Had a day out with the girls at the movies yesterday. In secondary 2, we sat in class for many hours studying Pride & Prejudice for Literature lessons, and yesterday we sat in the cinema re-living memories of the text in the movie adaptation.
While purists are likely to scoff at this movie adaptation starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfayden, I am no purist, and I would say I enjoyed the movie. It’s never easy condensing novels into screenplays, so I thought this movie did pretty well.
Keira Knightley is convincing as Lizzie and I think Matthew Macfayden is good-looking! Heehee. While I suppose Colin Firth has immortalised the role of Mr Darcy in the BBC mini-series, I thought Macfayden was nice to look at. The casting was good, and I thought the actors and actresses were well chosen for their roles.
Worth noting in the movie were the places and homes in which some of the scenes were shot at. Those grand manors and the English countryside were a sight to behold. Peak District was especially breath-taking. I only wished there were more scenes shot at those places. It was all so fleeting that it seemed quite a pity to go all the way to film there and show so little of it!
A recommended watch for those who have read the book, but maybe not for the purists.