Hylian blondes are cute
Raelle portrait
drawn June 20, ’04
posted for Feb 26, 2007
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A half-length portrait of Raelle, finished concept sketch. Very pretty is she, I think.
I finished Pride and Prejudice at last, and it was very good. The thought that springs immediately to mind is “it must be difficult to kiss in a lurching carriage” based on the very last shot. However, that’s trivial. The more important point was how faithful it was to the book, and how it heightened all the discomfort anyone feels when confronted with Mrs. Bennet. Mr. Bennet was very entertaining and made up for it a bit, and I also discovered that I have a music book which I bought for S&S but also has the music from this version of P&P, including the great main theme. Lydia I could smack, and I didn’t think Wickham particularly handsome, but his character was excellently portrayed. Darcy didn’t smile AT ALL, which I thought a bit odd, but never mind – Elizabeth’s wit made up for that. My only regrets are that with so complete a rendition, some scenes (which assuredly are not essential) were still left out – I would have liked to see Lady CdB yelling at Darcy and his reaction. ^_^7 Also there were a couple of other bits, but I can’t really remember them now and I’m not watching six hours this instant to find them! ^_^7 Oh, yes, and I thought the dancing scenes very interesting, especially the instruments – I saw a Baroque flute! And the pianoforte was interesting as well, and Mozart was played at least twice – Rondo Alla Turca, by Mrs. Hurst the other show-off, and Cherubino’s second aria – the not-Non so piu one – translated into English and played and sung by Lizzie. Very pretty. Darcy keeps staring… a lot… even more… yet his eyes are not falling out of his head. He has taste in staring, you know. ^_^7 Mr. Bonham, the cellist who is in charge of my chamber group, had some insights to offer on the dances – the English country dance has been largely forgotten and degenerated into patterns, and so they know where to go, but not how to get there. Also the one with Elizabeth and Darcy may have been simplified so as not to distract from the conversation they are having.
You know a movie based on a book is good when you are reminded of the exact wording all the time. Fabulous. It is a little bit grainy, and Dad says it’s a bit washed out in the light parts and too dark in the dark parts, but it does’t really matter to me… I didn’t notice that stuff. I need to reread the book. Since I’ve finished with Sherlock Holmes Vol. 1, I can.
