Dir. Joe Wright (2005)
Rated PG Based off the novel by Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice follows a girl named Elizabeth Bennett (Kiera Knightly) and the story of how she falls in love with a man she never thought she would, Mr. Darcy (Matthew McFadyen). I watched this after reading the book in AP lit, and it was no doubt satisfying and amazing. I loved the book, so I was incredibly excited to see the movie, but also nervous. You are always taking a risk when watching a movie based off a book you love, because the movie could go either way. Thankfully, I was very pleased with this movie. It followed the book almost exactly, down to the exact dialogue used when the characters were talking. The only parts of the movie that I thought were disappointing was the lack of character development compared to the book. In the novel, Elizabeth is a very complex character and the reader gets to know her lively personality well. Knightly does a good job of portraying this, but I wish there would have been more wit to her character (especially during the scene where Mr. Collins proposes). Mr. Darcy is not that well developed either. He definitely comes off as a brooding and angsty man, but his softer side is not revealed until the very end of the movie. As for the technical aspects, there was actually some good cinematography. The setting was beautiful (somewhere in England), and there were a lot of shots that were pleasing to the eye and gave the movie a sort of aesthetic. If you have read the book, then you know how it ends, and the movie definitely does it justice. I think anyone who loves the book will be very happy with this movie. It follows the plot almost to a tee, and the acting is very well done. I had a hard time seeing faults in this movie, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves the novel.
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