atonement, persuasion
I saw atonement last night. I looooooooved it. James Macavoy was amazing, as was the little girl who played young Briony. I really really love James Macavoy. He's just so hot, and he follows it up by being a very good actor as well. The biggest weak spots were Keira Knightley and Romola Garai, and I cannot understand why theyre currently getting so much praise for their performances. But overall, the movie was great. The movie was long, but i was pretty enthralled throughout. I think i might read the book now.
I also watched the new bbc version of persuasion. ulch. normally im a really big fan of rupert penry jones, and i think he did a fairly good job, but overall, the whole thing was terrible. The camera work was all shaky closeups, more like a sitcom pretending to do a documentary than a period piece. But my dislike might have something to do with the fact that i find persuasion one of the weaker of all the austen novels, right behind Mansfield Park. So to begin with, i dont like the characters very much, which makes me sad cuz the story idea is so cool.
I'm curious to see how a modern day remake would turn out, like Clueless or Ten things I hate about you.
I also watched the new bbc version of persuasion. ulch. normally im a really big fan of rupert penry jones, and i think he did a fairly good job, but overall, the whole thing was terrible. The camera work was all shaky closeups, more like a sitcom pretending to do a documentary than a period piece. But my dislike might have something to do with the fact that i find persuasion one of the weaker of all the austen novels, right behind Mansfield Park. So to begin with, i dont like the characters very much, which makes me sad cuz the story idea is so cool.
I'm curious to see how a modern day remake would turn out, like Clueless or Ten things I hate about you.