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MP2, Oh my! Written by Robbin (1/29/2013 12:57 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Straw men?, penned by Julie P.

MP2 has great cinematography, I am not sickened by the costuming and except for Fanny I like the casting well enough. That is generally all I remember good about it. My Mom however, really likes this movie and this Fanny and was surprised to learn the characters, especially Fanny, bore little resemblance to the characters in the novel. I have not pushed my Mom to read the novel; it seems at this point it is best just to let her enjoy what she likes without my trying to change her mind. She is not JA obsessed, sadly for me not even a little which I hope explains my lack of action.

I think this movie, if seen first, may lead some to be disappointed in the novel!

If you are expecting an impertinent, budding novelist then it might be a shock to find the real Fanny shy and religious, riding sidesaddle upon a gentle plodding pony rather than astride a galloping horse like a gothic heroine. I never quite understand why a quietly brave Fanny is so dislikeable she must be changed, or Sir Thomas, Lady Bertram, Tom and that is unfortunately only the beginning. I do own MP2 because buying it was the only way I would be able to see it at the time. For me MP2 was the disappointment but I am comforted somewhat because like other adaptations it can be made useful as a driver for examining the novel, the characters particularly. Even if trying to disprove a point despised I might find something new in the novel—I do not mean something with which to verify MP2’s nonsense and insensible changes but just stumbling across something new which after all is one of the great pleasures of reading JA time and again. (:D)
It is very uncomfortable indeed

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Thoughts on MP1 Michelle Angelica (1/11/2013 9:46 a.m.)
- MP1 StephenB (3/31/2013 9:53 a.m.)
  - MP1   bridget d (4/1/2013 2:39 a.m.)
    
    The anger around MP2   Linnea (4/22/2013 2:06 p.m.)
    
    MP2?   bridget d (4/25/2013 2:47 p.m.)
    
    Confusing   Linnea (4/26/2013 5:49 a.m.)
    
    Don't be embarrassed! ;-)   Carol (4/26/2013 3:00 p.m.)
    
    Thank you!   Linnea (4/27/2013 6:10 a.m.)
    
    Really in love   Therese (4/27/2013 1:38 p.m.)
    
    That's a good question!   Carol (4/27/2013 1:33 p.m.)
    
    That's correct.   Julie P. (4/26/2013 8:04 a.m.)
    
    New discussion topic: are there any Fanny Prices in the audience?   Linnea (4/24/2013 4:59 a.m.)
    
    Would you like to start a new discussion?   Carol (4/23/2013 7:00 p.m.)
  - Lady Bertram and Sylvestra La Touzel (long) Adrian (3/31/2013 12:24 p.m.)
- Edmund's nose Angela H (1/25/2013 9:23 a.m.)
- Just wondering which adaptation to start with!   Karen (1/16/2013 1:59 p.m.)
  
  Avoid MP2   Jerry (5/6/2013 9:51 a.m.)
  
  Addendum - I threw MP2 in the trash.   Jerry (5/6/2013 9:57 a.m.)
  
  And it put me off Harold Pinter's entire body of work, for life.   Margaret C (5/7/2013 7:06 a.m.)
  
  Anna Massey   Julie P. (1/24/2013 12:40 p.m.)
  
  Indeed!   Han (1/24/2013 5:41 p.m.)
  
  And...   Julie P. (1/25/2013 9:24 a.m.)
  
  Why?   Stephen VI (1/26/2013 10:07 p.m.)
  
  First off...   Julie P. (1/28/2013 8:02 p.m.)
  
  From the archives   Tom P2 (1/28/2013 2:15 a.m.)
  
  Straw men?   Julie P. (1/28/2013 7:58 p.m.)
  
  MP2, Oh my!   Robbin (1/29/2013 12:57 p.m.)
  
  If we continue this discussion..   Carol (1/28/2013 11:34 p.m.)
  
  Oh, I like that! nfm   Carol (1/24/2013 11:59 p.m.)
  
  Start with MP1 and then give MP2 a go   Stephen VI (1/16/2013 7:17 p.m.)
  
  Definitely MP1 !!! (nfm)   Adrian (1/16/2013 5:35 p.m.)
- upon better acquaintance Sandy W (1/13/2013 6:54 p.m.)
- My first JA novel and my first adaptation TimLee (1/11/2013 1:13 p.m.)
- On Fanny's (or Sylvestra Le Touzel's) behalf Adrian (1/11/2013 1:00 p.m.)
- The casting of Fanny   Glenn (1/11/2013 12:28 p.m.)
  
  The scene   Sonja K. (1/17/2013 12:39 p.m.)
  
  Fanny is not supossed to be screaming like a mad person   Michelle Angelica (1/14/2013 9:10 a.m.)
  
  Fanny   bridget d (1/11/2013 3:54 p.m.)

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