Woah, first of all, I'd like to say I'm surprised we reached the 10th log :)) I did have some doubts about this 'project' (for lack of a better word), though I'm glad I kept going with it.
Digging into it, this morning I discovered a new song. My favourite artist released a new single last midnight, which I've listened to and fallen in love with. I must've bragged about this song as if it were my own a thousand times by now, but I am extremely proud of how this artist is progressing (and also love his music to an excessive level).
(SPOILERS IN THIS PARAGRAPH, BEWARE!) There are details in the film that I'd love to explore further. For example, the story takes place in a long period of time (3 years ish), and in that time both Maurice and Clive grow a mustache. When Maurice first does, and Clive comments how he doesn't like it, the other shaved it not soon after. On the other hand, when Clive grows one, now a married man, he does not shave his when Maurice talks upon it. This could imply that perhaps Clive, despite having confessed "I love you" to Maurice first, was too afraid to do such a gesture, not when he had society's expectations to meet as a married man. Additionally, it's ironic how Clive confessed first, and yet still appears to be pinning for Maurice after being the first to call it quits and marry his spouse he met in Greece, while Maurice moves on completely, after some time, with Alec, Clive's former servant.
Regarding the movie night, oh my god. I loved it. You do not understand how I felt while watching it, like a genuine fangirl. I had already been introduced to the film through pinterest and other media, though I had never gotten the chance to read the novel or watch the film. I loved the introduction of the characters, Maurice and Clive's interactions with each other, Clive's manerisms (e.g. how his lips fall parted in shock or thought) and overall the plot of their relationship.
Scenes like those make me want to analyse the movie and the characters behaviour much further, almost excruciatingly, which inclines me to want to read the novel by E.M. Forster as soon as possible. I also noticed how the movie changed how I spoke. I usually have a neutral/slight british accent, but when watching it, it suddenly turned much, much posher, which I found rather humorous. The actors were natives from the United Kingdom, which does explain the accents, and I am proud that I was able to understand the film without subtitles (try understanding a quick thick accent without subtitles, it's hard, okay?)
I wish to read the book, annotate it calmly, at my own pace, extracting every single detail of it and then rewatch the movie (for my own entertainment, and to see what it's missing), for I'm sure the novel will hold much more context, detail and overall excitement (I mean, books > movies always).
This is it for now, and while I'll dream of Clive/Hugh Grant's pretty face (I'm sorry, hes just so handsome, I can't with it. I fell in love not even twenty minutes in), I wish you a wonderul rest of your day. Until next time,
