think? Anyway, it wasn't how I pictured it in the book

[tomoe_daeva]

I think that they showed him at the beginning, when Dorian first met Sibyl in the orchand (...)-- Anyway, yeah, I always wondered about James' cool adventures as a seaman *__* I think that he had to look quite cool, all manly and tattoed ;_

[kyouketsusha]

Oh that comic Basil-- *SWOON*

I think perhaps Bosie thought of himself as a Dorian XD Even if he did look like him already, he was beautiful as a youth. Have you seen John Gray? ♥ Sigh~ why were Oscar and his boys all so beautiful ;_; Even if Robbie Ross was a bald later in his life, he even had his ashes buried with Oscar T_T SO ROMANTIC

I have a book of Bosie's poetry somewhere... it's not the worst but he isn't Oscar XD I've read some of Olive's poetry too (Bosie's wife who he married after Oscar passed away) and she is precious but XD

I love Oscar so much though ;_; Such a beautiful and tragic figure, even if he did terrible things too. I did a small painting of him once, I keep it on my shelf with a copy of Salomé and a green carnation ;_______;

[tomoe_daeva]

*i tried to reply earlier but my post got eaten ;_;*

Yes, it's amusing, isn't it ;o; ?!!
I loike this idea of Henry as the pretty, groomed guy and Basil as the grumpy, scruffy one <3

[kyouketsusha]

About Bosie - no, I think he was gay through and through - even Olive, his wife, referred to herself as "his little page boy" and he said things to her 'I used to wish that you were a boy, now I am glad you are not' D: BUT his whole family had a history of crazy. And his only child was put in a mental institution, so he has no descendents (unlike Oscar whose son Vyvyan had a son Merlin, and Merlin's son Lucian *__*) I know too much about all this, LOL. I'm serious, it is my obsession XDDD

Robbie is my favourite, though, so loyal and true to the end ;______; Even if not as pretty as Bosie or John Gray.

I want to visit Pere Lachaise someday as well, but I have never even been out of USA ;_; And it is SO expensive to get over to Europe for a broke student who can't even pay bills XD But yes, weather in UK in particular not known for being great at the BEST of times, let alone in shitty winter ;_; Someday I will go over there ToT!!!

[tomoe_daeva]

Well, LOL, Olive was kinda bisexual too, so one can guess that she was kinda amused by the situation XD I don't know, those times were so weird! I can barely take something seriously XD
Though, Bosie sure was a weird fellow. No wonder his son came out like that.
Oh, no worries, obsess to your heart content! I have Wikipedia, ahah >D

Yes, of course ;_;
So faithful, caring and loyal 'til the end.... DIDN'T I TELL YOU THAT HE'S LIKE POOR BASIL ;o; ?!!

I can see your point, probably the only positive thing about living in Europe is that you can go around quite easily, and the money is the same everywhere XD Seriously, when I went to Holland for a short trip with a friend it was SO COMFY (Well, but I had some troubles with the fixation of these richer countries for credit cards XD The most I have is ATM x'D)!! But every now and then we were taken for French tourists and they started to speak French at us ò_o-- I was like "WHAT THE FUCK, IS MY ENGLISH SO BAD ;_; ?!" lol x'DD