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rosa_cotton

Pride and Prejudice (2005) review

Dec 01, 2006 04:35

I wrote this review of the new P&P movie for school earlier this year and thought I'd share it. Just to give you far warning, it is very long. So sit back, relax, and happy reading!

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hintofawhisper December 3 2006, 01:49:39 UTC

Wow, wonderful review.
Usually reviews bore me a little, but yours did the opposite. *thumbs up* =D
I basically agree with everything you said there, that I don't even know how to begin laying them out in this comment. ;)
The book is my favorite by Jane Austen (2nd is Sense and Sensibility), and I do prefer the book over the movie.
But Sense and Sensibility (the movie, I mean) seems to beat the Pride and Prejudice movie in staying accurate to the book and good acting on mostly everyone's parts. That's why I have the DVD. ;) =DD

rosa_cotton December 9 2006, 03:45:14 UTC

Seriously, you read the whole thing? Wow, I'm impressed. And I'm glad this didn't bore you. :)

S&S is my favorite book of Jane Austen's. And I adore the movie with Emma Thompson. While the version is not faithful to the book word-for-word, scene-for-scene, age-for-age, it is successful in capturing the spirit of the book. The movie is wonderful, full of drama and humor. The cast -- from the leads to the supporting roles -- are all excellent. Alan Rickman is Col. Brandon, and Kate Winslet is terrific as Marianne. Mrs. Jennings, Mr. Palmer, and Sir Thomas are my favorites among the supporting cast. And it is topped with a beautiful score.

For reasons I cannot really explain, the movie S&S wins hands down over P&P.

hintofawhisper December 10 2006, 03:26:06 UTC

xD Yeah, I seriously did. It wasn't boring at all ( ... )

rosa_cotton December 12 2006, 03:53:39 UTC

Oh good. :)

I also love the movie with Emma Thompson. Didn't she have a huge part in writing the script for the movie, or something like that?

Yes, she did write the script -- and won the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Interestingly enough, she is mentioned in the credits of the new Pride and Prejudice, under special thanks or something like that. She is uncredited for "additional dialogue." I know she changed the scene between Elizabeth and her aunt and uncle when they suggest seeing Mr. Darcy's estate. Deborah Moggach, the screenwriter, originally had that taking place at the inn where she would make a cameo appearance, but Emma Thompson changed the scene to outdoors.

Yes, Alan Rickman was perfect for Col. Brandon. After my mom saw the movie the first time, she said how happy she was that he married Marianne at the end. So she's a big fan of him as well. ;)

The score of a movie is really important to me, which I'm sure you can understand, since we both love classical music. =D So, I was satisfied with the ( ... )

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