{"id":1385720,"date":"2016-02-08T12:14:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T17:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.sparknotes.com\/?p=1385720"},"modified":"2016-02-08T13:48:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T18:48:39","slug":"10-thoughts-we-had-while-watching-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/10-thoughts-we-had-while-watching-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Thoughts We Had While Watching Pride and Prejudice and Zombies <\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oh the trials of being a woman! One must not only find a suitable man to marry, but also slay the thousands of zombies ravaging the country\u2014thank goodness for our handy fainting couches<\/a>!<\/p>\n

There’s no shortage of deadly women in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies<\/em>, but a surprising number of corsets are still in use. As a hardcore Pride and Prejudice<\/em> fan, it was sometimes difficult to see some of our favorite Austen moments replaced with decapitations and battle scenes. On the other hand, girl talk is truly at its best when it includes hand to hand combat AND giggling about boys. But, when you tackle one of the most beloved love stories of all time, there’s no avoiding the torrent of conflicting feelings about our darling Darcy \u00a0facing \u00a0the end of the world.<\/p>\n

Here are my biggest takeaways after seeing the latest bigscreen adaptation of the Austen classic:<\/p>\n

I’m not angry about Sam Riley’s portrayal of Fitzwilliam \u00a0Darcy<\/strong><\/p>\n

It would seem that anyone can become handsome if they wear a full length leather greatcoat and just brood<\/em> hard \u00a0enough<\/a>. When walking into P&P&Z,<\/em> \u00a0I \u00a0was FULL of doubts about Sam Riley<\/a>‘s ability to play the legendary Mr. Darcy; but, by the time the metaphorical curtain fell, I \u00a0was melting under the power of his surly glower.<\/p>\n

Zombiepocalypse Wickham is \u00a0a social prepper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone knows that Mr. Wickham is the worst. He is the epitome of a douchewaffle<\/a>, with blinding good looks that distract from his hideous lies. But, in P&P&Z<\/em>, he ascends to a whole new level of jerkdom. *SPOILER* He is totally into the apocalypse and is BFFs with the zombies. NEW LOWS, Wickham.<\/p>\n

Walking a moor in a dress is one thing, but fighting a zombie in one is another<\/strong><\/p>\n

While my \u00a0eyes say “We wants, our precious” to the pretty, period dresses<\/a>, my \u00a0brain knows \u00a0how illogical it is that all \u00a0the women must fight in corsets<\/a>. I’m \u00a0not positive, but I \u00a0feel like not being able to breathe or bend would seriously limit your ass-kicking mobility (but maybe the thigh-high slits would make up for the discomfort of having your ribs crushed?). Without question, their traveling clothes<\/a> are to die for though.<\/p>\n

The end of the world can’t stop Mrs. Bennet from being ridiculous<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is important; that, even in a world overrun by plague and death, life goes on\/mothers still be meddling.<\/p>\n

There is pride and prejudice and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<\/strong><\/p>\n

An addition to the zombified story, there is a zombie-combat subplot where \u00a0everyone travels to China or Japan to learn “the art of war”<\/a> \u00a0and defend themselves against the new brain-thirsty threat. So, apparently it’s perfectly safe to journey from England to Asia in the middle of a zombie plague outbreak, but walking from one home to another in the countryside is CRAZY dangerous. Seriously, multiple characters almost die while walking VERY short distances.<\/p>\n

Matt Smith as Mr. Collins is SUPERBLY ENJOYABLE but also appropriately repulsive<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a truth universally acknowledged that we would all turn down \u00a0Mr. Collins hand in marriage (ew), but I \u00a0didn’t realize it could be so much fun to hate someone so thoroughly. The jaunty Matt Smith<\/a> has proved that apparently, the more repulsive and ridiculous Mr. Collins is, the more I \u00a0enjoy watching him.<\/p>\n

An eye patch is the missing piece of Lady Catherine de Burgh’s character<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lady Catherine can rock an eye patch<\/a> and be the country’s most fearsome warrior while still thinking very backwardly about marrying below your class. \u00a0This needs to be retroactively worked into all “straight” versions of P&P.<\/p>\n

I didn’t hate the fighting!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verbal sparring is so much more fun (and surprisingly sexy) when there’s actual sparring<\/a> involved as well. Lizzie still has her \u00a0words for \u00a0weapons, but \u00a0also wields some implements as \u00a0sharp as her tongue.<\/p>\n

Bingley is there, although I can’t think of better zombie meat than Bingley and Jane, softest softies in all the land<\/strong><\/p>\n

An absolute constant of all adaptations of Jane Austen’s beloved novel? Mr. Bingley must always have the dreamiest eyes in the room. Douglas Booth<\/a> certainly fulfills that duty.<\/p>\n

No folk songs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If there’s no piano to play, Mary Bennet really doesn’t exist.<\/p>\n

Have you seen P&P&Z? Is a greatcoat the sexiest thing a man can wear? Is Matt Smith the most “barely tolerable” Mr. Collins of all time?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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