Captured

After years and years of my mom asking me to watch Jane Eyre with her, I finally agreed to watch it. Granted, I am 15 hours away from her right now, therefore ruining any pleasure she might have of actually watching it with me, but I am nevertheless watching it.

I was determined not to like it. I was determined to be as freaked out as ever by the crazy wife. I was determined to bemoan the fact that for 4 hours I was expected to watch people who were not good looking. I mean, come on. All the other movies use handsome actors and beautiful actresses to draw our attention in. Not Jane Eyre though. I was determined. But then, I started watching it and I got 1 1/2 hours in. And I had to stop watching to get back to campus. And I couldn't stop thinking about that darn movie.

I wanted to know what happened. I wanted to know why Jane Eyre was put through all sorts of depressing things as a child and had no family left. I wanted to know what made her love Mr. Rochester. I wanted to know what is was about plain little Jane that made Mr. Rochester love her. Why is the house so creepy?? That's what I really wanted to know.

Then I saw another hour of it and had to again come back to campus without finishing. It's killing me, man. Jane and Mr. Rochester have finally decided that they are really in love and they're going to get married! But I know. I know. I know that there is a crazy wife hidden in the attic and she is going to pop out at the worst moment possible to ruin any chance of happiness that couple had. And then she's going to burn everything down. But after that, I don't know. I never paid enough attention. Why didn't I pay attention?!

But here's what I love. Mr. Rochester has gone through so many trials. Many of his own making, mind you, but he truly is the tortured soul. But when Jane comes and hears his tales of his dark days, she offers no pity, no judgment, just understanding. Because she has experienced terrible things too. That's when he begins to love her. And she begins to love him, because he's her friend, and she doesn't have any other friends. She loves him for him. Not for his money, definitely not for his looks, because, let me tell ya, they are lackin' in the crackin'. Their love is sweet and I'm glad I could end at that part for tonight at least.

But like I said, I know that there's a crazy wife lurking. I hate lurking crazy wives. They need to go away.

This movie has sucked me in and captured my attention. I hope I'm not disappointed when it ends. If I ever get to the end...