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The movie went by really fast. I didn't get drawn in like I did with the book, but I did enjoy it. It feels short on character development somehow though. I don't feel like I got to look deeply into the characters. It's hard to say how I would have viewed it if I hadn't read the novel first, though. I don't have much to say about it, especially since I haven't seen any other versions to compare it too. I think it was a bit more sentimental than the book, though. The second proposal in particular is what I'm thinking of right now.
In the book, it went like this: "My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever," followed by "Elizabeth...gave him to understand had undergone so material a change, ..., as to make her receive with gratitude and pleasure his present reassurances "(p.314-5).
In the movie it was much less reserved: "You have bewitched me, body and soul," followed by a kiss. Plus the setting was more showy as well. It's still pretty faithful to the book, though, for which I am glad.
In the book, it went like this: "My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever," followed by "Elizabeth...gave him to understand had undergone so material a change, ..., as to make her receive with gratitude and pleasure his present reassurances "(p.314-5).
In the movie it was much less reserved: "You have bewitched me, body and soul," followed by a kiss. Plus the setting was more showy as well. It's still pretty faithful to the book, though, for which I am glad.
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