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Sarah Waters: Books & Movies Discussion
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Lucise on September 17, 2008, 01:45:18 pm ---I am watching Affinity tonight!! 8) Yay.
You are going to re-watch it, right Amanda?
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OK! I'll re-watch it tonight. Maybe we can begin our discussion tomorrow (or even late tonight)!
8)
Lumière:
Ok.
Maybe even late tonight.
Let's see how it works out. :)
Lumière:
Hey Amanda!
I am a minute or two away from my Affinity viewing.
I guess you are two hours ahead of me here.
When I am done, I'll come over here and see if you are around.
If not, we always have tomorrow to commence our chitchat. :)
~M
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Lucise on September 17, 2008, 10:19:48 pm ---Hey Amanda!
I am a minute or two away from my Affinity viewing.
I guess you are two hours ahead of me here.
When I am done, I'll come over here and see if you are around.
If not, we always have tomorrow to commence our chitchat. :)
~M
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***edit*** :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Milli your post just came in as I was clicking on the "post" button for what I just wrote here below!! So, you may want to wait to read the rest of this post until you're done watching. But, I don't think anything I wrote here constitutes a real spoiler. My post here is mostly just my overall impression still (much like my earlier post after my first viewing).
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--- Quote from: Lucise on September 17, 2008, 01:51:56 pm ---Ok.
Maybe even late tonight.
Let's see how it works out. :)
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Heya Milli!
So, I just finished watching it again. And, I'll refrain from saying too much until you post your initial reactions.
I'll just reiterate a few things that I posted after my first viewing of it, and some heightened impressions after this second viewing. First off, it really is a good bit of storytelling/ story writing. And, the Waters is so good at twists and turns that can really be unexpected. I think Waters' surprise endings and surprise turns in her plots can be brilliant. The amazing plot twist in Fingersmith is so great as a piece of storytelling, and even though it's a frustrating plot twist for a lot of the second half of the story, at least the resolution at the very end is positive. Affinity is interesting in its dark tone compared to certainly Tipping the Velvet, but also to even Fingersmith. With Affinity I keep waiting at the end for some kind of silver lining for Margaret, and it just never comes... and then the credit roll! Yikes!
:(
I guess not all good stories can have happy endings.
And, certain elements of Selina's trickery with "Peter Quick" and the unsuspecting young women, really are pretty disturbing. : (
Still, it's a gorgeous movie to look at in terms of costumes and set. And, I think the actresses and actors are great.
Lumière:
Hey Bud,
I just finished watching the movie and poured my third second glass of wine. :)
I loved it...even though it hurt (yet again).
However, it brought back all the disturbing images I had when I was reading the novel.
I thought it was a pretty good adaptation of the book.
Margaret to me couldn't have been more spot on. Her look and personality and..
I just loved her performance particularly.
Gosh.
Where shall we begin this discussion.
I think tomorrow, my thoughts would've settled down a bit.
My heart still aches for Margaret. :'(
Shall we continue tomorrow? :)
There is much to discuss, I am sure.
Night.
~M
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