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Jane Eyre (2006)
Jane Eyre dumbed down
Superb Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson, excellent cinematography, musical score, locations but poor screenplay. This production had none of the mesmerizing dialog of the book. I cringed when Rochester asked Jane "Why are you crying?" Imagine Toby speaking in his dulcet tones the words from the book... "But I affirm that you are: so much depressed that a few more words would bring tears to your eyes--indeed there they are now, shining and swimming; and a bead has slipped from the lash and fallen on the flag.." (how beautiful), the altered gypsy scene compared to the Dalton/Clarke 1983 version is a terrible disappointment. Why did they change it? Why fiddle with perfection? Eshton's theories (nowhere in the book), the final marriage proposal I am paraphrasing because I don't remember it exactly. Rochester: Ah Jane but I want a wife. Jane: choose then sir her who loves you best. Rochester: I will at least choose her I love best. Why didn't BBC use this? I could go on and on. An excellent movie for the moviegoer who has not read the book but poor for the reader. I only wish BBC would have adapted the 1973 Jayston/Cusack or the 1983 Dalton/Clarke scripts with the excellent production used in this movie. It could have been perfect. A missed opportunity. I give it a 10 for production but subtract 2 for the script.