tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post8481414450945657745..comments2023-11-04T21:26:59.215+08:00Comments on Becoming Jane Fansite: My take on 'Miss Austen Regrets'Ichahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11201156394951497511noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-76069287231923185522008-08-13T09:23:00.000+08:002008-08-13T09:23:00.000+08:00Jane want marriage, but did not get one. That's he...Jane want marriage, but did not get one. That's her tragedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-57185332564995427572008-07-05T09:19:00.000+08:002008-07-05T09:19:00.000+08:00I forgot to say (face/palm) that the final paragra...I forgot to say (face/palm) that the final paragraph is pure joy.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149333094566635594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-64466782922563784662008-07-05T09:18:00.000+08:002008-07-05T09:18:00.000+08:00Icha, I know this has been a while in coming, but ...Icha, I know this has been a while in coming, but I just wanted to thank you for this magnificen post. I agree with what Linda said 150%. Thank you for investing so much into this post. Ver moving. Take care! :DMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149333094566635594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-58111668174085985012008-06-24T21:58:00.000+08:002008-06-24T21:58:00.000+08:00Dearest Icha,I did finally view MAR, and still agr...Dearest Icha,<BR/><BR/>I did finally view MAR, and still agree with you. The scenery was lovely - made me remember my short visit to Winchester and Chawton five years ago. I did have to do a bit of rereading of Jane's Letters to find out who was who in the movie. So I see I still don't know enough, but I'm learning.<BR/><BR/>Linda the LibrarianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-44492486865202736802008-06-20T03:31:00.000+08:002008-06-20T03:31:00.000+08:00Wow...what a review and what a set of varied comme...Wow...what a review and what a set of varied comments to go with it!<BR/>Firstly, you may have noticed that after viewing MAR in the UK, I did an 'anticipation' post but I did not follow it up with a full review. To my shame it was because I thought I must be the only person in the world who did not possitively appreciate the production. Now that you have written this review Icha I feel relieved.<BR/>I do think that we have a somewhat romantic perspective on Jane's unconditional love and 'what might have been' status but I do also feel that MAR made Jane bitter and did not reflect the temperament and mood of the final letters that I read. I think of Jane as vibrant until the end.<BR/>As for Jeanette above, I really do urge you to point out the facts in the post which you believe to be wrong. We, on this site, welcome all opinions, positive and negative, but what we do ask is that they be backed-up. <BR/>We really appreciate your comments Bilbo, they are so thorough so thank you very much.<BR/>You said above Icha that this has struck something quite personal within you.....I can see that!<BR/>Thank you dearest for the post.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974918106906613200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-17303561018634623302008-06-19T16:58:00.000+08:002008-06-19T16:58:00.000+08:00Linda, thanks a lot, and let me know what you thin...Linda, thanks a lot, and let me know what you think of it. You're entitled to your own opinion, so pls don't let what I've wrote influence you. <BR/><BR/>Bilbo, thanks a lot dear friend. I have to admit I was a bit scared to post this review; it was so negative to me that I needed to text Michelle down in NZ to ensure that I have the right to write. It's a different thing to write positive things about BJ; I do that because I love it wholeheartedly.<BR/><BR/>But writing a negative review is something not easy for me, and it still is not till now. But I have to be honest, so there you go. I still respect the makers of MAR and its entourage; but I disagree with their views.<BR/><BR/>Besides, the world is in such a trouble now with earth quakes, floods, storms, violence etc everywhere, I feel inappropriate to clash with MAR supporters like this over something that is important (JA) but not urgent to date. But MAR has hit something personal for me, and hence the review.Ichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201156394951497511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-60733249224153025942008-06-19T15:09:00.000+08:002008-06-19T15:09:00.000+08:00Dearest Icha,Brava! I have no complaints with you...Dearest Icha,<BR/><BR/>Brava! I have no complaints with your review!<BR/><BR/>I have MAR on tape, and I think in all the hustle and bustle of my life, I forgot to view it. Now I shall have to find time to do so. Pitiable mess, I am.<BR/><BR/>As for Jane's "regrets", I see her as a Christian who lived by Romans 8:28. Another thing, in <I>Persuasion</I> it is written that Anne "prefers" Captain Wentworth over the others. In my heart, it gives me comfort to believe that Jane "preferred" Tom when compared to those "other" choices, because when you truly 'know' Tom - the intelligent, Christian Tom - I prefer him also. Thanks so much for your lovely review.<BR/><BR/>Yrs aff'ly,<BR/>Linda the LibrarianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-37285080927284712742008-06-19T14:52:00.000+08:002008-06-19T14:52:00.000+08:00Dear Icha,I'm very glad to find that you and other...Dear Icha,<BR/>I'm very glad to find that you and others are not well disposed toward MAR. When Rachel issued an invitation for opinions on MAR in April, I resisted because I did not want to offend people with my negativity. Quite aside from its discrepancies with the wonderful BJ, I found MAR to be an unrelieved downer totally at odds with the JA revealed even in her last letters. With regard to the 'comment' of Jeanette, please do not concern yourself. Someone who makes such an unsupported blanket criticism does not deserve the compliment of rational opposition. No true Austenite/Janeite would be offended by your review, but must have been so by MAR.<BR/>Bilbobilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234398809012158944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-88555116643314715222008-06-19T12:32:00.000+08:002008-06-19T12:32:00.000+08:00Haha! Jeanette, I knew I would offend some of the ...Haha! Jeanette, I knew I would offend some of the Austenites per my earlier disclaimer. But I have said sorry in advance, and if you're still offended, well, what can I do?<BR/><BR/>Re: research, could you pls point out what I have done wrong? Which fact(s) have I missed? Surely I might miss something, but if the myriad research conducted in this blog is not sufficient to your taste, I also cannot do anything about it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for dropping by, though you dislike my review. Very healthy of you.Ichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201156394951497511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-61784564469481956762008-06-19T06:45:00.000+08:002008-06-19T06:45:00.000+08:00Icha, I completely agree with you. In MAR, JA doe...Icha, I completely agree with you. In MAR, JA does not seem to be the strong of mind, insightful, and very very vibrant woman we believe her to be, because of all that "bitterness and reget". Also, I agree with your point about belief in unconditional love and the path you've chosen. Lord Tennyson put it so well in that famous quote:<BR/>from In Memoriam:27, 1850:<BR/><BR/>I hold it true, whate'er befall;<BR/>I feel it, when I sorrow most;<BR/>'Tis better to have loved and lost<BR/>Than never to have loved at all.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-78941823886322450162008-06-19T05:42:00.000+08:002008-06-19T05:42:00.000+08:00Do some serious study of Austen's life one of thes...Do some serious study of Austen's life one of these days (that does not count what Hollywood would have you believe.)<BR/>You have so many facts wrong in this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129024732653900038.post-46749767385505808042008-06-18T23:55:00.000+08:002008-06-18T23:55:00.000+08:00You did find the right balance in your review, dea...You did find the right balance in your review, dearest Icha; it’s beautifully, respectfully and truthfully written. <BR/><BR/>I know my opinion could be judged as well because of my partiality for BJ, but I did watched MAR few times not just once, trying as you said to be open to other interpretations, to see what others liked about this movie. Although I did not disliked the movie in totality – and my reasons are pretty much matching those highlighted by you, each time I’ve watched it I felt sad to see Jane portrayed like an unhappy woman, full of bitterness and never ending regrets… I could not find such image to be true to her surviving letters -as it’s said the screenplay has been based on. <BR/><BR/>Infinity of LoveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com