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I feel like '95 is more accurate to the texture of the book and period, but '05 draws out and heightens the emotion for the more visual medium of film. I like the '05's approach much, much more, but both have their appeals. https://twitter.com/Drunk_Austen/status/1254459486242172928
I also like that Keira's Lizzie is clever and charismatic enough that Darcy never fully realizes she hates him (she's socially smart--why offend the pals of yr sister's bf?). Jen's Liz is wonderful, but she's so openly disdainful of Darcy I never buy that he just has NO idea.
The effect in '95 is that he just has zero insight into her at all, can't read her one bit, hasn't been paying attention. Which, fine. But the '05's approach is that he's paying attention but MISreading her because he's too taken by her wit/charm to not recognize the critique.
I also love, love, love the scene of Lizzie and Jane in bed laughing over the party they've just been to. Again, '05's approach is less STRICTLY Austen but more about translating the spirit of Austen to a modern audience.
Both have pros and cons but I find the '95 too close to the book to enjoy on its own terms. What I like about it are the things I liked about the book. What I LOVE about '05 is how they ADAPT Austen and TRANSLATE Austen. For me, '95 is the book. But '05 ADDS to the book.
And it comes down to what you want out of an adaptation: do you want it to replicate a book you love? Or do you want it to ADAPT a book you love to a new medium? Sometimes we get both; sometimes neither. P&P is lucky it has great options for people who prefer one or the other.
