Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation Pride and Prejudice had many differences from the Jane Austen novel,
making the film more realistic and romantic in the process.
One of the biggest changes Joe Wright made to Pride & Prejudice was changing the time period from 1813 to the 1790s and
he made The Bennets poorer.
In the Austen novel, the Bennet family might be down on their luck, but they're still a member of the landed gentry and
retain some wealth and status. While, in the movie,The Bennet family is portrayed as much poorer than their novel
depiction, partially due to Joe Wright's shifting away from the formal portrayal of the Regency Era by putting the
family home in a more rural setting.
The director emphasized romanticism with his visuals, accomplished by moving away from the formality of the Regency Era;
as a result, one of the major changes made in the film was to Mr. Darcy's famous proposals.
Darcy, played by Matthew Macfayden,first proposes in a downpour while the two are trapped in a beautiful,
Neoclassical building — but in the novel, it takes place inside a parsonage.
Similarly, his second proposal in the film takes place on the scenic misty moors as dawn breaks over the scene, and is strongly characteristic of Joe Wright's postmodern romantic
style; however, it's a complete departure from the novel. In the novel, Mr. Darcy proposes on the street in the middle
of the day.
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