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September 30, 2004
Ladies and Gentlemen
Ladies and Gentlemen, would you please welcome Miss Halle Danielle Needham to my extended family. She was born yesterday afternoon to my sister and her husband. I am very excited, but I had really hoped my sister might have her while I was home last week. :) Now I have to wait until Thanksgiving to see her. Alas, I must show patience.
Jane Eyre, again
Okay, I know I have not read the book, so that much is granted. I am speaking only out of ignorance of the book, and a single watching of the movie. But I very strongly stand by what I said earlier as my assessment of the movie. I am open to opinions, but I have yet to see convincing evidence that returning to Mr. Rochester (thanks for the name correction, Deb) was a good decision.
Granted, he may have changed into a softer person that had learned a great deal about life and loss, but Jane did not know that when she went back to him. She went before she even knew that he had changed (any change in Rochester's character was very poorly shown in the movie, by the way).
As for Jane leaving Mr. Rochester the first time, to me it seemed that her decision to leave was because she had just been confronted with Rochester's current wife. That's right folks, he was still married. His wife had gone insane, and he kept her locked up in a tower, never telling Jane that he was married, until it came out at the altar. Then, when they spoke, Rochester was manipulative with Jane, claiming that their love was this great and amazing thing, and that if she really loved him, she would stay. But that love was based on a lie. Jane had been deceived in a terrible way. Sometimes loving someone means leaving them. Jane was certainly right when she left. That was the part of the movie I liked. I just could not believe she returned to such an awful situation. It seemed that Jane just wanted to be needed.
I would be happy to hear a redeeming character trait that Jane was in love with. Something that reveals quality in his character.
But I certainly admit that sometimes a movie just hits me wrong. Just in the wrong mood to like that particular movie.
Entry posted by byscuits on September 30, 2004 12:16 PM
Comments
yaaaay for babies!!!! :-D
can't say i know too much about Jane Eyre.. just your synopsis from the movie. talk about being removed! tho it almost intrigues me to watch the movie for myself one of these days (cause i clearly don't have time to read the book, duh :P)
Comment posted by sly at October 4, 2004 11:43 PM
