Best Adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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- Hey Booktube! Today's video is all about debating which adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen we prefer and which version of each character is the best! I've read the book and I've watched 5 different adaptations but I want to know your opinion!
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Which version of each character is your favorite?
Both are very well done but I like the Hollywood version more because the Bennets show their emotions more and they seemed to have a closer bond in that version. HW gave us that kiss at the end too which is just so sweet and I blush whenever I see it. I can also watch the Hollywood version in one sitting which is great if you're short on time. I enjoyed wet Darcy in both films, we need more wet protagonists scenes, in my opinion.
there are a very old version black/white version
Loved the 2005 Hollywood version. Setting, story line, characters, costumes, Mr. Darcy 😍
BBC version all the way! But I did love Knightly as Elizabeth
BBC all the way!
I used to skip Lydia’ scenes growing up because she annoyed me too much XD
I thought I was the only one haha
Same 😂 which is why I really liked how they handled her character arc in the Lizzie Bennett Diaries (UA-cam), because they addressed all the things the other adaptations didn't and she was much more likeable by the end
"Characters you want to smack" She sure ranks! Lol
All Lydia's or just 1995?
In 1995 I skip Mrs. Bennet's scenes.
I have absolutely no doubt that Mary hardcore wanted to marry Mr Collins. I feel like it is another show of the failure of Mr Collins as a character; he had the opportunity to marry a woman who would have been perfect for him but because he goes after the pretty Bennet girls he completely misses the one woman who would probably have made him very happy of the five of them.
I agree. Mr Collins and Mary would have understood each other and I think Mary would have been a bit immune to Lady Catherine.
The Hollywood version shows Mary's attraction to Collins much more. She's a beautiful actress (not that the BBC actress isn't) - and it's hard to hide!
There is a Pride & Prejudice Variation where Lizzie instead of rejecting Mr. Collins because she can't be happy with him, she tells him how it would break one of her sisters heart, and Mr. Collins flattered starts looking at Mary, they are portrayed so happy together that I wish it was canon.
Seriously Mary and Mr Collins would have been great together.... instead being ignored by his wife Charlotte Lucas he would have led a live full of love and affection... they would have enjoyed Fordyce's Surmons
@@stutipanigrahi6642Mary (and all her sisters) aren't trained to manage a household Charlotte is. Mary would try and sermonise.
They are like apples and oranges in my mind. Both great for different reasons. The Hollywood version does an excellent job with the drama and cinematography. I also feel like it’s accessible to more audiences. BUT the clever dialogue and restrained, yet deeply moving interactions between the characters in the BCC version add a layer of complexity and subtlety that is unmatched and just so quintessentially English in all its delicious, emotionally repressed glory
That is it exactly!
so very true
Very well said!
BBC version. Hands down. I have problems with adaptions that don’t reflect the period as well…..costumes, hairstyles, character behaviour.
The BBC version will always be the definitive version. Ehle and Firth's restrained and nuanced acting is PERFECT for Austen's elegant and sparkling Comedy of Manners. Darcy carries himself with the regal hauteur as one can expect from a man with an aristocratic bloodline. Jennifer's portrayal of Elizabeth is the perfect mix of gentility, wit, and spirit. She just has that subtle glow that is simply * chef's kiss. * Also, the whole series is just a masterclass in microexpressions.
The best part is that you can actually see the way each character moves through the strict rubric of Regency society in a subtly humorous way. The first time I watched the 1995 version, I immediately knew that Pride & Prejudice was more than just a love story, but also a social satire. The romance between Lizzy and Darcy serves as a vehicle for Austen to make her commentary of the era's social mores. That's where the 2005 version completely fails to understand. Joe Wright even admitted never read Pride & Prejudice. He only watch the Olivier version and read an early draft of the 2005 movie script...and it SHOWS. If you're not going to acknowledge or respect the fact Austen's novels goes far deeper than just romance, then you have no business adapting her work in the first place.
I agree completely with this comment.
I agree with this critique. I would add that the scrwny figure and overly expressive face of. Keira Knightley are more appropriate to Lydia than to Elizabeth. Darcy is better served except for the moment in the first proposal scene when he moves into Elizabeth's personal space-- a move unimaginable in P&P's time period--and in the final scene on the moors which seems more likely for Heathcliff and Kathy in their happier days than for Austen's duo. I did like the chickens which Austen also did not mention.
