Pride and Prejudice

I watched Pride and Prejudice last night. It turned out to be nicer than I expected. Very sweet very touching. Half the time I couldn't catch what they were saying though. And there were no subtitles to help me. But still it was worth watching. I'll probably watch it again some day when I have nothing else to do.

Romantic movies that have happy endings are the best. Like Lake House. Makes me feel all lovey dovey. =) But seriously, it feels very nice to see people ending up together and staying together despite it all. In this fickle world, it's not easy to find the person you love, and harder to keep the relationship strong.

Back to Pride and Prejudice. A lot of people are gonna disagree with me, but IMHO, Mr. Darcy was such an ideal guy. (Note: My ideal guy has imperfections so that I can find him in real life.) Sure he looked pretty stand-offish at first, but a 'man of few words' is better than a guy who cannot shut up. Isn't it? Besides if he finds it difficult to talk to people he doesn't know well, that means he cannot flirt with other gals! Score one.

And then he was brave enough to say the 3 magic words. Maybe last time it was normal to 'express your love so ardently', so to speak. But still. I don't know how easy is it for a guy to say that now lah, but it means a lot. At least it means a lot when you say it sincerely. Then again, if you have only known the guy for a short while, would you believe him if he said he loved you? Do you believe in love at first sight? Hmm.. dilemma.

The best thing was, after he got rejected by Elizabeth's very uncivil reply, he didn't give up. He still did things for her, cleared up misunderstandings... basically made her feel "gam dong" (touched) until she accepted him. How many people can do that?? How many people will still try after being rejected? I'm not counting the guy who is trying to get the girl and is not sure whether she likes him or not. I'm talking about the guy who is still trying after the girl says she'll rather die than be with him.

I know some people will just forget about it straight away, well if you really liked the girl, you wouldn't just give up like that would you? But then, this doesn't apply to every case lah. Sometimes it's better to let go. If she is in love with another person, then I guess you can't keep bugging her. She wouldn't be happy being with you that way. Then again, you might obsess about the 'what-if's in the future if you didn't try now.

Hmm.. this is quite a dilemma. But Mr. Darcy is still pretty appealing! And Keira Knightley is so hot even when absolutely drenched.