Anybody know how old the character of Emma is supposed to be? What about Harriet? They seem dressed to be a lot younger than the actresses are. Just curious. :) Thank you!
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What surprised me is that Knightly was 37. (16 when Emma was born, and she was 21) He'd known her since infancy, and fell in love with her. Maybe it's just me, but that's kinda nasty.
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What surprised me is that Knightly was 37. (16 when Emma was born, and she was 21) He'd known her since infancy, and fell in love with her. Maybe it's just me, but that's kinda nasty.
I don't know...still seems kinda Woody-Allen-ish to me. Like falling in love with your sister.
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LOL! Did Woody Allen fall in love with his sister (I thought he only did with his stepdaughter)?
I don't mind the Mr. Knightley/Emma pairing. It's my favourite Austen ship, actually. I love that they really are equals in every sense.
"I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul."
No, only his stepdaughter. (Only? *shudder* That's nasty enough for me!) I just meant the whole relationship is kind of weird...falling in love with someone you've known since their infancy. It's just a bit "off".
That having been said, I do also love the pairing. Since this is the only "Emma" version I've ever seen, it may have something to do with the chemistry between Paltrow and Northam. I thought it was quite good. Definitely one of my favorite JA stories as well.
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Yes, okay, perhaps 'only' could have been omitted.
If you like the story of Emma, you should check out the new BBC mini-series. It just aired in the UK, and it'll come out on DVD soon. It's on Youtube as well, I think. It's got 4 episodes, and it's amazing. It's replaced this film as my favourite version of 'Emma', and the Emma and Mr. Knightley in the series have replaced GP and JN as my definitive Knightley and Emma (which is saying quite a lot!).
"I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul."
Thank you...I'll definitely keep an eye out for it!
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I don't mind the Knightly/Emma relationship. Just because they grew up together does not mean they truly see each other as siblings. I think they saw each other as the greatest of friends, and it eventually became more.
And also, you are incorrect about Mr. Knightly falling in love with a grown-up Emma. According to the book, Mr. Knightly says he fell in love with Emma when she was like 13 or so. Can't quite remember the age but she was still young. Definitely not grown up. I thought that was kinda icky so I choose to ignore that part of the book and insert a different age in there.
The remark about loving her from the age of 13 isn't meant to be taken seriously. They're joking with each other. Knightley only realised he loved Emma when Frank appeared on the scene:
This one half hour had given to each the same precious certainty of being beloved, had cleared from each the same degree of ignorance, jealousy, or distrust. On his side, there had been a long-standing jealousy, old as the arrival, or even the expectation, of Frank Churchill. He had been in love with Emma, and jealous of Frank Churchill, from about the same period, one sentiment having probably enlightened him as to the other.
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What? Why?... Not the Phantom Menace?
Now, that you wrote that I do vaguely remember that line. It has been two or three years since I read that particular Jane Austen novel. It's about time to revisit it.
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