I have finally finished reading Bridget Jone's Diary and have also watched the movie! I had NEVER seen the movie before. Crazy right?! I think I might be the only one in the class. I think it's a plus though, because I got to create my own image of Bridget. Like as many people say, it's better to read the book before watching the movie!
I was surprised at how different the movie was from what I had concocted in my head. The whole plot line of Julian and Bridget's mother was very different. In the movie, Julian and her mother never run away with the money. This surprised me that they left this all out. I also found the portrayal of Bridget slightly different than the image I created. In the book, it seemed to me that she had more quirks about her. This is most likely because we were actually reading her diary compared to just watching her life played out. I saw some similarities though too. The relationship of Bridget and all her friends is exactly what I had pictured.
After reading and watching Bridget Jone's Diary, I can't help but to agree with the fact that it is a new-age Pride and Prejudice . Helen Fielding puts a spin on the plot to make it a BIT more modern. You can see this through the character relationship between Bridget and Mark Darcy. At first Bridget doesn't like Mr. Darcy one bit. In fact, she pretty much hates him. She falls under these false assumptions similar to what Elizabeth Bennet does to Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. And as the plot works out, these assumptions are proven false and they fall in love and live happily ever after. I just love those kinds of endings! Typical girl, I know.
A girl can dream, can't she?
Good, Stacy. I'm glad at least one person hadn't seen the movie.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the book showed Bridget as more quirky! I think the director could of added more to Bridget's character in the movie to give the movie even more comical relief!
ReplyDeleteI had seen the movie first so i knew what to expect! so I saw things a little differently, but overall enjoyed it! I felt like they had to change Bridget in the movie to get across the "Real Bridget" from the diary! They did leave a lot out which became more evident to me this time I watched, after reading the book! I did like how they tried to incorporate the diary part of it though!
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