I feel like & #39;95 is more accurate to the texture of the book and period, but & #39;05 draws out and heightens the emotion for the more visual medium of film. I like the & #39;05& #39;s approach much, much more, but both have their appeals. https://twitter.com/Drunk_Austen/status/1254459486242172928">https://twitter.com/Drunk_Aus...

I also like that Keira& #39;s Lizzie is clever and charismatic enough that Darcy never fully realizes she hates him (she& #39;s socially smart--why offend the pals of yr sister& #39;s bf?). Jen& #39;s Liz is wonderful, but she& #39;s so openly disdainful of Darcy I never buy that he just has NO idea.

The effect in & #39;95 is that he just has zero insight into her at all, can& #39;t read her one bit, hasn& #39;t been paying attention. Which, fine. But the & #39;05& #39;s approach is that he& #39;s paying attention but MISreading her because he& #39;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& #39;ve just been to. Again, & #39;05& #39;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 & #39;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 & #39;05 is how they ADAPT Austen and TRANSLATE Austen. For me, & #39;95 is the book. But & #39;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.