According to Hollywood, that is. I think that’s the one thing that amused me most (yes, it was hard to pick out of so many delightful film-book continuity lapses) in the movie so far.
Film notes:
-The opening scene is very different. I especially enjoyed the self-righteous slap delivered to Paul’s face by Janet. Also the way he was turned on by it.
-“Ed”.
-“Nick”.
-Many scenes were combined. Hey, as long as they at least keep it in, I don’t care how they rearrange plot points. Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter have taught modern audiences to avoid being purists. Even Shakespeare continues to be mangled from time to time, which is a much greater sin.
-Everything is so exaggerated! Even given the cinema traditions of the time.
Janet: *sneaky sidelong glance*
“Ed”: *observes sneaky sidelong glance* *responds with quizzical sidelong glance*
Janet: *not-so-sneaky sidelong glance followed by eyelash-batting for extra emphasis*
“Ed”: *distracted gaze*
Janet: *self-satisfied, very obvious sidelong glance*
“Ed”: *brief attempt to pay attention to Paul and Senator Henry*
Janet: *pointed stare*
“Ed”: *total distraction*
Janet: *lustful, ‘I totally want your babies’ gaze of doom*
“Ed”: *leaps up* “Erm, gotta go!”
Ahahaha, what a fun scene :)
-“Ed” walking in on Opal. Lucky for him and film censors of the time that he hadn’t entered the room a few minutes later.
-As if family relationships in this story weren’t convoluted enough, Opal is now apparently Paul’s sister, not his daughter. Hm.
-This leads to misplaced and carefully edited lines like: “It’d be especially nice if that someone were his sister.”
Initial reaction: Oh, I remember that li–wait…it wasn’t here, it was–and…oh…sister? *brain drips out nose in reaction to violation of the original text*
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I like it so far. Really, I do!
And if you like Veronica Lake, she’s also in a great movie called Sullivan’s Travels, directed by Preston Sturges. I highly recommend it.
Oh, and Paul’s spontaneous shoe toss at Jeff? Genius.
