can i pause for just a moment and discuss the movie portrayals of pride & prejudice? i know it's a reading blog, but it's ok, right? you know what... i started this blog and i'm deciding that it's ok! so i absolutely LOVE the BBC version. i love colin firth as darcy. i love bingley. i like the actress who plays elizabeth. mr. collins is absolute perfection {ridiculously annoying}. my complaints: the music that plays throughout drives me bonkers! it's so distracting. and jane, who is supposed to be the most beautiful of the bennett sisters, is not cute. the keira knightly version, which i did not expect to like because i am not a fan of hers, is one of my favorite movies of all time. everything about it is so beautiful! mr. darcy is gorgeous. jane IS the prettiest in the family. the scenery is amazing. beautiful cinematography. and what really makes the movie is the soundtrack. so so beautiful.
so to get on with my point: that movie sort of ruined the book for me. i can't stand reading about elizabeth and darcy without that beautiful soundtrack playing in the background! i guess i could try that... i do have the soundtrack...
one thing, however, that i loved about reading the book again was mr. bennett. he is one of my favorite characters. i laughed out loud at just about every word he says!
so. it's a classic. i love it. maybe i'll read it again someday. but right now i feel like watching the movie :)