Movie Review

Michael Miller
Hepworth
English 150
December 16, 2009
Pride and Prejudice
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I watched the movie Pride and Prejudice and decided to write a review on it because it is as complex as its characters. One of the most complex characters in the movie was Elizabeth who said, “I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.” Elizabeth is the second oldest of five daughters in the Bennet Family. In my opinion, Elizabeth is just like the classic character Cinderella. She is the daughter that gets the least amount of attention, her mother is desperate to find a man from a wealthy family to marry one of her daughters, and she marches to the beat of her own drum.
The story takes place in England around the 1800’s. The Bennet has five daughters and no sons, at a time when the men of a family determine the wealth of the family. The two oldest sisters Jane and Elizabeth are the focus of most of the movie. Mrs. Bennet, is set on finding a suitable, wealthy man for her daughters to marry. The two main male characters in this movie are Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy. Mr. Bingley is a well respected and quite proper man. On the other hand, Mr. Darcy is a quite proud and rather rude individual. This creates, to a certain extent, some ill feelings within the main characters. The movie ends with Elizabeth and her eldest sister, Jane, both married to Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy and the family readjusting to the new situation after a somewhat rocky beginning.
In my non-professional opinion, this movie was a bit of a let down. I had heard good things about it and I was not a big fan. There were a couple of reasons why I have this opinion, the first being it seemed like they jumped right into the story. There was no setup no background. If you are not familiar with the times, (which was the case with me) you may not know that most marriages were arranged. Or, that a family without a male child was publicly considered inferior. The second, and in my opinion most important was the language barrier. For most of the movie I was focusing on trying to understand what they were saying rather than, the meaning of what they were saying. This language issue lead too much of my confusion and displeasure with this movie. I know the setting of the movie required the characters to speak the way they did, however, if your audience can not understand what you are saying there is no point in saying it.
After watching this move, I would say give it a chance and try not to make it more confusing than it needs to be. If I were to watch it again I might get more of the little things and not spend so much energy on trying to figure everything out. After all, it’s a move unless you lose yourself in it, how can you truly enjoy it.