I watched a movie (a rare event)
Apr. 18th, 2021 09:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luzulaAt hyarrowen's urging, I have watched the 2005 BBC version of R L Stevenson's Kidnapped. It took me three evenings to do, spread out over a week, because I am very bad at watching TV and movies. But Iain Glen as Alan Breck Stewart was indeed worth it! He had an energy and flamboyance and charm in the role which was a joy to watch, and I'm glad I did. Lovely.
I do wish they had filmed it in actual Scotland and not New Zealand--it was rather painfully obvious even though I have not actually been in Scotland yet. Also, I have probably read too many history books by now...but what is up with the clothing? A laird would NOT be in his shirtsleeves with only a rough semi-waistcoat-like garment (no coat and no neckcloth!) and his hair hanging uncombed around his head. These people generally cared about demonstrating their status by their clothes. Alan Breck looked great in his blue coat though (I will ignore the leather pants and pretend they were breeches, also I will ignore that he walked around in Queensferry in his shirtsleeves without even a waistcoat, though he did look lovely doing so).
I'm so sorry, I have turned into an intolerable nitpicker...
And the way they changed the ending--how does Davie think he's going to get away with that, unless he's fleeing Scotland as well? But it seems he's staying, hmm.
hyarrowen's urging, I have watched the 2005 BBC version of R L Stevenson's Kidnapped. It took me three evenings to do, spread out over a week, because I am very bad at watching TV and movies. But Iain Glen as Alan Breck Stewart was indeed worth it! He had an energy and flamboyance and charm in the role which was a joy to watch, and I'm glad I did. Lovely. I do wish they had filmed it in actual Scotland and not New Zealand--it was rather painfully obvious even though I have not actually been in Scotland yet. Also, I have probably read too many history books by now...but what is up with the clothing? A laird would NOT be in his shirtsleeves with only a rough semi-waistcoat-like garment (no coat and no neckcloth!) and his hair hanging uncombed around his head. These people generally cared about demonstrating their status by their clothes. Alan Breck looked great in his blue coat though (I will ignore the leather pants and pretend they were breeches, also I will ignore that he walked around in Queensferry in his shirtsleeves without even a waistcoat, though he did look lovely doing so).
I'm so sorry, I have turned into an intolerable nitpicker...
And the way they changed the ending--how does Davie think he's going to get away with that, unless he's fleeing Scotland as well? But it seems he's staying, hmm.