He never even read the book? I can't even... No wonder it was such an epic failure. I know it did well in the cinema and a lot of people love it, and if it introduces people to Jane Austen, then wonderful, but they way they sped read the first proposal. The completely inappropriate meeting in the field. Just awful, though not as bad as the most recent adaptation of my favourite Austen novel, Persuasion. That was just abysmal. People who don't understand Austen, should stay well clear of Austen.
@@JohnMoses-d7w I had no issue with Knightley as Elizabeth, though she is far too pretty for the role in my opinion. Elizabeth is beautiful, but in an understated way. They had to put a brunette wig on Ehle to tone her beauty down because she's stunning and they knew she was prettier than the woman who played Jane.
For miscasting, watch Death Comes to Pemberly. Both Elizabeth and Darcy are miscast, though not as egregiously as Lydia. Lydia is a thoughtless idiot, Jenna Coleman exudes intelligence, which is why she was such a great doctor's companion and a fantastic Constantine in Gaiman's Sandman adaptation.
I adore her as an actress, though she is a little one note. Julia Sawalha's performance in the BBC adaptation was incredibly on point, but then watch Sawalha in Absolutely fabulous as Saffron, or Press Gang as Lynda both of who are intelligent characters and she's convincing in both roles.
Mrs Bennet was also horribly miscast in Death Comes to Pemberley. Rebecca Front is a brilliant actress, but she just didn't have the ability to pull off the role the way Alison Steadman did. She was perfect.
@@lucypeace6132I didn’t think Keira Knightly was too pretty to play Elizabeth, she was way too modern pretty. She was way too small (frame too thin) and her face didn’t match beauty standards of the time in the right way to be Elizabeth Bennett pretty.
Mr. Collins in the BBC version is just genius! He is way funnier than in the Hollywood one.
Colin Firth. There's no other choice for me.
BBC version hands down, it's more faithful to the book and the characters are more fully developed. My only criticism is that the characters look a bit older than they are supposed to be.
I prefer Hollywood Jane and Bingley though.
I loved the zombie version too for entertaining sillyness.
bingley ws soo dumb in the joe wright version, too dumb. Cant imagine darcy being friends with him or jane falling in love with such a idiot, i didnt like him at all
I didn’t like the bennett sisters in the TV version and found them so unsympathetic. I just could not get through the second episode :-(
The 1995 adaptation aged the characters up on purpose and in my opinion it's the far more intelligent choice to do so. In the Regency Era, a woman is already considered past her prime at 27. Lydia even made a back-handed comment about Jane being nearly an old maid at 23. Additionally the life expectancy during that time was very short.
As for Rosamund Pike, she's too sophisticated. She has this dominant aura and "knowing" vibe about her that's all wrong for Jane Bennet's character. Jane is sweet and optimistic...a literal Regency Pollyanna. I *HATED* how the 2005 version turned Bingley into the village idiot with zero social grace. That's not his personality AT ALL.
The chemistry between Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen seals the deal for me
Even thinking about the hand scene gives me chills 😍
me too,also the cinematography and the music are perfects
Yes - I literally scream at everyone in my house to be quiet - when the music swells and Darcy starts walking towards Lizzy through the early morning mist...💗💗😍💗💗 THAT SCENE 💀
For the life of me I can’t pass Keira Knightley constantly cocky smirk .
Did I watch the same film as you?
And here I thought that I was the only one that realized Mary's feelings towards Mr Collins 😆
Colin Firth as Mr Darcy is perfection.
Agreed
For Mr Collins, I feel like Tom Hollander's delivery of "WHAT EXCELLENT BOILED POTATOES. Many years since I've had such an exemplary vegetable!" is just etched in my brain 😂
Yes!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Definitely 😂😂😂
Loved that line! Tom delivers it so well, too!
Colin is my true Mr. Darcy. After finally reading the book, I was so excited to watch the 2005 film but it just didn’t hold up for the expectations I had. I really feel like books are also just meant to have episodes like the BBC one, like you said you get so much more in depth with the characters.
The Hollywood version is my comfort movie and my favorite Pride and Prejudice version. I watch it all the time and I have it playing in the background when I’m doing things around the house. I also like just listening to the music.
