Pride & Prejudice Movie Reaction
Added 2022-08-27 00:28:15 +0000 UTC
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For me there are two main reasons I can’t deal with this movie. 1. I don’t understand Kiera Knightly’s interpretation/portrayal of Elizabeth. It is like she never read the book or the director never read the book or something. She is always smiling and giggling and that is so not Lizzie's character at all. They talk about her smiling/bright eyes but otherwise she is rather reserved and KK is just smiling exuberance. 2. THE scene! The pivotal declaration scene in the movie is overly dramatic and cliche. The church, the rain, everything! Darcy had a perfect speech, it was there written out all they had to do was say it. Instead we got garbage, it wasn't half as romantic and even almost insulting. I am trying to be brief as I don't want to go on a diatribe, I really don't want to rain on the people who like it. But I had to say something because along with Avatar this is one of my most hated movies ever(I am a book/BBC purist).
Sofie
2023-01-09 19:58:53 +0000 UTCI am going to voice an unpopular opinion it seems: I like the 2005 movie MORE than the 1995 miniseries *gasp* I recognize that the miniseries is a more faithful representation of the book, but by god, is it a worse adaptation. Movies/Series are a different media than books, and by doing an almost 1:1 transcription of the book, they fail to recognize this fact. The movie, in contrast, cuts a lot of fluff and secondary/tertiary storypoints and background, and focuses on the core story.
MrSmokinDragon
2023-01-09 07:47:46 +0000 UTCThe mini series is way better!
C J
2023-01-09 02:26:50 +0000 UTCYes. It's based on a classic novel, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It's seen as one of the founding novels of the romance genre. A lot of troupe we used today still were started by her novels. You watched Clueless before. Well, it was inspired by another Jane Austen book. That's why she ultimately gets together with her step brother. One of the big things that makes this movie not a great representation is they leave out A LOT. They have to in order to make it fit into a 2 hour movie. So it almost always feels like there are scenes missing or needed to explain things better. As others have said, there is a miniseries that does a better job just because it's longer. It stars Colin Firth. So, nj already explained about why it would be so bad of Lydia to run off with Wickham. It would mean the ENTIRE family is ruined and considered to have "loose morals." What we find out later is that Darcy was the one that went after Wickham and forced him to marry Lydia so that the family wasn't ruined. Obviously because he loved Elizabeth. He didn't want to see her ruined...or likely Jane either. So, he paid Wickham a huge amount of money to marry Lydia. Which obviously he would HATE to do because Wickham had tried everything, including going after Darcy's sister, to extort money from him and failed. Yet, Darcy gave in and gave him the money he wanted for Elizabeth. I think you were surprised by Darcy saying he was in love with Elizabeth that so early on in the movie. But as I said...there was a lot missing. Also, they do show his change in feelings towards her through his looks and body language. That's why they focus on his hands sometimes. To show you she is gettin g to him. Or they show him staring at her. Or notice, in the second ball, he asks her to dance even though he already said that he hates dancing. Then he tries to make conversation with her while dancing even though that makes him uncomfortable. He's doing all that for her. There are a ton of small moments like this that they use to show his changing feelings for her. Another big issue is you really have to know some customs of this time to fully appreciate some of it. Like the fact that the girls can't inherit anything. They have no choice in marrying. Elizabeth turning down one suitor (Colins) would have been rare...also turning Darcy would have been unheard of, especially with him being so wealthy. You said toward the beginning that the Bingley's sister and Darcy always looked mad. They were like the top 1% back then and they were at a ball among poor people. The sister said at one point "I half expect them to break out a pig and start chasing it." They were snobs. Everyone hates the mother. That's the whole point. She was way too improper in public. However, most mothers would have been pushy about their daughters marrying back then. It's just she was obsessed.
Terri
2022-08-28 10:44:24 +0000 UTCI agree with everyone’s comments on the BBC version. It’s only six episodes so won’t take long to watch if you want to add as a mini series. It’s a pity you saw the movie version first.
