Between the Lines...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Jane Austen and any rendition movie companies like to put on my TV of her books. Of course...the BBC always does the best job, probably because they're British and understand all too well Jane's masterpieces. You'll find 'most' women love Jane for the heroines she writes. They're strong women who for one reason or another thinks they'll never find love, mostly because they're women of character who stand behind their beliefs even if it cost them the men they love. But, the most wonderful part about Jane's books are they always end how they should. The strong heroines always learn how to be wiser and the men they love always fight for them. They always see the value in such women. What woman could resist such a author?! A author who doesn't lessin' her heroine to find love...but empowers the heroine to challenge it.

I've been thinking alot about women who lessin' themselves on a daily basis in order to help empower the men in their lives. Oh...what a better world we would have if more women embraced their true strength to challenge their men with love and in doing that empower men to be stronger. No one should ever feel like they need to lessin' themselves to be with someone.

As a true Jane fan, I can identify myself to almost every heroine she created...but if I'm being honest EMMA and Marianne 'SENSE & SENSIBILITY' is where I see myself most. What Jane Austen character are you?

Emma ~ This rendition is great. Emma loves being in the middle of everything. Highly recommend...


Sense & Sensibility ~ I think I've seen this movie a hundred times. To love and lost...just to realize losing isn't always so bad. My heart dreams like Marianne...yet tries usually in vain to guard like Elenor. Such a good movie...


My favorite Marianne scene...Kate Winslet is amazing. After realizing she lost the man she loves she walks in the rain to his estate, which almost kills her. Don't worry like I said before, losing isn't always a bad thing. :-)


So, can anyone tell I watched Jane Austen movies all weekend? Oh...if life could just be a book. :-)