Saturday, April 26, 2008
Austen it isn't
So, who's read/seen "Vanity Fair"? I watched the first episode of the A&E version, and wow, that was odd. Are the characters really such stereotypes in the novel? Interesting. I'll keep watching, of course. I chose this over the Reese Witherspoon version since I heard it completely veered from the novel, though at lease the Mira Nair film would be pretty. This one so far is very, very brown. Hmmm.
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I've read the book and seen the film with Reese Witherspoon. The book is one of my favorites of all time, and if the A&E movie makes Becky Sharp a stereotype, that is very sad.
And even though the Mira Nair film veers from the book a little -- and even though Reese Witherspoon is a little too nice as Becky -- I really enjoy that movie. It is quite beautiful.
Really, there's no way to make an accurate movie of that book. There's just too much there. Even though the novel is an undertaking, I recommend reading it. And if you get the Norton edition, it includes Thackeray's miniature illustrations on the initial capital of each chapter!
The movie (I have the A&E one, which probably doesn't surprise you) exhausted me, to be quite honest.
I felt like it was an accomplishment to finish it (there was a lot there). Imagine how triumphant I would be of finishing the book!
Becky's not a stereotype, but the mean lieutenant is and so is the chubby crass brother and the baronet is just FREAKY. The first episode ended with the baronet seeming like he was going to rape Becky with a pack of dogs. I guess stereotype isn't the right word, but something was just odd. I'm really early in, though.
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