Monday, October 17, 2005
Quote of the week
I was hoping to be able to get over Colin Firth and declare my allegiance to a new Darcy. Sadly, no. Matthew McFadyean looks and indeed acts like a potato. Keira Knightley is very pretty - and so is the film - but she is not Eliza Bennet, and this is quite definitely not Jane Austen. Long live Colin! Goodbye, Mr Potato Head
ohh, i'm feeling sorry for McFayden [or Mr Potato Head].... he got a role which had a reputation to live up with.. in this case --> Colin Firth potrayal as Mr. Darcy...
i haven't seen the film yet... and not planning to waste my $10, so, that i can scruple Kiera anymore than i already did.. read to book first or at least have some idea about the book if you;re planning to see the movie
my love affair with P & P started in October 98', when i stumbled upon this interesting English drama on Metrovision ... i had to endure my mom's constant nagging as it is shown around 7 0'clock [not a good time to watch tv]... and had to wait for 5 years to watch the last episode [miss the last episode].. though the ending is written 194 years ago
if you got 6 hours to spare; watch the BBC version as i would say the adaptation is superb; almost prefect [thouh not quite]
the greater part of the dialogue is same as Jane's own and every scene is included and follows the same chronological order.. except the additions of two particular scenes
- to demonstrate that Darcy is not just an effete aristocrat but a real man worthy of Elizabeth's love we are shown him indulging in manly pursuits; fencing, and swimming in his private lake (which me and Bariah had taken the delight to analyze the wet-shirt scene again
- and one part about Mr. Collins; trembling with embarrassment and horror when he happens to come across Lydia in a state of dishabille.
and that one particular scene in Pemberly, where Lizzy is at the piano befriending Darcy's sister, Georgiana, when he holds her gaze with a silent declaration of his love and admiration. This involved a fine piece of editor-timing; a split second either way, either too long or too short, and the poignancy of that moment would have been lost
and i had declared my love to either COlin Firth or Mr Darcy more than i could ever remembered...one of the journalist wrote that the only people who will not enjoy the film is the one who are totally obsessed with the BBC version and advice us to get over the Colin Firth obsession!
WT ............
i dont think any other person who are more tailored for the role and geee... he just made my knees weak when he said
"In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you"
or even as Mr. Darcy in Bridget Jones [ a role creeated based on Colin's potrayal in P & P] when he said
"I like you; just as you are"
*sigh * if only i got my own Mr Darcy to said that *sigh*
&faded to grey at 10/17/2005 01:12:00 am♥
aJLa
I'm no angel.. and i manage to remain alive in my own quirky way
