Yes, yes, I finally did it. I finally watched North and South. And yes, I quite enjoyed it.
Kristie, you can SQUEEEE now. :P
I liked the movie overall. Miss Hale drove me nuts through some parts of it, but then Mr. Thornton drove me nuts, too, so they're even. I was disappointed with the end, however. It seemed to end rather abruptly. I see now what Jodi meant when she said she wasn't sure how they came to be in love. I believed it until her father died and she went back to London. From that point on? Not so much. Too much time apart, I think.
So, I want a copy now, to pull out on rainy days and watch over again. :)
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
I'm a Believer
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Posted by Holly at 6:30 PM
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Ima buy for you for your wedding present. LOL
Glad you liked it. :P
Squeeeeee!!!! You finally watched it!! I'm amazed with all your wedding plans and things.
Katie has read the book and plans on reviewing it soon - but according to what she has told me - no *wince* I haven't read it yet - Thornton was smitten with Margaret right from the beginning. I think for him, Margaret was a bright light in a rather bleak and cheerless existence. I also think he quite admired her for her outspokeness. At one point during the dinner party the Thorntons have, he almost smiles at her in approval.
As for Margaret falling for Thornton - *grinning* I could easily see it. Apart from the fact that to me anyway, he's Drop Dead Gorgeous (to appease the shallow me), once she's able to get past her preconceived notions that the South is better than the North, she begins to see the kind of man Thornton really is. For example, once she pointed it out to him, he was willing to risk his life for the Irish workers. Also - he went against his own principals to clear her re: the night she really was at the train station but lied about it. I think she also admired him for his thirst for knowledge - by the way he became a pupil of her fathers.
And you're right - the ending was a bit abrupt I think - that's why for part 2 of our contest - a copy of the DVD for one's very own - we are asking that one write a brief epilogue - as it were - to answer those still hanging threads. Although you must admit - that was a Most Incredibly Romantic Ending. *wink*
Holly, did you get a chance to see the extended marriage proposal scene? It helps because there are a few subtle things explained. Also, Margaret reveals in the second half her admiration for Thornton's treatment of his people and business practices which while not romantic certainly show her feelings for him.
Yeah, it's great for nights along and dreary weekends.
*sigh*...nights ALONE, not along.
Ames,
Niiice. LOL
Kristie,
I could see, just from the movie, why Thornton fell in love with her. I could see the subtle glances, the way he lit up when she smiled, all of it. I had no trouble at all believing he loved her.
I also had no trouble believing she fell in love with him. Watching her realize he wasn't the monster she originally thought was wonderful. But during their long seperation, something was missing. I think perhaps I needed to see more longing from them both, in order to believe they were truly in love at the end.
Rosie,
No, I didn't watch it. I'll have to check out the extra features and see.
What's this about an extended scene? I've never heard about it!!
Ames: You mean you haven't watched the extras at the end of the second DVD? You simply have to watch them! There are some deleted scenes - one of them is an an extended proposal scene - which makes her rejection make more sense. Also there is an adorable interview with Richard Armitage. There's also cast bio's but you have to read them.
Also interesting is on the first DVD, you can watch it with commentary turned on for the first episode by the producers/directors - I'm not sure of who they are - but it's interesting too. For example they say during the Masters dinner scene - it took all day to shoot and they didn't show RA that much so it was very boring for him. They later realized he'd been making smilies or something in his mashed potatoes. It was so interesting, I wish they'd had it for the whole thing.
Ooooohhhh Holly - I LIKE this kind of discussion *g*
I think during their separation near the end - we did get to see their longing for each other. Edith mentioned how despondent Margaret still was after leaving Milton - I took that to mean that yes, she missed her father - but she also missed Mr. Thornton. And then while she and Mr. Bell were visiting Helstone, she confessed without actually saying it - how much she cared for Mr. Thornton's good opinion of her, and how devastated that she didn't have it due to his misconception of her actions. And when Mr. Bell visited John, John was very visibly upset over the situation with Margaret.
Also - when Margaret visited the mill after it closed she was still thinking of Mr. Thornton and he was still thinking of her - in that scene with Higgins near the end. And also - each thought the other thought bad of the other so it was hard for them to overcome that. And once Margaret heard about the mill closing it was Very Soon after that she came up with her plan to save the mill - thus Mr. Thornton ;~} (my attempt at a crooked grinned wink)
And we'll have to get Katie's thoughts since she read the book - but I think they were both full of longing for each other in the book. Damn! I really need to read it!
Holly, I'm so glad you're one of us now. Kristie summed it up very nicely as to the why. I plan on reading the book soon.
OF course, I didn't want it to end so soon either, but it was a lovely scene, there at the train station, and that kiss - swoon!
I'm going to ditto what Kristie said but I was like you in that the separation was hard. I think she figured he would never have her because of the secret she kept and he figured he was beneath her and quite possibly in love with another.
The part where I turned to Kristie and was all WTF!? Was the proposal scene - I really have to watch the extended version of it because he was yelling that he loved her but it was like she wasn't listening. Sorry, but if a man yells that he loves me I'm afraid I'm sucker enough to believe him ;)
Apparently though it is one of those huge misunderstandings. Still, I thought she was going to marry him and the next two hours would be how they would go from a marriage of convenience to a real marriage. I forgot the book was written in 1850 so I guess marriage would have been the end of the story for the woman.
Glad you enjoyed it also. I plan on re-watching on a nice sunny weekend.
CindyS
Well, you already know my thoughts. It was good, not great, in my opinion. I would watch it again...not on purpose, or anything, but if it randomly came on t.v. and I didn't have control of the remote. ;P
I watchedthis so long ago but may have to re-visit it~!
Kristie(J)'s been checking up on me... I still haven't seen this, and I'm so out of the loop.
My issue is, I feel compelled to read the book before I watch the movie... and my TBR pile is insane right now.
How many more days before we get the Holly wedding post?
Is this the movie with Elijah Wood in it?? I don't think I've ever seen it....
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