I do the same thing! Glad I'm not the only one haha
Yeah. Me, too. (Male)
I love both versions, but the scene where Lizzie saves Georgiana from mortification (the pianoforte scene) in the BBC version is perfection. The way that Darcy and Lizzie look at each other with perfect understanding and love is wonderful.
My favorite scene!
So much truer to the spirit of the naval too, where tiny moments are momentous
Oh and me that scene their eyes, also when mr Darcy is wearing a green outfit watching Elisabeth bennet drive away after their first meeting
I'm going to get a lot of flack for saying this, but I absolutely HATED the Hollywood movie version!! It was so historically inaccurate - the messy hair would not have happened if she were truly a gentleman's daughter. Everyone looks so sloppy and unkempt. And The wellies that Elizabeth wears were not even invented yet! The pig in the kitchen garden made them look like absolute peasants, which the Bennett family was not. I realize the movie was geared towards a younger generation of independent women but Elizabeth would not have been that rude and outspoken if she were coming from that time period and raised as a gentleman's daughter The movie just had so many annoyances - I cringed all the way through it!
definitely prefer the BBC one. Although the Hollywood one is fine, the BBC one feels more like the characters are real. Elizabeth is sassy with lots of facial expressions which makes sense as she can't say whatever she wishes all the time. Mr. Bennet also seemed like a British dad. (I may not be a brit, but I lived there and my friends' dads had that similar way of acting). I found Mr. Darcy to have, as you said, much more pride, and again the fact that you get more out of each character in the BBC version makes the story feel more real. :)
1995 BBC version. There is no substitute. I'm sorry but the BBC version has characters. The movie has caricatures. I mean, yes there is a lot more emotion in every important scene but they had to add more emotion because they removed all the intelligence. In the BBC version Darcy's declaration and Lizzy's refusal is a battle of the wits, a swordfight with words where as in the movie it's yelling in the rain.
I agree with you on some, but honestly, I strongly disagree with you about Mr Darcy and Elizabeth. I am a booklover first, and I can't stand Kiera Knightley. Jennifer Ehle is the best and has so much expression on her face that shows how she is feeling without having to be overly dramatic. Colin Firth carries himself the way I think of Mr. Darcy in the book and brings the character I love to life!
I LOVE the BBC version. I made my brother watch it too. And now we always quote Mr. Collins saying, "800 pounds!" whenever we want to emphasize that something is surprising/exciting. LOL I am not a fan at all of the Hollywood version. The end when Lizzie says, "I've been nonsensical!" makes me cringe soooo hard. Because a) that was so out of character for Lizzie, b) she may have misjudged but Mr. Darcy is far from blameless so I feel like she's taking on all the blame when she says that, and c) I just find the scene so cringy and embarrassing that I can't watch it. I also don't like Keira Knightley as Lizzie because the scene where Mr. Darcy thinks her plain, and then later when the girl tries to say how ugly she is just makes noooo sense. Keira Knightley is stunning. I think the BBC version is a way better cast because she is very beautiful but you could see how some people might not see that. So much of her beauty is in the intelligence in her eyes. Anyway, I've rambled on for too long. TL;DR BBC is chef's kiss. Hollywood is cringe.
Yes I agree with you. And when Lizzie tells her father "he and I are so similar " I cringe. Joe Wright's P&P is beautiful but it's the BBC (A&E) version that is the very best adaptation.
BBC version renders a more pure projection of the novel & therefore justifies all the characters. Essentially, I feel it somehow captures the zeitgeist much better along with a brilliant set of actors playing their respective roles.
Colin Firth will forever and always be the quintessential Mr.Darcy in my heart
Anyone notice during the rain scene right after Keira rejects him, he leans in ever so slightly and whispers "please". That and the hand clench seals it for me
My heart loves the Hollywood version. My intellect loves the BBC version.
Colin firth is the best darcy for me, that scene where he dives into the lake is off the scale. And the look that elizabeth has on her face, as he steps out, pure naked lust. And all the better for it.
Wasn’t Jane supposed to be the prettiest? Hollywood did a better job of casting for Jane
She was, but beauty standards have changed a lot since the 19th century. BBC Jane has features straight out of a classical painting while Hollywood Jane is more modern-day beautiful. I think they both work.
@@Hungarycloud I agree; modern beauty is about sexiness. Classical beauty is about elegance and subtlety. Greek goddess statues typically all look like BBC/Jane. Jane Austen would likely think BBC/Jane was one of the most beautiful women she'd ever seen.
