(2005 ver.) i was trying to think of why i loved this movie sm when i realised that the romance has a similar feeling to those of queer love stories. it's just the sheer pining and tension and erotic restraint without being overt that makes this romance so compelling. it's also been so long since i've seen a movie with such spectacular lighting like ONGOD THIS IS PERHAPS THE BEST LIT MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. IT'S SO ALIVE AND GOLDEN AND THE SETS ARE TEEMING WITH DETAIL I LOVE IT. the memory of the book was very fresh in my mind so it was pretty cool seeing lines lifted straight from the text being delivered onscreen. it's so fascinating to seeing how adapting a classic into a film works. i felt that the movie was unflinchingly faithful to the text for at least the first half. darcy's first confession scene in the book was hella funny coz he just chucks it at lizzy outta left field, but OHMYGOD the rain scene in this film. MASTERCLASS, AN ABSOLUTE BEAUTY. HOLY SHIT THE DESPERATE WAYS OF A MAN IN LOVE ARE GORGEOUS. AND THE BACK AND FORTH IN THAT SCENE BETWEEN THEM. UGH. UGHHHH. I WANTED TO SCRATCH AT SOMETHING LIKE A WILD ANIMAL. ITS SO PRIMAL. darcy is such a loser in love with her GOD when is it my turn. and then he goes and aurafarms in that climax, walking towards her in that slutty half unbuttoned shirt at dawn, like the icon that he is. "and how are you this evening, mrs. darcy?" MURDERED ME CHOPPED ME INTO PIECES I WANTED TO ROLL AROUND MY BED AND KICK MY FEET LIKE A SCHOOLGIRL AHHH. anyways my only criticisms were the way the plot deviated from the source text in the second half, sometimes in ways that were jarring. i don't wanna dwell on it tho. i loved watching this.
