God the 1995 Persuasion is perfection.
Anne is absolutely SAVAGE in the end.
Mr. Elliot proposes and she’s just like “Sorry, not listening. Gotta run. After that other guy. Which is the person that’s most important to me. So, I’m gonna run. Literally.”
And then when Mr. Elliot reminds her of his proposal and she just goes “Oh, you said something? Yeah, sorry, I was way too busy to think about your proposal. Oh, look who’s here! The other guy again. Btw, did I mention that we’re engaged?”
*Chef’s kiss* Perfection. Never gets old. Anne’s done with all of their shit and I’m here for it. And always will be.
Also, Wentworth’s smile like a kid at Christmas when he announces that Anne has agreed to marry him.
Best movie ever.
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current mood: crying over captain wentworth's letter to anne elliot
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The fact that there are so many Jane Austen retellings and adaptations out there, but none of them is a sapphic version of Persuasion is downright criminal.
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On my seventieth reading of Austen’s Persuasion I am more convinced than ever that Admiral and Mrs Croft knew all about the Frederick and Anne love and they were matchmaking masterminds in the background. I mean they weren’t doing a great job but fucking hell they had an uphill battle with Captain Wentworth being a fucking moron clown in his dipshit self-delusion phase.
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"Charles Hayter exceedingly happy, and they were devoted to each other."
Before this they were kind of a couple, but not really: "between whom there had been a considerable appearance of attachment"; "and Henriette did seem to like him." From this we can see that they are on the edge of becoming a couple, as well as from all thr interest that Henrietta takes I'm Charles Hayter's career prospects.
But - the above quotes are about appearances and not what they actually are. That first one is also a pretty long-winded (I.e., namby pamby) sentence. "[T]hey were devoted to each other" is a phrase much more powerful.
And this mutual devotion is brought about by a break (albeit a short one), and rekindling of the romance.
It's foreshadowing and promise of the strength of Anne and Captain Wentworth's love that stands the test of time and circumstance. Not that anyone, I think, needs testament of their love, but I like it.
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- What about your flight?
- Fuck the flight.
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