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red_rackham_77 — 15 years ago(July 11, 2010 06:16 AM)
Possessive is kinky for a moment but when you love someone, you must let them go and if they come back to you then they are yours to keep. Redgrave's character prove that in the end when she didn't go off searching for Verena.
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cookiela2001 — 15 years ago(July 11, 2010 10:08 AM)
Well, the other thing is, Olive wants Verena not just as her closest friend, but for The Cause (which was worthy). She knows that Verena will be miserable with whats-his-name (Reeve), and in the book, she's proven to be right.
So, there's more than one thing going on at once. And wouldn't we say Reeve is being selfish and possessive of Verena, as well? -
red_rackham_77 — 15 years ago(July 11, 2010 10:31 AM)
"So, there's more than one thing going on at once. And wouldn't we say Reeve is being selfish and possessive of Verena, as well?"
True about that, yes Basil is a southern-catfish-breath-bastard but the whole point of women's libe is that we get our rights to make choices even if it is the wrong one. -
cookiela2001 — 15 years ago(September 07, 2010 08:28 PM)
<< "you must let them go and if they come back to you then they are yours to keep." / and if they don't come back, you hide outside their house every night, slit their tires, poison their dog >>
Dye your hair, say Okay, you'll do that threesome
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Felixthecat34213 — 10 years ago(July 22, 2015 12:29 AM)
I was surprised that I enjoyed it, it's an interesting period piece. I found all of the characters to have a great deal of flaws. Basil's outdated opinions on women were exhausting. Did he even listen to any of Verena's speeches?
Olive was just creepy and possessive over Verena. I get that she's in love with the girl, but that kind of love is not healthy. I also found it contradictory to her own message of a women's rights.
Verena is a pretty accurate and offensive stereotype of a young, idealistic woman that gets sucked into a cause. She's so concerned with pleasing everyone around her that she can't see the forest for the trees.
I thought Dr Prance was the most sensible character in the film. She tries to see things as they really are, as opposed to what we want them to be. -
jarrodmcdonald-1 — 2 months ago(January 27, 2026 03:02 AM)
I agree the doctor character was the most sensible person in the story.
Though I did like Miss Birdseye, played by Jessica Tandy, since she seemed to have practical knowledge about different things and a sense of history. Or should I say her-story.