P&P 1995 hands down. Keira Knightley's portrayal of Lizzy is too vulgar and uncouth. Matthew McFadden always looks stoned and ready to burst into tears. Jennifer Ehle's performance has so much finesse. She captured both the verve & poise of Elizabeth, just as Austen intended. And Colin Firth? Simply iconic.
I will always love Matthew McFadyen's Darcy, he will be my favourite until I die. But Colin Firth's was good too
I'm totally the opposite
Hollywood version is a beautiful film with an enticing love story but I feel it is not a faithful depiction of the world created by Austen in herbook,. As a result, the depth of the relationship between the characters, their differences and similiaries, subtleties in the interractions, all of that gets a bit lost in translation. For example, in the novel Darcy is proud and reserved and not socially awkward (like he seems in the movie version) and this is something Colin Firth portrayed so well. And after rewatching both versions recently I do also prefer the BBC Elizabeth.
He is a bit socially awkward in the book as he admits himself.
Loves this video and yes to other Jane Austen adaptations! I like them both but Colin Firth will forever be Mr. Darcy to me!
No contest for me, I adore the Hollywood version. Matthew MacFadyen and Keira Knightley are
I thought the BBC version was way better
I love the 2005 pride and prejudice I love kiera Knightley Elizabeth bennet and the chemistry between her and Matthew McFadden I absolutely love it 💖💝🥰😘
Matthew MacFadyen. Ugh I loved him so much. Their chemistry was great. He will always be my favorite.
Just saw the video you commented on. Just wanted to mention the BBC's Little Dorrit for wonderful acting by Matthew Macfadyen. Script written by Andrew Davis who wrote BBC P&P.
For me, it has to be the Hollywood version. I love the way Keira Knightley plays Elizabeth 🖤
Oh you're so wrong! I admit I am a huge fan of the book so the BBC version, being closer to the original material, is my favorite but the Hollywood adaptation is exactly that, a glossy version of what Americans think British people are like. And chickens in the kitchen and pigs in the courtyard? The Bennets were gentry, seriously now, we get that they are poorer than Bingley and Darcy, you don't need them to have actual livestock in their house!! (It's been a while and details are fuzzy but there are definitely farm animals in their home)
So it was made for the right audience. 😜
This👆🏻
Since the BBC version is longer, it's definitely more true to the book. The scene she shows for Lady de Burgh is a perfect example: In the Hollywood version Lady de Burgh shows up in the middle of the night and mentions "the little wilderness" on their property. Why would you mention a place to walk if you aren't going to walk there?
When it comes to Darcy I have to go with BBC because he really feels like th book character. In terms of retellings I really love The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
They are such a great take on the story. I love them.
LIzzie Bennet Diaries is a GEM
I really enjoyed this video (Colin Firth Darcy all the way). I loved when you called Wickham a predator. He is absolutely in this day and age, but the age he went for in the era this was written is a different matter. Thankfully we've evolved since then, but it wasn't uncommon or even considered wrong then.
I love both so much, it just depends on what mood I'm in but when it comes to the first rejection by Lizzie to Darcy, the BBC version wins for me.
I saw the clip played and while Lizzie is going off, someone edited in "turn down for what" and added a caption on tumblr, "rest in pieces, Mr. Darcy" and that's what got me to watch the series in the first place. It cracks me up every time.
There were cute pining moments in the movie where both are awkward and two particular stand out scenes for me are Lizzie mentioning that Jane was shy (cause Darcy thought she was snobby) and Mr. Bennet being exasperated by his family but clearly still loving them (in the BBC version, he clearly only tolerates his wife and children aside from Lizzie).
I love the chemistry between each pair but I do feel that Jennifer Ehle is very underrated as Lizzie and more of her playfulness comes through.
P&P 1980 is also a really good, book accurate version. Yes, it's not as cinematic perhaps, but it's solid. Both Lizzie and Darcy are well cast. I reccomend it, if you're looking to check out other versions.
I'm so glad someone beside me saw Bride & Prejudice (the Bollywood version). At the time, I remember being impressed that it also starred Sayid from Lost.
