(Q&A) What makes the 2005 Pride & Prejudice so good?

        After my new post about the aesthetic of some period films, I got a ton of comments asking me why I like the 2005 Pride and Prejudice film so much. Also, some comments asked me if I prefer BBC's 1995 version. 

        To make it simple, I will answer the second question first. Do I prefer the 2005 version over the 1995 version? And the answer is sorta yes. But simply because I've watched it more times than I did with the BBC one, which I also like because it is more accurate when it comes to the OG book.

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    Although I like the newer P&P more, I really had a hard time deciding between Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen as the perfect Mr Darcy. This might disappoint some of you, but I like Colin Firth A TINY BIT more. Idk I guess it's because I watched the 1995 version first and I got used to him more.

            [BTW if you want to leave me so more questions, you can do it on my dead editing Instagram. It is inactive, but I still answer to questions]

    Ok but here's the big question. What truly makes Pride & Prejudice 2005 so good? I got 7 reasons why.

• The overall aesthetic and cinematography
• The soundtrack
• The cast and their performances
• The chemistry between Elizabeth and Darcy
• Elizabeth's feminist portrayal
• Even though the costumes are not so historically accurate, they are still very beautiful made
• The HAND FLEX

    Now let me add more details to each reason, starting with the first one. I explained this in the previous article too, but the aesthetic of this film is BRILLIANT as well as the cinematography. Then we have the soundtrack and if you don't like it we can't talk. Keira Knightley remains the queen of period dramas and she and Matthew Macfadyen really show the chemistry between the main characters so good. And really the 2005 version of Lizzy is written so well, that everyone tries to copy it (AHEM Netflix AHEM Persuasion). The costumes are stunning and they really caught my eye. 

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       But most importantly, THE HAND FLEX. 

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                    Fun fact: Did you know this iconic scene was improvised by Matthew Macfadyen?

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                    Hope this helped and I will catch you in the next one.