tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post3386890921431987043..comments2024-03-29T05:11:45.194-04:00Comments on The Jane Austen Film Club: Far From The Madding CrowdJenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-88505152918221292512015-10-23T06:57:45.844-04:002015-10-23T06:57:45.844-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223685424393918411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-46323043738078934202015-06-09T08:34:08.712-04:002015-06-09T08:34:08.712-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109673961732084799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-7738517969774757112015-05-25T08:52:44.839-04:002015-05-25T08:52:44.839-04:00Hi Jenny,
I just saw the movie. I enjoyed it very...Hi Jenny,<br />I just saw the movie. I enjoyed it very much, but it did suffer as you say from compression issues. I saw it with friends who were new to the story, and they felt Bathsheba's character was fickle, because she seemed to flip from one admirer to the other so quickly without consequence. And indeed it does look that way with the pace of the movie. Even poor Fanny's story is skimmed, leaving us with only a vague understanding of how tragic her story is, and not enough of a contrast to Bathsheba, who is a woman with infinite choice, verses Fanny who only had one opportunity for happiness.<br /><br />When I first saw the trailer I was both excited and perplexed by how they would condense the 4 hour miniseries into a 2 hour movie. There are no characters that can be omitted to stream line the story. They are all integral to the whole. <br /><br />So in the end, although I liked the movie (as someone who knew the story before had), my friends didn't like it as much. In the end I would have to say I like the 1998 mini series better. The cast of the movie was very good, but I still like the other cast better, with the exception of Mr. Boldwood. The 1998 cast, but with Michael Sheen, would be perfect. I felt so sorry for his character in the new movie, that I would have been happy to see Bathsheba pick him!!! In the other version, I was routing only for you know who (don't want to give it away :)Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346661892269510469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-64893655105466800762015-05-05T18:18:44.736-04:002015-05-05T18:18:44.736-04:00I really do enjoy Carey Mulligan. She was adorable...I really do enjoy Carey Mulligan. She was adorable in P&P, but my first encounter with her was in Doctor Who in the episode, "Blink." Michael Sheen is a bit underrated, I've seen him play so many different characters, he is a fantastic actor. The scenery, landscape and set of this films looks beautiful. Films that feature a nice texture to the set is always appealing. I can't wait to see this, thanks for the insight!Caffeinated Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937721186991825354noreply@blogger.com