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There may come a time when you’re standing in the stacks, book in one hand, DVD in the other. What to do!?! Have no fear. It\u2019s Book vs. Movie.<\/em><\/p>\n

Book:<\/strong> Pride and Prejudice<\/em> by Jane Austen (PR4034 .P7<\/a>, 3rd Floor)
\nMovie:<\/strong> Pride and Prejudice<\/em> directed by Joe Wright (PN1997 .P74 2006<\/a>, 1st Floor)<\/p>\n

I feel like I should be writing this review in a confessional, or submit it to a Tumblr for anonymous admissions of misdeeds (Animals Talking in All Caps<\/a> aside, Tumblr is still popular, right?). Maybe I could just publish this under the pseudonym \u201cLizzie D.\u201d to avoid the hordes of English majors who will undoubtedly be readying their pitchforks to roast one of their own.<\/p>\n

\"Jaime,<\/a>
We know what it’s like to be pining for things we can’t have (yet)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With that in mind, perhaps I should start with the book. Jane Austen is arguably the first chick lit author. As such, Pride and Prejudice<\/em> deftly tackles relationships (not just romantic, mind you) from the perspective of women. Five sisters (Jane, Elizabeth, Lydia, Kitty, and Mary) all need to get married stat or risk becoming destitute because they are unable to inherit their father\u2019s estate. That\u2019s some serious social pressure. But how can you focus on finding Mr. Right when you are also trying to build a meaningful relationship with your mother who is intent on embarrassingly shoving you toward the nearest bachelor\u2014a guy you wouldn\u2019t even consider pity-dating? Basically, every ballroom scene in the book becomes the equivalent of having your mom chaperon you at speed dating event (don\u2019t laugh. I\u2019m pretty sure this happened to @UTCBadLuckBrian<\/a>). More importantly, to what extent should money play a role in our social lives? If you had the opportunity to date someone with some serious cash, and whom you are afraid to admit you are attracted to, but who is also a serious ass, would you do it? Tough questions. Luckily, it\u2019s chick lit, so we all pretty much know what\u2019s going to happen.<\/p>\n

Okay, now the movie. Here it goes. In the battle of Keira Knightley et al. vs. Pride and Prejudice<\/em>, I have to admit. I liked this book and<\/em> this movie.<\/p>\n

I should specify I liked the English<\/em> parts of this movie\u2014because the American actors were generally terrible. I really don\u2019t care if your IMBD says that you are \u201cup and coming\u201d or if you won some Golden Globes, swallow your pride<\/em> (ha ha, get it?) and hire a dialect coach. That said, I loved the visuals (crap, now I have the film majors coming after me too). The sets were really well done, and I get the sense that great care was taken in selecting some of the most well-loved places from the book (like the Bennett residence). Plus, the sweeping cliff-side panorama was amazing. Knightley (as Elizabeth Bennet) also has some pretty good chemistry going on with her co-stars (Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy and Rosamund Pike as Mary Bennet). As always, Dame Judi Dench rocks my socks. Did the film leave some stuff out? Yes. Did I still allow it to find its way into my DVD collection? Absolutely.
\nRoast away.<\/p>\n

Winner: Tie<\/strong><\/p>\n

What about you? Book or movie?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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