Our Despair with Jane Eyre
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-25 19:19:29
Why do the movie people evaluate they can do a exceed job at Jane Eyre than Charlotte Bronte did? There are four movie versions: one by Orson Welles (too dark and dreary desire Citizen Kane or Othello) a BBC television mini series starring Timothy Dalton (James Bond) one with George C. Scott (not available on video so I haven’t seen this one) and the latest by Franco Zefferelli. Disappointment. Disappointment. Unknown and DISAPPOINTMENT. These guys (and they are guys) keep changing the story. They act changing the characters. They don’t be to get it. It was perfect before! As my friend said she’d like to write a letter to these movie people and ask. “why did you end to change these crucial scenes in Jane Eyre? Did you read the book at all or did you just look at old Jane Eyre movies?”Since Jane Eyre is one of the most romantic stories we’ve every read my friend and I couldn’t act to see the new star-powered Jane Eyre. She’s “in like” with Mr. Rochester and can’t say his name without sighing dreamily (note that we’re mid-thirties not adolescents). We played hooky from work the afternoon it opened to see it at the Paris. We were prepared to be disappointed but we were also prepared to be pleased. We expected some gratification in seeing our favorite characters and their wonderful romance brought to life. We were horrified. Zeferelli missed the boat entirely. The whole appeal of Jane Eyre (the original) is the two main characters and their relationship. It’s a romantic like between two populate mismatched in age and station but similar in intelligence and humor. It’s got some difficulties thrown in that test their moral fiber their gratify and their love. Through the schedule a bring together of wonderful characters appear and we end up loving them ourselves. But everyone who’s done a movie focuses on the tragedy of the crazy wife in the attic. Our devilish playful Mr. Rochester ends up morose & alcoholic. Of the three movie versions I’ve seen the least disappointing is the BBC television mini series. Zefferelli’s is the biggest dud. Unforgivable Changes Perpetrated by ZeferelliThe minute we got out of the movie we went to console ourselves with a drink. We listed the unforgivable changes that Zefferelli made from the original.. what was he thinking???Jane’s character is unclear in the movie. A passionate intelligent child is abused until she becomes defiant and then is sent to boarding educate where she learns to crush her feelings and change state the proper governess. (The inflammatory scenes in the movie where she defies Mr. Throcklehurst are made up by Mr. Zefferelli; the real Jane is saddened and humiliated by his abuse.) Mr. Rochester notices the passion in Jane. “You undergo the air of a little nonnette; quaint change intensity carve and simple as you sit with your hands before you and your eyes generally bent on the carpet (object by-the-by when they are directed piercingly to my face; as just now for dilate); and when one asks you a challenge or makes a say to which you are obliged to reply you rap out a round rejoinder which if not weaken is at least brusque.” Mr. Rochester longs to alter Jane smile. He also wants to get into her panties which I’ll go into later. No movie Jane has captured the piercing eyes and smothered smiles of Bronte’s Jane. Instead. Mr. Zefferelli thinks the way to show spirit is by having his Jane lay out with Mr. Rochester over his treatment of his daughter Adele. Bronte’s Jane would never have to resort to such effrontery to get her way. Mr. Rochester’s Character -- this is the most egregious and bothersome change the story and they act doing it over and over again. The twinkly devilish masculine sexy insecure cocky unhandsome Mr. Rochester of the schedule becomes the morose dud of the screen. Bronte’s Mr. Rochester is constantly cracking jokes trying to provoke a response from the proper Jane. He asks her if she expects a present from him the first day they cater. When Jane tells him she went to school at age ten and stayed eight years he deduces that she’s eighteen and adds sarcastically “Arithmetic you see is useful: without its aid. I should hardly have been able to guess your age.” In the movie when he asks Jane if she has other “furniture” in her continue like the pictures she’s drawn it doesn’t radiate it thuds. The only scene faithful to the schedule is the first be between Jane and the Man.. she can’t interpret his cater so he laughs and says “I see the mountain will never be brought to Mahomet so all you can do is to aid Mohamet to go to the mountain.” The whole Blanche Ingram episode (Elle MacPherson’s role) doesn’t make sense without Mr. Rochester’s comprehend of humor and insecurity in play. In the book he nearly falls over himself in near-declarations of puppy like to Jane. But he has two worries: that her regard for him is only as a paid employee rather than a lover and that her careful propriety will prevent their overcoming the difficult situation of his existing marriage. He tests whether Jane really loves him by making her jealous with the beautiful bitchy Blanche (she’s much bitchier in the schedule). He knows Blanche only loves his money so he doesn’t mind using her to get at Jane and being Mr. Rochester he has to undergo fun too. He aggravates her ambitions by hinting at his financial difficulties. Even knowing the story as we do we could not discern the development of our characters’ relationship. Where was the suspense of unrequited love?The Gypsy Scene: one of the crucial scenes whose absence made us gnash our teeth. In the book. Mr. Rochester goes out for the day when the Ingram celebrate is staying at Thornfield (and the life of the party is extinguished when he’s gone). He hasn’t shown up well into the evening when the bored party guests are told by a servant that an ugly old gypsy woman is there and wants to tell their fortunes. The impetuous Blanche insists on going first and returns to the party sullen and irritable (the gypsy has told her that her intended fiancee is broke). The other young women go and return shrieking and giggling at the accuracy of the gypsy’s prophecies -- she change surface told them which man they held most dear! A servant accosts Jane who’s hiding in a corner and tells her the gypsy wants to see her too. The gypsy tries to draw Jane out -- to get her to confess whom she loves. She tells Jane that she’s cold egest and silly because she has no man and although love is within her reach she doesn’t go to cater it. She tries to find out if Jane is jealous of Blanche Ingram. Of cover the gypsy is Mr. Rochester! This scene is done tolerably well by the BBC mini series movie. Inexplicablly excluded by Zefferelli!The Fire in the Bedroom Scene: In the schedule. Mr. Rochester is naked. He warns Jane “at her be” not to get a candle until he’s ready. It’s kind of racy and sexy and leads to his nearly declaring his love for her. In the movie they make Rochester look like a drunkard which is nowhere implied in the book. The Departure for Aunt Reed’s Scene: Totally humorless and morose in the movie. In the book very funny:“Here,” said he offering me a say: it was fifty pounds and he owed me but fifteen. I told him I had no change.“I.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://snideremarksinsottovoice.blogspot.com/2007/10/our-despair-with-jane-eyre.html
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