After watching the movie, I went to read the original book.
The appearance of the heroine is indeed dwarfed in the movie. According to the original book, Anne was indeed considered beautiful at the age of 19, but she did not have a peacock-like conceited and proud father and eldest sister who were outstanding in appearance, but among the three daughters of the baron's family, the youngest sister was the last in appearance. Mary, not the second daughter Anne.
The prospective baron is conceited, arrogant, and extravagant. The eldest daughter, Elizabeth, has exactly the same character as him, and since her mother's death, she has replaced her mother's position and regarded herself as a mistress.
The two fathers sing along with their daughters, and regard the happiness of the other two daughters as nothing.
Anne lost her loving and rational mother at the age of fourteen. Only her close friend, Madame LaSalle, gave her real care and love.
Anne grew up alone, her character is more like her mother, gentle, intelligent, sensitive and affectionate.
She and Wentworth were more than just 19-year-old couples.
They are soul-mates, and the most beautiful love blossomed when they met at the age of 19. They have endless words to talk about and are deeply attracted to each other's characteristics.
Anne, not the gray old girl in the film who is always at a loss.
Anne in the movie is more like the stereotype of the old girl in the world, with a restrained personality, low self-esteem, out of shape, dull expression, waiting to be rescued by a man.
When Anne accepted Wentworth's marriage proposal in the movie, she said, thank you - looking at her ugly face against Wentworth's tall and handsome face, I have mixed feelings about what the director wants this line to bring. The effect, is it "Thank you for your courage, for giving us a second chance", or "Thank you for your love for saving me"?
Anne in my heart is not like that.
Of all the on-screen images, the closest thing to Anne in my mind is Melanie in the Gone With the Wind movie.
Anne is a 27-year-old Melanie who is still single.
Yes, she is in a precarious situation, her youth is gone, and her heart has been filled with grief, regret and longing for eight years, she has always restrained herself, punished herself, and did not socialize or dress up.
But like Melanie, she is the neighbor's favorite girl, everyone likes to tell her what's in their hearts, she's quiet, soft, peaceful, and indisputable.
Anne's haggard appearance should only be driven by the dual drive of family, social repression, and self-imposed exile, her dress and demeanor are restrained. After all, she is only twenty-seven years old, and today is the age when she has just graduated from graduate school. Besides, she has been living in the mansion of the nobles in the British countryside. How old are her skin and five senses?
When Wentworth said, Her character was now fixed on his mind as perfection itself, maintaining the loveliest medium of fortitude and gentleness What he said was a very objective evaluation, which is also Melanie's character in "Gone with the Wind".
Of course Anne is also depressed. An older and poor single girl can't help but be depressed. Even if you are clear in your own heart, in the eyes of others, you are a gray existence. But Anne's graceful character, even if left in the dust in a corner, slowly radiates a soft, her own light like a pearl.
Wentworth loved her because her soul was indeed noble and graceful, as was Wentworth's own soul.
However, in order to pursue the popular theme of "an old girl meets love and is saved by love", this movie does not show Anne's charm, nor does it show the characteristics of the two who are actually very good match, so this love It's a pity to lose the most moving core.
I think this movie must be a man, and his light and shadow are trying to clarify to people vaguely: this girl is very lucky to be saved, a marriage proposal pulls her out of the terrible life of loneliness and old age, she gets But her clumsy movements, her dull and restrained expression, are all trying to suggest that she is not worthy of Wentworth's affection, which leads to a deeper conclusion: this is what Jane Austen wrote to herself and all older single women. A youth's fairy tale, let's wash and sleep after the story is over.
However, Jane Austen is not so cruel. She tenderly left Anne with a lot of room for maneuver and interpretation, and left all kinds of hope for the future of this love. If this is a fairy tale, Jane Austen wrote about the prince and the prince from the very beginning. A princess story, not a prince and Cinderella story.
I hope that one day in the future, I can see a better and closer to the original version of "Persuasion"
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