I loved how the Lizzie Bennett Diaries portrayed Lydia. And yess Jane and Mr Bingley in the movie are so cute! But Mr Bingley in the UA-cam version though 👀😍
Yes! Especially because Lydia's vlogs showed her side of the story really well - taking time to fully portray her situation and character makes her easier to understand and empathise with. Jane and Bingley are adorable in every adaptation
@@shannonosborne5799 completely agree! I loved how they adapted her story to address the problems from the other versions, I had no idea that version would go so deep, and I honestly never thought I would cry for Lydia lol they did such a great job with the whole retelling
The 2005 adaptation made me want to read the book, I love it so muchhh
Emily squealing "they're so cute" about Mr. Bingley and Jane is so damn relatable
I’m with you, I love the Hollywood version. The music is phenomenal too!
I will always love the BBC version of Pride And Prejudice more then the Hollywood version just love Colin Firth as Mr Darcy 😍 and I have never seen the bollywood version before.
Colin Firth was a better Darcy! The newer adaptation was too fast (scenes and story loved to quickly) it was weird to me. Original is better hands down! :)
I love that you mentioned the UA-cam version!!! The Lizzie Bennett Diaries was SO GOOD!! To any of you who haven’t watched it, it was a really fun take on Pride & Prejudice in modern times!! (Also I think that Hank Green had a hand in production of it in some way-he didn’t write it, but helped find/fund it maybe?)
I never watched the movie versions until after I had read the book, so I feel like I don’t have the same nostalgia that others do for them!
The best version is Bridget Jones Diary. 😆
Yup!
Agree 😅
Kiera Knightley has my vote as the best Lizzie. And Matthew McFayden definitely gets my vote for the best Mr. Darcey!
Hmmm. I really can't stand the Hollywood version at all. Keira Knightly flapping all over the place like a plastic bag in the wind, dressed sloppily, hair messed up, etc ...what is that all about? The whole point of the story is the 'proper' sort of behaviour that was expected of that class of people at the time-and which Elizabeth and Jane certainly adhered to in the book. Which was, actually, the whole point of the story.. Instead, the whole dishevelled look to the movie scenes and characters destroyed the reason for the story, for me. It was as if the moviemakers wanted to make a modern romance, instead of filming a classic. If they could have fitted in a slow motion scene of two people running towards each other on a beach, I'm sure they'd have done it. Yet in modern day, the prim class culture that drove the story just doesn't exist. That version didn't fit Austen's story, for me anyway. I think she would have been quite annoyed with this movie.
I think the BBC version will never be equalled, frankly. The setting, the pace of the story, the costumes, and the thought that was put into every scene really did pay off. There wasn't a bad character in the bunch. The annoying characters were supposed to be annoying ...Mrs Bennet, Mary, Mr Collins, Lady Catherine, Lydia, etc. The characters we are supposed to respect and like were respectable and likeable, but kept themselves under control at all times. Which, in Austen's day, was an important social requirement.
It's perfectly possible to portray chemistry between people without resorting to cavorting around the set. That scene at the first ball, where Darcy refuses to dance with Elizabeth, out of general grumpiness, was the start. She noticed his rejection and was amused by it ...but she certainly DID notice it. And HE noticed her walking past him with the smile on her face, and continued to watch her crossing the room. Attraction means you notice the other person...and it started there for Elizabeth and Mr Darcy. The story was quite subtly told, but that didn't mean it wasn't emotionally charged. Colin Firth IS Mr Darcy, as Jennifer Ehle is Eliza Bennet. For me there is no other combination, and when I re-read the book, they are the characters I have in my head. Sublime.
I find the BBC version to be dull and stiff, and the actors all seem way too old for the characters’ ages. I feel like Hollywood version conveys all the essential themes of the book and the cinematography and score are both spectacular. And Matthew Macfayden as Mr. Darcy is absolutely delicious 😍
Hollywood version to me was the best. The chemistry alone between Keira Knightley and Matthew McFadden is so amazing!
I'm a simple girl I see P&P and Emily I click
I never thought that I would like the bbc version more, because people said that is slower, no emotional, but I prefer Lizzi bbc version because is closer to the idea I make of her on my mind while reading the book. Darcy, I can't decide but I feel like again BBC is more realistic even tho Holywood version is more loving.
I love Colin Firth okay, he's plenty awkward as Darcy BUT I have to go with Matthew MacFadyen, because even though we get more of Darcy behind the scenes in BBC, Matthew is portraying the awkwardness and sheer 'I hate these interactions, I don't wanna be here' somehow better and more believable. So for me, it's definitelly Matthew
BBC version all the way.
