movie: jane eyre

[seperis]

You know, and I say this with deep romantic love, Rochester is a creepy creepster who is creeping creepily. Just. For the record. Oh my God his creeping over Jane. How did I forget how unearthly unsubtle Rochester is? He's not even goddamn trying not to be creepy.

Christ, man, just get a fucking sign that says "I HAVE A CREEPY SECRET WHILE I CREEP OVER YOU, JANE."

"Poor and obscure as you are", how did I completely block out this?

Jane Eyre version with Michael Fassbender, which just makes it weirdly appropriate. It's like, Magneto in the nineteenth century whose mutant power is Creepiness. Creepneto. IDK. And also, not genocidal. I mean, I assume, but I've forgotten a lot of the book, so maybe he leads some kind of--yeah, no idea.

Suffice to say, Creepneto is freaking me out badly.

Oh, strangulation in the church. That's--what the hell.

Wait, I'm about to meet the wife. This is terribly, terribly disturbing.

Comments

Drive by, with feeling.

[hollyxu.livejournal.com]

My theory for the inappropriate touching is that Jane was a baby and didn't know how to properly respond to that sort of thing, but later comes to the conclusion that a) hot and b) she will rip off his arm and beat him with it if he tries again. And then they got engaged, so...

We have watched ALL THE OTHER JANE EYRE movies together (there's like 3) and THIS ONE has the creepiest Mr. Rochester.

This entry's sort of kick-started me into re-watching all the Jane Eyre I have, which is apparently: four different versions, but Fassbender is definitely the worst - he's also the most abrasive and bitchy, though that might just be the Magneto leaking through.

You should watch A Bear Called Winnie, the cognitive dissonance is WOAH UP THERE.

Re: Drive by, with feeling.

[dreamwaffles.livejournal.com]

There's one who's more tempestuous than Fassbender, in terms of being shouty, but I don't remember which version it is. And Fassbender wins the bitchy!Rochester prize.

I'll do that, that sounds fun. XD

Re: Drive by, with feeling.

[hollyxu.livejournal.com]

Toby Stephens, I think. He was the shouty!Rochester.

In case you need further persuading: it has Fassbender playing wrestle with a tiny black bear cub (a tiny, forbidden bear cub, because they were in the army and stuff). IT IS SO ADORABLE.

Re: Drive by, with feeling.

[dreamwaffles.livejournal.com]

Oh my god that sounds so cute.

Re: Drive by, with feeling.

[ealgylden.livejournal.com]

More shouty than Ciaran Hinds? Normally I love Ciaran, but wow, did his Rochester holler. (Samantha Morton was a lovely Jane, though.)