away from reality
it's really been a while since i immersed myself in the incessant watching of a particular film.. well i've been greatly obsessed with the movie pride and prejudice.. and in love with mr darcy played by matthew macfayden.. the charming and caring, yet vulnerable and shy gentleman beneath the aloof and arrogant cover.. while getting into an emotional romantic state admist the scenes of the fabulous show, there was only one complaint i have.. the lack of a more intimate and sweeter ending to it rather than just the separate individuals speaking to her father about their relationship..well in my desparate attempt to cure my obsession which is more often than not to immerse myself in all the possible information on the net about the particular movie or person further, i chanced upon a site which mentions an alternative ending to the show.. an add on which is only shown in the US.. of course i managed to lay hand on that and there it was.. the missing piece that was so so so so beautiful.. just two minutes extra showing the two of them.. and the charming british accent with their fantastic chemistry.. and of course the sweetest words and actions a man can ever say and do to a woman in my point of view..
it din really help me out of the practical situation i was in.. but it was so good to feel that feeling.. that one can always hope to be lizzy with mr darcy's love.. and that perhaps love should be this way.. i really melt at those words he uttered to her.. i started to wonder why it was not put in the original ending of the show.. because it was so natural to me that the addition was a happy ending that would be loved by all romantics.. yet i went on to read comments about it and realised perhaps i am just another commercialised viewer..
i view this movie as a romantic drama set in the ancient times, when their costumes were classy and all the gentlemen 'actions' showed the respect for ladies in the culture.. i perhaps forgot to understand that it was a classic written almost 200 years ago about the realism of social class differences during that time through a romance story.. the additional sweet ending which seems so natural to me became something that was ridiculous to many others, who took it as a classic to be respected for it to stay that way.. the 'hollywood type' ending din fit what jane austen would have included in the book, and seemed too far off as what mr darcy would have done taken his character..
a brilliant move by the producers i would say, to test market it and realise that that scene may be loved by some by not by others.. perhaps i spent all my life watching hollywood films or something.. that the ending made it all more perfect to me.. and all these immersion has put me away from reality once again, with my mind all filled with the lovely scenes of the film.. but more importantly it has brought back memories and yearn for the movie industry.. a long lost passion? or maybe the suppressed desires all along? as i continue to think about it, i find emptiness in my life and the life i will be leading.. am i away from reality now? or instead was i always escaping the reality till the few moments ago when i awake my wishes..
filming and movies are so beautiful because they allow imagination.. they allow fantasties and fairy tales, and they make the impossible seem possible.. they are moving pictures of lives of others, of love of others, and of the joy of others.. and because of the proximity they are able to strike a cord in everyone else's hearts.. and allow every single person to believe in fairy tales and dreams that come true..
rebec inspired @ 7:05 PM
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