My Movie!

Just to start off, I must inform everyone that I own and love this movie! Although, I could not understand why Mr. Tangen would only assign the first 10 minutes of the whole movie, when we are in the middle of the book. Apparently he's "cool like my juice." (people in my class would understand that statement) This movie portrays Mr. Bingley as a popular but somewhat shy man, and it certainly does not do Mr. Darcy any justice.

Before studying the book in class, I had already seen the movie and read a version of the book meant for children in middle school. Yes, it had some pictures and medium letters. With all of this, I pretty much knew the whole story by heart, but it was missing details and a few of the characters that don't come up very often in the novel. The movie portrays Darcy as prideful, but not nearly to the extent that the book depicts. This does not allow the watcher to feel the hatred for the character that Jane Austen is trying to describe. The point of the story is for the reader to loathe Mr. Darcy as deeply as Elizabeth does throughout most of the novel. Only until she reads the letter and becomes aware of many other circumstances is that supposed to change. The scene from the link shows the first impression the reader/ watcher receives when Darcy is first introduced. Pride, the definition of this age, shows itself very strongly in this character. Darcy refuses all invitations to dance and barely glances at Elizabeth, whom he says, "she is tolerable but not enough to tempt me." Ironically, Mr. Darcy is subconsciously captivated by Elizabeths grand and dark eyes. This raises the questions, "Will their be a turn in the story? Will Mr. Darcy show a side to him that is not expected?"

The character of Mr. Bingley does not have a dramatic difference from the book to the movie. In both, he is shown as a weak person who has his decisions made for him. His sisters easily convince him to leave what he loves and to move on. When someone loves something, they should be adamant about having and doing everything to have that, in this case, person. They should not be easily persuaded into leaving all behind. In the novel, due to Mr. Darcy's influence in his dear friend's life, he does end up coming back, but can barely keep his grips in the situation. He must face what he left behind without reason, and he must make amends to those whom he hurt in his absence.