Please do videos about more Jane Austen adaptations. ❤️👍
Omg the two amazing versions of persuasion are regularly watched at my house!
The Hollywood version was my first introduction to the story so it will always be my favourite! It had such a special place in my heart ❤
This is a sign! I need to watch the BBC version right now!
Oh I just love the Hollywood version!
The Hollywood version is definitely one I tend to watch every year lol
I think the 1995 was the overall better adaptation, and it removed the "will they/won't they" aspect a bit, as Firth's Darcy is actually open about his attraction to Lizzie to others (like he is in the novel)... With that said, there's just something about the drama and the chemistry of the 2005 version that makes it my preferred adaptation
I just can't with the Hollywood versions; the Hollywood version is a romantic NON-AUSTEN movie, that I wish wasn't called Pride & Prejudice. The way Hollywood Mr and Mrs Bennet were portrayed undercut Lizzie's fear of marrying someone she can't respect, the lazy shorthand of "poverty" of Longbourne annoyed me, and all the inappropriate settings (the late night sojourn of Lady Catherine de Burgh… why?), the open shirted walk at dawn by Darcy, the literally wet declaration of love by Darcy (again, romantic… but more Bronte than Austen, really)…
The BBC version is much closer to the book and had excellent character portrayal BUT the Hollywood version got me to buy the book and "fall in love" with the story (and I'm an old man). The HW 2005 movie is so well done, the cinemograph and music all feed into this romantic masterpiece. Also, the characters maybe a little more relatable to a more contemporary audience. In fact, I think I'll watch it again tonight...
Hollywood version just makes me feel all the feels
I definitely prefer the BBC Elizabeth. I didn't like what Hollywood did with her. In the book and the BBC version she is a well educated, smart, witty lady. She is sassy and a bit unconventional, but still a lady. Her sassiness is clever and fun, not blunt and rude like she sometimes is in the Hollywood version. Hollywood wanted to make her more emotional I guess, but still they could write some of her lines better. I guess that one of the things that I liked most about Elizabeth was her smart, playful wit. The BBC version got that well and even added to it, while Hollywood did a poor job there.
Anyway, I like seeing different versions of P&P and I think it's time for either BBC or Hollywood to come up with a new one :)
Yes BBC Lizzie definitely comes off as more playful and witty!
It’s hard to choose, but the boiled potatoes were excellent 😁
Ahhhhhh this style of video was so unexpected but I’m loving it! As much as I love the BBC version the Movie version is such a comfort watch for me, so I’m biased hehe
The zombie version Mr. Colins by Math Smith is so hilarious.
The Hollywood version just melts my heart 🥺 I don’t think any other movie or show makes me squeal as much
There Is a retelling of Pride & Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld called Eligible, that I would love your thoughts on.
And the BBC version is the best! Colin Firth is Mr. Darcy.
I highly recommend the BBC adaptation from 2008 of Sense & Sensibility, its just fenonomal and I dodn't hear many talk about it.
Donald Sutherland (2005) plays Mr Bennet as a likeable and harmless curmudgeon who is affectionate to his wife. In the book, Bennet is a rather caustic character, in my opinion. Yes, he's funny so we all like him. But he's a negligent father and husband, who openly ridicules his wife in front of his children and encourages Elizabeth in the sport. He is substantially responsible for the family's woes. In my opinion, his cruel mockery of the other family members and indulgence of Elizabeth (together with the way he draws her in and makes her almost a co-conspirator), is detrimental to her. 1995's Benjamin Whitrow gets the character right.
I feel that hollywood is just " more emotional" because the emotions of the characters are made to be more overdramatic and exaggerated
, its hollywood in the end. While bbc does this emotions in a more subtle while contrasts these emotions with the rules and morals from the regency times.
