Edmund/Fanny kiss in end scene
I hereby declare this kiss officially the best/most romantic kiss in cinematic history. Anyone with me?
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Nah, I actually liked their almost kiss better than their actual kiss. The weird camera angles made it look really awkward. The almost kiss was great - there was so much UST there.
As for best kisses in cinematic history, have you seen the BBC's adaptation of North and South?
"I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul."
Yeah I agree. The almost-kiss was flawlessly done. Johnny Lee Miller is so good at subtlety.
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Totally agree about JLM - have you seen him as Mr. Knightley in the BBC's mini-series of Emma? He is just about the best Austen hero out of any adaptation, ever, IMO. There's something so down-to-earth, charming and boyish about his Mr. Knightley, and his relationship with Emma just seems right - more friends and equals than father figure, as it's been played before.
"I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul."
Yes I absolutely LOVED him in the new Emma. You're right, he just nailed the part perfectly. So subtle and charming, I was swooning all over the place.
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'Subtle and charming' is the perfect way to describe the role - and as I wasn't swooning over him until the dance in episode 3, I can well believe that Emma herself would be blind to her love for him until close to the end when jealousy wakes her up - as Mr. Knightley, JLM is not instantly, obviously, overtly attractive, but grows on you slowly; and then when you rewatch you can't believe it took you so long to fall for him (you feel pretty much like Emma herself would have).
In fact, I prefer that 'growing on you' feeling - actors who are extremely overtly good-looking all too often coast upon their good looks and don't really make the character the one you fall for.
"I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul."
Yeah I agree. The 'growing on you' feeling is one which must be very difficult to pull off, both from the director's pov and the actor's.
All credit to Jonny Lee Miller though. I just can't fault him.
Hmm. It sounds like you don't think JLM is good looking. I would seriously disagree with that.
shareI second all of that :) Love North and South adaptation.
shareI agree with this. I definitely hit rewind and watched the almost kiss more than a few times because it seemed so passionate but the one at the end was in my opinion not that special.
shareI love the almost kiss. Everyone does, there's always so much passion and UST like you said.
I think that's because they always seem to happen in an tense and emotional moment. There's all that build up and DENIED.