PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
(2005)
(A Movie Adaptation from the novel of the same title written by Jane Austen during 1813)
Director: Joe Wright
Writing Credits: Jane Austen (book author)
Deborah Mogach (screenplay)
Emma Thompson (additional dialogue)
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"Pride and Prejudice" is a story about two wandering souls of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy (played by Matthew McFadyen) meeting in an unexpected place at an unexpected time, united later on by the power of true love conquering against all odds resulting to a fairy tale-like, happily-ever-after ending. (Rated SPG -- contains adult themes that may not be suitable for juvenile ages & minds)
Centuries after the book was published, the story went through a whole lot of crucial adjustments made by a British director for his debut film, making Austen's genius novel a film.
Elizabeth Bennet (played by Keira Knightley in the movie) is the story's protagonist, often called "Lizzie" by her family and friends. Eventhough their family wants to seek marriage for economic stability and wealth, Lizzie's pride still prevailed and she still values love as the utmost core of marriage. However, the difference between the "lizzie" in the book and in the movie has a huge difference because Knightley's features was not exactly the "Lizzie" described in the novel. Aside from flaunting on her outstanding physical beauty, the role she portrayed was a bit vulnerable and shy, yet the "Lizzie" which Austen described in her novel predominates through her amazing wit and unshaken honesty, not through stunning physical features but even though ther's a big difference between the "book Lizzie" and the "movie Lizzie", Knightley still gave justice to the character, the lines, and the story.
SETTING
As for the movie's setting, it creatively used visuals and the placess to show the economic and class differences between the characters.
The Bennet's simple home shows simple furnitures, tiny lawn, and wandering farm animals contrasting Lady Catherine's luxurious mid-16th-century palace and Mr. Darcy's largest private country house in the whole England. The clothes that the characters wore and the way they spoke their dialogues were also symbols or representations of the movie's setting.
QUOTE EXCERPT FROM PRIDE AND PREJUDICE BOOK
“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
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