Thats the thing in that version, they want to explode but they cant because is improper
, while in hollywood they do explode, because is a more modern look and approch to the story. I will go with bbc because i think that dinamic is more complex to watch. But as for characters
Lady catherine: i like the 80s version better. Between hollywood and bbc 95, i guess i would go for bbc because she was more " ridiculous", i think alot of people dont realize that is a character suposed to be more comic, she is scary but she is ridiculous. Judi denche was just scary
Georgiana: 95. You could really see the shy girl who just came out of a traumatic experience, the hollywood one made her too lively
Charlotte Lucas: on 95 i really could feel her cold and pratical personality way more, 2005 it was just more desperate, where charlotte i feel is suposed to be pratical. She was also too gigly instead of a mature sensible woman, almost in her 30s. Didnt like the scene where she screams with lizzy, regency ladies didnt behave like that
Mr Collins: i like all, i think that is a character where they nailed in all versions. But i think i go will hollywood, he was funny and also more realistic.
Kitty: BBC. On 2005 i feel she was so much like lydia insted of the air hair who mimics her
Caroline: BBC. She was Caroline Bingley to the T. Every scene she nailed.
Lydia: BBC. She's an animal in that version, but a special shout out to the lydia from the lizzie bennet diaries, but that is a modern lydia so... not exactly the one we have in the book
Colonel Fitzwilliam: Not a special character for me in any version, not even in the book. But i go for BBC too
Mr and Mrs Bennet: I will go for Mr Bennet for the bbc version, the irony, the witty... hollywood was too soft, that is not the mr bennet from the book. But mrs bennet my favorite is the 80s version, but between the two i will go for hollywood, because she was still over the top but in a more human way
Mr Wickham: BBC. On the hollywood version he just fades without explination.
Mary: I like the simpatetic view they gave her in the hollywood version, is not the mary from the book but is a good change, so i will go with her
Jane and Mr Bingley: I like both Jane's. Jane in the hollywood movie was more lively, jane in the bbc version was more shy, bbc is more accurate. The part where darcy didnt see her having feelings for bingley dont make much sense in the hollywood version because she is so more open with him. But i like both, bbc a bit better. But bingley I HATE IN THE HOLLYWOOD VERSION. They made him dumb and stupid, stupid than mr collins. Jane is a inteligent woman how is she going to fall for him? And how darcy is gonna be his friend? he hates dumb people. BBC all the way.
Darcy and Elizabeth. BBC. Keira Knightley made elizabeth bennet turn in joe march from little women. And macfadyen made darcy like an edward ferrars, all shy and awkward.
there's nth hollywood about 2005 adaptation......find me another one that showcase as much subtle acting and awesome internal conflicts display via their eyes alone.
@@minus21334 please woman, they do the declaration of love in the rain and almost kiss... nothing screams hollywood more than that
@@yasmin3677 nope, hollywood would've ended up in bed for that scenes.
i have never seen romance movie of Hollywood standard with such acting.
@@minus21334 lol they literaly did a scene where darcy and lizzie just had sex in the american ending lol and coping the end of sixteen cadles, why do you think that scene was deleted from the british version?
@@yasmin3677 sex? you sick bro? it's just kissing.
mind you, you get more explicit sex scenes from british period drama like poldark.
The BBC version is by far the best, imo.
THE BEST VERSION { the only one in my book } is the 1995 BBC one with Colin Firth.
There was so much attention to detail in every single facet of this presentation. The clothing was phenominal, the interiors, Coilin Firth's body language throughout this role. His silences spoke volumes!!!!
Colin definitely. I need to reread and rewatch everything for other characters. But Colin will always be Mr. Darcy.
I always replay the proposal scene in the rain in the Hollywood version a couple of times cause it is just so iconic; the things he say, the way Lizzie reacts, the dialogue, the sexual tension, the facial expressions, yes please!
It's hard to compare the two because the BBC had a huge advantage being much longer. But for being the length of a regular movie, I think the Hollywood version is fantastic. I also think the proposal (original) was better in the Hollywood version. But I felt that I got to know the BBC Mr. Darcy much better.
The BBC series IS Pride and Prejudice for me. The cast is THE cast. I've tried with the film but my brain won't have it. "Why is Keira Knightley pretending to be Lizzie Bennett? Why is that mumbly American man pretending to be Mr Bennett?" The 1995 version is my comfort viewing.
Colin Firth will always be Darcy to me. The BBC version is just better overall.