Tracy R
2022-08-27 08:04:07 +0000 UTCIf you ever want to watch something similar to this with a better story imo...North and South (2005) is a miniseries. It's sort of peak period drama viewing in the circle of people that love them.
Terri
2022-08-27 06:02:49 +0000 UTCLike Emily said, touch wasn't really appropriate between unmarried people at times. It was more intimate. For example, when he flexes his hand it signifies a reaction to her even though he kept acting like he didn't like her.
Terri
2022-08-27 06:01:22 +0000 UTCThe BBC mini series is the best! Would love to see you reacting to it. I think 2005 version is an ok movie, but a bad adaptation. When I think about it I always remember the hilarious quote from the review in The New Yorker: 'Any resemblance to scenes and characters created by Miss Austen is, of course, entirely coincidental.'
Just Lily
2022-08-27 05:14:46 +0000 UTCso, yes, it was based on a book (by jane austen, as noted above) and, funny you say it would make a better tv show than movie - there was a mini series made about 10 years earlier. i have to echo casey mead in saying i vastly prefer that version. the mini series goes into more detail - i think it helps with understanding the events and the meaning behind them (like, for example, the conflict between darcy and wickham, and darcy's role in securing lydia's marriage). i also think it does a better job of explaining the stakes and building tension around the dramatic moments - because you have more background and there's more runway for it to build up. re: the stakes, a lot of it has to do with the mores of regency era society and olde timey estate law. the way the bennets' estate was established, the land and house (including any income from the land - like tenants or farming) will pass to the next male heir when mr. bennet dies - i.e., mr. collins. neither mrs. bennet nor any of the daughters will have any right, title, or interest - meaning whoever inherits the estate COULD boot them out, and they'd have no home, very little money or other property, and no income. this is why mrs. bennet is SO focused on getting her daughters married off, preferably to men who have the financial means to care for them (and maybe help other family members if necessary). AND why if one of the daughters married mr. collins they would probably be allowed to stay in the house. the thing with lydia running off with wickham is that it wasn't really proper for young ladies of their social class to be unchaperoned with men who weren't related to them - even briefly, much less overnight. if people thought lydia had premarital sex (or possibly even less than that?), she would be "ruined" - as in, deemed a woman of loose morals and/or low character, and someone respectable people in their circles wouldn't associate with - much less marry. and a scandal like that could taint her sisters' reputations and ruin their prospects as well. which, given the estate issue, could leave them all homeless and destitute. i might actually die of happiness if you reacted to the mini series, but i realize that may be too much to hope (and of course recognize it couldn't happen for a while, even if you would, since your schedule is already so full). even a video discussing your thoughts if you opted to watch it without doing a reaction. and, fwiw, they DO say darcy's first name in the mini series. 😉
nj
2022-08-27 03:36:52 +0000 UTCI definitely recommend it!
Casey Mead
2022-08-27 03:28:24 +0000 UTCso many people that have seen the mini series have this same opinion, i'm going to have to check out the mini series! i adore this movie but i'm definitely curious to see the mini series after hearing everyone's opinions
emily ღ
2022-08-27 03:14:15 +0000 UTCThe book by Jane Austen is my favourite book and i absolutely love the mini series with Colin Firth but I always found this movie lacking something
Casey Mead
2022-08-27 02:45:03 +0000 UTCit's also often said about this film that the director understands the female gaze hence the closeups of the hand.
Molly C
2022-08-27 02:04:28 +0000 UTCit's implied sexual tension. to touch a woman at the time was immensely intimate and breaking a lot of societal rules so when their hands touched it was like a charge of sexual energy for the time period
emily ღ
2022-08-27 01:03:32 +0000 UTCWhat did that mean?I did not understand why they kept showing it
Steven Merced
2022-08-27 01:00:16 +0000 UTCtwo words: THE. HAND. i cannot wait to watch this!!
emily ღ
2022-08-27 00:40:31 +0000 UTCSo excited to watch this when I get off work
Kristal Whalen
2022-08-27 00:33:49 +0000 UTC
