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Nancy Rodriguez's avatar

How thoughtful!! I never really thought about looking at it that way. An analysis is, I think, so much more interesting to read than a critique. And for exactly the reason why you mentioned…it is subjective. What I think is the best movie on earth (Pride and Prejudice) may not be the next persons cup of tea. Thank you for this

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Elijah A. Bland's avatar

You’re welcome! Believe me, this is as much a learning process for me as is it for anyone else. Sometimes I forget to share the ups and downs of that process, which is one the points of this newsletter. Ha, ha.

And I love your P&P example! I feel the same way about West Side Story (original motion picture), often telling people if they watch that, they’ll understand me so much more. But it’s definitely not for everyone.

Speaking of P&P, I may do that double feature and comparison—Knightly vs. Firth—later this month. Stay tuned!

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