Lost In Austen

I am sure that many people, no, all people have watched "Lost In Austen". If you haven't, then beware, this is a SPOILER ALERT!!! You have been warned : )


Anyways, the movie is made up of 4 episodes, that were played on television by the BBC in 2008. The show details what happens when a serious "Pride and Prejudice" fan, swaps places with Elizabeth Bennet. The main character's name is Amanda Price. Amanda lives in London, during the very contemporary year of 2008. However, she is dissatisfied with her life, and seeks solace in the grace, manners and love which are all concepts in "Pride and Prejudice." Elizabeth Bennet arrives in Amanda's bathroom, exactly the moment that Price's drunken boyfriend has just proposed. Miss Bennet explains that only a "need" can open up the doorway. I am guessing this need was brought on by the extremely unromantic proposal, in which she was presented with the top of an alcoholic beverage instead of a ring. It only takes 5 minutes to realise that Amanda is seriously obsessed with the book, and is in "lurve" with the dark, and proud  Mr. Darcy. Needless to say, curiosity gets the best of Amanda, and she steps through the door and then is trapped Longbourn, during the 1800's. This is when the plot goes insane, and when my interest was peaked! With the former antagonist lost in 2008, "Miss Price" takes on the role of Elizabeth's friend.


Try as she might to keep the story from falling apart, everything goes completely wrong. Here are the parts of the plot that veered from the original story, but that I thought were absolutely brilliant...and hilarious!
-Mr Bingley falls for Amanda
-To get Bingley to love Jane, Amanda tells him that she prefers the company of women
-Bingley eventually falls for Jane, but blows her off as Darcy dictates  (same as in the original)
-Jane marries Mr Collins
-Mr Collins is even more disgusting than he is in the book...if possible
-Bingley becomes an alcoholic after the marriage of Jane. He  blames Darcy for his mistake of not marrying Jane.
-Amanda is on her guard about Whickham from the start, and eventually discovers that he is faultless. Darcy's sister tells Amanda that what Whickham did was a lie, conjured up as revenge for Whickham's rejection.
-Darcy falls in love with Amanda, but retracts his offer of marriage when he discovers that she is not a "maid".
-Caroline Bingley admits to Amanda that she also prefers women.
-Lydia runs away with, wait for it, Bingley??? This was an insane twist!
-Mr. Bennet duels Bingley when he finds him with his daughter in an inn. Bingley gives Mr.Bennet a really bad head wound.
-Amanda rushes home (2008) to get Elizabeth back. Elizabeth is found sporting a modern, boyish haircut. She is also holding a babysitting job, and is adept with using technology.
-Eventually, Amanda stays in Longbourn, and Elizabeth continues her life in 2008. They both get the lives they have longed for.


Apart from the fact that I have just butchered the plot for anyone who wanted to watch "Lost In Austen"; I would advise everyone to watch it. Especially so, If you are not competely satsified witht he original story and think it needs spicing up!

And yes, this is what I do with my time.... : ) 

MUSE Concert!!!

Can anyone tell me why I am counting down the days to a concert that I am not attending? Muse haven't been in Aus for ages, they're here, they're having a freaking concert, and I am NOT attending. I am not going, because logically all people that attend concerts...DIE!!!


I am trying to console myself with the thought that I'll go to one when I turn 21. However, by then any number of things can have occurred:
-They could break up, unlikely but possible :O
-They may age dramatically, and require walking sticks = inability to hold intruments = no more concerts
-I could get tired of their music, again very unlikely
-Matt may retire from music and become an author, writing books about his many conspiracy theories
Ect...


Anyways, I hope all those that are going have heaps of fun! I am going to enjoy it vicariously through those that are attending : D.


Until then I am using laughter as a sort of therapy. *hahahahahahahahahahaha* I feel so much better now...you should try it. *Hahahahaha* Bye, bye now!

Tess Of The D'Urbervilles

I am reading "Tess of D'Urbervilles" @ the moment and loving it! It  has a very unique story line for it's time, and "broke down many barriers of literary citizenship." Although, I just read Dorian Grey...so it seems a tad mild in comparison. So, my advice for reading this 382 pages of size 8 font is...read the twilight fight scenes first and then you will find "Tess Of The D'Urbervilles" absolutely, mindbogglingly, supercallifragalisticly action packed.


Hope my advice benefits my so far existential readers!


PS: Sorry if supercallifragalisticly is spelt wrong. It's hard to spell words that aren't in dictionaries :P

*facepalm* @ Humankind

I was waiting in line at a store; beside me were this month's magazines. I realise that they are placed there so that people buy on impulse as they wait in line. Usually I pick one up to pass the erm...minute, however, this time I didn't. I scanned the covers and listed the number of tactics they employed: shininess (oooh...); bright colours; celebrity names in large font; misleading story titles e.g. "Angelina's New Love!!!" Readers dish out $6.95 to find out that Angelina's new love is, in fact, a dog (how very disappointing); and perfect looking people on the covers.

...What occurred to me on the ride home was courtesy of the people behind me in the line, friends, family and random people that feel like they have to strike up a conversation with anyone standing next to them at a traffic light *facepalm*. All these people have one thing in common; they enjoy making fun of celebrities. They make comments like: "somebody has had a nose job," and "her figure is nothing like that." It is this that has brought me to the conclusion: touched up/edited/plastic celebrities strengthen people's self confidence. Now I know that there is much evidence to the contrary e.g. people starving themselves to look like models and photoshopped movie stars. My supporting argument is this: how often have you looked at a photoshopped celebrity on a magazine, you admire his/her figure, you wonder why you can't look like that. Then you think: oh wait, this is definitely photoshopped, your self confidence is restored and you move along. It is only now with so many technologies available to beautify people, that the following view is widely accepted: "this person is not real; no-one can look like that."

Imagine an opposite world, where images of people on magazine covers and in advertisements for perfume are not edited. They only have their hair and make-up done, and the imperfect noses/lips/legs are on display. You pick up a magazine, and the girl on the cover is very attractive, and you feel like total crap because you know that she is real, and that is exactly how she looks. No longer can you defend your love handles and your not-so-straight nose, by saying "she's been photoshopped."

So, I hope I have proved my point that people need to live in world of photoshopped and plastic people, so that they can feel good about themselves.

However, just to prove to people how much editing/lighting and make-up can beautify a person. Here is a link (video) from the Dove Beauty Campaign:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U

BE HAPPY!!!

Salutations!!!

Hi Readers (I hope i'm not talking to myself :),

I often lose myself in thought, and recently said: "maybe other people would like to know what I am thinking." If not the I shall have to read my own blogs and feign surpirse at my own words *sigh*.

My mission statement: I do solemnly swear to whinge about the world and my daily aggravations. Also, I will strive to put up interesting...things, about...stuff.

I look forward to blogging!

Enjoy,

Loud Silent Observer