L'aventure américaine

The New Yorker, 2009.

My cousin and I have recently relocated to the hills of Greene County. Different opinions may project this fact in different lights such as: unemployed graduates return to live with their parents 'cause they can't get a job. Or perhaps, two successful students return to help their parents with the chores of daily life after studying very hard for years in order to get a bit of respite and bring joy to their families. I prefer the latter. If you put us together, we have three bachelor degrees and one masters degree, another one on the way. We have gained an extraordinary amount of knowledge in our combined fifty-seven years and we are prepared to save the world through architecture and sustainability and nursing. So, it is with great pride, I unveil our most recent creation: "Maple Town Returns." Pretty awesome, isn't it? All that education wasn't for nothin'.

Let's discuss the merits of film. First of all, I know that the book on which a movie is based is always best. Blah, blah, blah... Except for "The Devil Wears Prada," that mantra has held true since film was invented. But, you might find this rather shocking, I think that the "Pride and Prejudice" film that is less true to the novel is better than the one that does. I know that I can compare the two because for the last two nights I have watched them. On Sunday, my parents and I watched the entire BBC version of "Pride and Prejudice" (or P&P as my cousin calls it). Then on Monday, for comparison's sake, my mom and I watched the 2005 Focus Features version of "Pride and Prejudice " (my dad's manhood just couldn't swing another night). I appreciate the BBC for its attention to detail, loyalty to the book, and the casting of the two main characters as well as Mr. Bennett. But, point #1 addressing the recent film's su...

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