In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice I thought that I should do something to celebrate and what better way to celebrate than to appreciate Colin Firth. The finest of all the Mr Darcys.Aside from the fact that Colin Firth is not at all hard to look at he's also pretty good at pretending for a living. He's well known for his signature role as the dashing, mysterious Englishman (Hope Springs, Love Actually) or the stern father figure to misbehaving children (Nanny Mcphee, St Trinian's) but he is best known for his roles as Mr Darcy. First in the BBC mini-series of Pride and Prejudice and then in Bridget Jones's Diary and it's sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
The Mark Darcy of the Bridget Jones franchise was based on the Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice and even though the latter is clearly the better of the two, Firth pulls it off completely, making grown women swoon in the process.
If you're anything like us bloggers and you want to celebrate one of the true classics of literature then have a perve at Colin Firth. I couldn't recommend him highly enough.
(And yes, I'm well aware that most of my blogs are about aesthetically pleasing male specimens).
2 comments:
Sorry Laura - I have to admit, when I first saw the 1995 Pride and Prejudice I thought: but he's not handsome enough to be Mr Darcy! I also thought he was far too grim and sulky. The REAL Mr Darcy (because of course he is a real person) was more prone to smiling to himself than Mr Grumpypants Firth.
However, as I can also credit this version of Pride and Prejudice for launching me into writing (15-year-old me thought I could do a better job), I am very grateful.
So good I haven't used my real name on this blog. I want to live.
Anyway, I like Colin Firth now despite his tendency to slur like a drunkard. He was very good in The King's Speech and does a nice line in comedy. So there.
Okay I'm going to book an appointment for you to see the optometrist. Colin is flawless.
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