Vanity Fair (2004) (Full Screen)
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In Theaters : 01 September, 2004
DVD Release : 01 February, 2005 |
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Vanity Fair (2004) (Full Screen) description
The corsets and high waists of the 19th century meet the lush colors and visual splendor of India in Vanity Fair, a classic novel translated into modern celluloid by Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding). The very contemporary Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde, Election) at first seems to hit the wrong note as Becky Sharp, an orphaned ... review details
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If You Like this Movie, Skip the Book
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I haven't read all of the reviews, so please forgive me if I write something that was already written. It appears that the plot has been minutely dissected by other reviews, so I'll just state my own personal opinion(s).
I really liked this movie ... but then I read the book and saw the other [[ASIN:B000089QEN Vanity Fair (A&E, 1998)]] and now I can't really enjoy the Hollywood version.
This movie is very pretty but that's really all it has going for it. Becky Sharp went from a conniving, malicious social climber to a charming, sympathetic woman who really did love her husband and made attempts to love her child. It made me wonder why Reese Witherspoon was so gung-ho about the part - unless she read the script and not book.
Nearly all of the characters were Hollywood-ized so are far prettier than what the book describes. The ending is a far cry from the book; I actually got excited about the prospect of an alternate ending - until I saw it. I was hoping that the ending would provide a small amount of redemption for the the crappier original. Lo and behold - the alternate ending was a catastrophe and apparently came from beyond left field because the book sure didn't even hint at such an outcome.
Maybe I'm a bit biased due to my love of history, but I was taken aback when I heard Mira Nair state that she was not out to make yet another historical piece. It is all well and good that she feels this way, but to butcher a classic in the process is just cruel. |
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