I had read the book in 2000 and it is my absolute favorite romantic novel till date... when the 2005 version came out, I was super excited and couldn't wait to see my imagination come to life.... but actually was disappointed as Elizabeth was too rebellious and the Bennetts were shown to poor in the 2005 version. Though many people say it's a good adaptation I couldn't feel so though I liked the chemistry between Dancy and Elizabeth in 2005 version. When I watched 1995 version I felt liked reading the book again.... it is perfect in mannerisms and costumes... everything as Jane Austin's description in the book....Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle have really brought Elizabeth and Darcy out of the pages.... my favorite is always 1995 version
The one with Colin firth, They did it almost word for word true to the book, characters, landscape and dress. The hollywood version was entertaining and I liked it. I own both of them and watch them regularly. Individually for the characters, the hollywood version gave it more clarity in what was going on in some scenes that would be confusing. Like in the BBC version, I had to watch Mr. Darcy and Elizabeths conversations a dozen times to figure out what they were saying and doing and what it exactly meant. I also own the annotated book so that helped a lot as well with the interpretations from that time period.
In "The Other Bennet Sister" by Janice Hadlow, which is about Mary, it does explore the idea that she would have said yes to Mr. Collins and that she might have been a better match for him.
"The Other Bennet Sister" by Janice Hadlow is all about Mary!
My disgust response is triggered by the appalling sentimentality of the Hollywood version. Pride and Prejudice as if it were Wuthering Heights. Yeurrrckkk.
BBC all day, night, year, epoch, etc. (1995 Persuasion, even better).
Exactly my thoughts, except you expressed them more succinctly than I ever could. Every single time I even see Knightley's simpering/preening mannerisms and Matthew's lethargic moping expressions, I just feel the urge to vomit. The 2005 version is basically Bronte meet Mills & Boons. There's nothing of the Austen spirit in the movie.
I loved the 1995 Persuasion as well. Amanda Root's subtle acting and micro expressions are just mesmerizing. I remembered the first time watching Persuasion and I just could not keep my eyes off her because I have never seen such nuanced and restrained acting in my life.
1995 is the best pride and prejudice like if u agree
I love the Bollywood version! 😂 I need to rewatch it sometime. It has so many gold scenes 😂
I also need to rewatch the BBC and Hollywood versions, but BBC will forever be my favourite and Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle my ultimate Darcy and Lizzie 💜
I agree with you on Mary having a thing for Mr Collins in the BBC version! He was so gross though 🤢😂
BBC and BBC only!!!! Nothing else compares.
Also, BBC is definitely a let down for me when it comes to emotions altogether. There's a lot of awkward staring with a blank face that doesn't say really anything and WE KNOW that during that time those people had to flirt using everything they could spare bc they couldn't even talk to their crush alone
I much prefer collin firth's darcy to matthew mcfayden, becaus I think he is a much better representation of the book character. the hollywood darcy is a cute awkward bean, yes, but I think that also makes elizabeth seem more petty in her behaviour. Overall I think both versions have their merits. The hollywood version is more palatable to modern audiences who don't know much about the period. It is more dramatic. I prefer the quieter BBC version. I absolutely hate the confession scene in the Hollywood version though. It is so cheesy and then lizzie's response to darcy's grand declaration of love is "your hands are cold." Makes me laugh out loud every time.
Colin Firth was the best 😍
For me, it is the BBC version all the way! Obviously the most important being Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. He made Mr. Darcy more and more iconic character which it was already.
i know that you are only doing bbc vs hollywood adaptation but i gotta say, i will forever love the Lizzie Bennet diaries´s version of Lydia. I feel that in the web series they did a great job of bringing more personality to side characters than at least the hollywood version did, to be fair tho, the web series is like 10 hours long and the movie only 2 and half (?)
Did you watch Emma Approved? I thought it was even better than the LB diaries. I love those characters so much! They did such a great job adapting the books that way.
@@xJillie i did!!! yeah i totally agreed with you. I was so bumped out when they canceled season 2 :(
i love the layout here!! so cozy
BBC version is absolutely true to the book and the Hollywood version is actually a murder of the original novel written by Jane Austen
I love Austen's writing I just cringe the entire time watching the Hollywood version. There's something about changing one of the most famous literary proposal scenes with some of the most well known lines from the book (after the opening sentence, of course) to inferior dialogue that makes me irrationally hate it. (That and Colin Firth is much more attractive than the other dude)
I have both versions, but its the BBC version for me all the way. Plus the Hollywood has a typical Hollywood ending.
1995 BBC version will always have the upper hand for me due to its length. There is actually time to develop Lizzy and Darcy’s chemistry. 2005 one is just too rushed even though it’s beautifully shot.