stuff I don't get here...
that scene with the pretty sister. in the field.. with the baby zombie.
then cut to her having a massive fever.
and then... ehmm nothing.. it was never returned upon.
I think the jump cut from the baby zombie to Jane with a fever was meant to make the viewer think she’d been bitten by the zombie (like Darcy thinks) but then it’s revealed she just got sick after being caught in the rain (which happens in the original). When Mrs. Bennet and sisters show up Lizzy grabs the opportunity to take Jane home because she doesn’t trust Darcy and presumably Jane recovers at home off screen (unlike it the original where she recovers at Netherfield and gives Lizzy and Darcy the chance for some witty repartee). In the next scene she comes down to breakfast “quite recovered” which ought to have been a few days later but the movie doesn’t show that time has passed.
sharethats fine.. but what was that entire scene about the zombie baby about.
I mean I was waiting for this to come back somehow.. and be a plot device.
but then afterwards she seemed completely unaffected.
I don't think I was the only one to think that.
Oh, sorry I misunderstood your post – and now it seems obvious but for some reason it didn’t before.
So: just a random zombie baby thrown in for whatever shock value it might add. If any thought went into it beyond “where shall we stick the zombie baby” I suppose that by this point we have seen the girls face a number of zombies so they wanted to do something to give Jane’s journey more impact. (And by giving it more impact emphasize how foolish it is for Mrs. Bennet to send her alone). Also, the audience might think Jane got infected because she hesitated to kill a baby.
In the book it empathizes some of the characteristics of Jane and Lizzy. Jane objects to killing a baby and Lizzy is tougher but even in the book it’s just a random event.
I can understand what you say
but the problem is.. it didn't affect 'her path' at all
I had all kinds of scenarios ready
"She would adopt that zombie baby and try to take care of it"
"She refused to kill them and went there with brains every other day to keep them alive"
"She mourns them.."
whatever something..
but just like Mr Bingleys sister, they just skipped through it.
It makes completely sense they can't take all the Things from the books and keep them while adding zombie scenes.
In my opinion they should have narrowed Down the storylines even more.
I'm not saying it wouldn't have been a good idea to go somewhere with it. Just that I'm guessing it was never planned to be anything more.
But there are other things I'd have rather have seen fleshed out if I had a choice about where they spend the time. Although, if Darcy found out she was caring for the zombie baby that could have given him more reason for him to separate Bingley from her, and if it turned on her later that would be a way of showing he had a point.
that entire thing about him splitting them apart because he was so invested in his friends feelings, felt awkward.
Darcy seemed like a guy who didn't give a *beep* about too much.
and 2 young kids, glare at each other at a party, and then he HAS to suddenly act and force his friend away.
felt very out of character.
Also if Bingley was so in love, he wouldn't have just let because Darcy told him too..
I have a different take on Darcy. My impression of him (in this version) is that he cares passionately about protecting people from zombies and therefore has no patience for people who are less than vigilant about safety, and he’s not diplomatic about it so he comes across as if he would rather kill a person who’s fine than risk letting an infected person slip through and people resent him for it. I did get the impression of a strong friendship between him and Bingley, I’m not sure why – just something about the way they interact and Darcy is protective of him, warning him not to be careless, leaping to his rescue and carrying him off ect. So, from that perspective, I didn’t find it out of character that his protectiveness would extend to saving Bingley from an imprudent marriage after hearing Mrs. Bennet’s plans. However, I think it would have been more in keeping if he’d said something like, Bingley’s feelings for Jane were making him careless about security.
What I really would have liked to see fleshed out more is the Darcy/Wickham back-story in his letter. I think they could have given Darcy a better reason not to be willing to make peace with the rational zombies. Like if Wickham had gotten his father involved in a similar scheme and it ended badly. Also, I’d like to have seen some interaction between Darcy and Lizzy that he could possibly take as encouraging before he proposes.