r/PrideandPrejudice

Granted, I’ve only seen a few, but 1995 is forever my top choice. However, there are so many to choose from, and with the new adaptation coming out I would love to hear your thoughts! I have to admit that some of my thoughts and opinions are based on pure vibes and emotions lol. If you have an adaptation you love drop the name please! We all love a new retelling of our beloved P&P.

After I had read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (amazing, btw), I was so so excited to watch the 2005 movie because I had witnessed all of the hype around it on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, etc. For example, the famous Mr Darcy hand flex 😩

But to my surprise, I did not enjoy the movie all that much! I can hardly explain it but the plot felt empty when you’ve already read the book, you can spot all of the changes made that aren’t accurate to the book. And I don’t mind this most times I watch movies adapted from books yet this one just seemed to irk me.

Also the plot was SO rushed, and I get it, trying to fit a whole novel in a two hour movie would be difficult, but a lot of the time important characters were just thrown in to the scenes. Character development wasn’t there neither was the development of plot. I hardly sensed the chemistry that I did in the book between Mr Darcy and Elizabeth. Don’t even get me started on how quickly their relationship progressed.

And there are so many more reasons but I won’t bore you with them.

I feel as though if I had watched the movie without having read the book beforehand, I would have had a better experience, honestly.

Anyway, I wanted to see if anyone else had similar or opposing views to share on the movie?

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QUESTION: Are the characters in Pride and Prejudice believable?

This week, the question I'm asking is this- are the characters in Pride and Prejudice believable? Do you know modern-day equivalents of the main or supporting characters?

I definitely know:

💥a Lydia (I can't tell you!)
💥a Lady Catherine de Bourgh (who doesn't)
💥a Mr. Collins (sigh!)
💥a Charlotte Lucas (common sense personified, my best friend)
💥a few Mr. Wickhams!
💥a Mrs. Bennet
💥a Mr. Bennet
💥a Miss Elizabeth
💥a Mr. Darcy (my husband)!

These are the characters that stand out the most to me in the Pride and Prejudice story. How about you? Which characters are memorable because you actually know a modern-day version?

We're getting closer and closer to Netflix's new Pride and Prejudice 6-part series and I'm feeling so excited!

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It feels so intentional that since her introduction in the series, Harriet Forster is shown as an immature woman who is just arm candy for her decorated husband. Many other instances prove how she may have orchestrated the whole Wickham Lydia thing … not out of malice but simply because she is immature and probably married young and for money, and very much what you’d call a “flirt” for Victorian times.

Examples below -

1. The way she says “Denny and Sanderson seem well pleased” at the very first gathering when the militia are at Lucas Lodge (episode 1)- she has quickly gathered the type of girls kitty and Lydia are the interactions with the officers

2. The way she comes and grabs Wickham when he’s chatting with Lizzy (episode 4) - the overly touchy and flirtations body language is such a giveaway of her own character

3. The biggest hint is how she invites Lydia who is younger than kitty to be her particular friend at Brighton . Why would a married woman seek the company of such a young and immature girl if not to live vicariously through her? (Episode 4).

4. And we also later find out in her letter prior to running away she confessed to her about what she was about to do (…”if you cannot guess with whom I am run away then I would call you a simpleton”).

All this to say - I’m convinced Mrs. Forster egged Lydia on and gave her and Wickham many opportunities to flirt, because she is a bit of a bad seed herself.

Thoughts? Is this a widely known thing? Is this just how the show portrays her?

Can I live in hope this dude ends up skewered on a battlefield?

Or is he realistically allowed to be an army officer with purchased commission without ever being deployed?

In the BBC version, I previously said her and Wickham were so gossipy it was incredibly irritating, but in the book, I find her behaviour much less begetting of someone who delights in dramatics, and more so of someone who is reacting normally to being told of someone's supposed moral failings.

I really do identify with her much more now.

I must say.... The only thing I won't forgive her for, is occasionally giving an allowance to Lydia and Wickham. I also don't really forgive Darcy for endeavoring to help with Wickham's career either :p

Feeling the urge to watch the 2005 version rn and it doesn’t seem to be free anywhere.

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QUESTION: Why does Pride and Prejudice feel like a modern story?

Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813, over 200 years ago, and yet, its story and characters remain so relatable. Does that mean that we haven't really changed in 200 years?

Another week, another question! We're getting closer and closer to the release of the new 6-part Netflix adaptation of this beloved novel. Can't wait!

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I would cherish opinions on what is the novel's most delightful line or sentence, among those that don't propel forward the plot, provide no significant lesson nor offer any great insight.

For me, that sentence is:

"If I were as rich as Mr. Darcy," cried a young Lucas, who came with his sisters, "I should not care how proud I was. I would keep a pack of foxhounds, and drink a bottle of wine a day."