Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility is not my favorite Jane Austen novel, but I do like it very much nonetheless.

As I have noted before, I have read all the novels and seen most version of the movies.

Tonight I am watching the movie (not the tv mini series) starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant.

Tonight I saw something that I didn't see in the past.

Marianne Dashwood feels everything and hides nothing. She's young and innocent. Enter Col. Brandon, the older handsome gentleman who immediately takes to Marianne. She overlooks him for the younger dashing, poetry reading Willoughby. Willoughby is everything Marianne thinks she wants. He reads poetry with feeling, he's forward in his affection, he's adventurous...He practically sweeps her off her feet.

Then he leaves for a woman who has a large allowance. He leaves without much explanation and when Marianne attempts to contact him, he ignores her. Later it is found out that he had an illegitimate child and left the mother before running around. Suave like so many, and just as selfish.

Somehow Col. Brandon loves Marianne despite her being taken in by Willoughby. After her bout of fever she sees what has been in front of her all along - happiness, love and contentment.

Wouldn't it be nice if men were that forgiving in real life?
I am an adult, but I'm still young and as such I make mistakes on my way to finding what I want from life and who I want in it.
Don't we all?