2022’s Persuasion And Believing The Happy Ever After
Spoiler Alert – This post will talk about the 2022 Dakota Johnson movie version of Persuasion and it WILL contain spoilers. If you haven’t yet watched this romance based on the book by Jane Austen, you might wish to skip this post.
I enjoyed the 2022 Dakota Johnson version of Persuasion very much. I thought it was fun and witty and entertaining.
(Although I cringed as always during the ‘My brother-in-law proposed to me first’ scene. I think of Anne as a mean girl and as disloyal due to that scene.)
But I didn’t believe the Romantic Happy Ever After. At all.
I didn’t believe it in the book and I didn’t believe it in this movie version of it.
Anne Elliott was persuaded years ago to break off her engagement to Wentworth. He was poor and her family didn’t like that.
Anne didn’t fight for Wentworth or their relationship.
And I got the impression he didn’t fight for her. He, instead, went off to sea.
In the book and in the movie, we NEVER see Anne fight for Wentworth and their relationship.
When all seems hopeless, she, a person whom we’re told takes action in disastrous situations, says and does nothing.
We also NEVER see Wentworth fight for Anne and their relationship.
When all seems hopeless, he decides to go off to sea again.
Thankfully, he left her a letter this time.
And that is the ONLY reason they end up together at the end.
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I have been happily in love for over three decades.
If there is one thing I know about love and relationships, it is that we have to fight to make them last. We can’t give up. We have to do the hard things, perhaps make others displeased, battle for the other person to make it work.
I don’t think Anne and Wentworth are willing to do that.
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The Gorge And Building A Romance Without Dialogue
Spoiler Alert – This post will talk about The Gorge and it WILL contain spoilers. If you haven’t yet watched this awesome SciFi Romance movie, you might wish to skip this post.
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I recently watched The Gorge.
I LOVED it.
This is a true SciFi Romance in movie form, with the expected Romance Ending. You and I know how very rare these movies are. And this one is terrific.
I laughed. I worried through the dark moment. I believed the relationship would last…forever.
And this was done with a lot of that relationship not having any dialogue. Or having any direct physical connection.
Because the hero and the heroine are separated by an almost impassable gorge for much of the movie.
They communicate with white boards i.e. the written word, which, as a reader, I loved. And they communicate through movement.
We saw how they think similarly in many ways and how their differences in personality complement each other. And this is brilliantly done.
The Gorge is a must watch for writers who want to SHOW how a relationship builds.
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BBC Pride And Prejudice – Comfort Watches And Building A Believable Happy Ever After
Spoiler Alert – This post will talk about the BBC Colin Firth version of Pride And Prejudice and it WILL contain spoilers. If you haven’t yet watched this classic miniseries, you might wish to skip this post.
(This is a photo of my much loved DVD box set. – smiles)
When the world gets a little too stressful, I like to rewatch a movie/miniseries I absolutely adore and escape. The BBC Colin Firth version of Pride And Prejudice is an often-reached-for brain vacation.
I love this version for a gazillion reasons.
One of the reasons is…
It builds an extremely convincing Happy Ever After For Mr. Darcy and Lizzie.
We are shown how Lizzie will fit into Mr. Darcy’s life at Pemberley.
She is shown playing with a dog. We see Mr. Darcy walking with his much beloved dogs at Pemberley.
She is shown trekking across hills and fields. We see Mr. Darcy doing the same at Pemberley.
She spends a lot of time by herself. He likes to spend a lot of time by himself.
They both like debates. But they also both like quiet time spent reading.
They are very protective of the people they love. Mr. Darcy adores his sister. We see Lizzie protect Mr. Darcy’s sister from a verbal assault. Lizzie is upset about her youngest sister’s scandal. Mr. Darcy fixes that scandal for her.
There is NO DOUBT in our minds they will make their marriage work. And we know what their marriage and future will look like.
THAT is how one builds a convincing Happy Ever After.
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