Ranking Relationships in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

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Move over, Mr D'Arcy, Colonel Brandon is THE dishest, kindest Austen male lead. Darcy may walk through a hazy field for you, but Brandon would carry you through a rainstorm.

Not to forget, in the book Willoughby gets another lady pregnant, Jane Austen made sure we hate him 😂

A long time ago, I saw someone comment a little detail about Willoughby vs Brandon that show something about their characters: Willoughby just takes the flowers he brings Marianne from a neighbor field on his way, while Brandon offers carefully cultivated and tended flowers from his own greenhouse. Marianne initially preferred wildflowers for their romanticism, but Brandon's offering shows care and effort. Just an insightful little grace note.

In defense of Edward Ferrars, “my fiancée left me for my older brother, but I’ve not loved her for years anyway,” is an awkward thing to say in any time and place.

You forgot to highlight how relaxed Maryanne is in that last scene when Brandon said he was leaving. He has been so consistent she has no fear he's going to run off like Whilouby did.

I always felt Elinor was not "panic crying from joy" but feeling incredible relief. All her life she held back her emotions and now for the first time she feels safe to show then, to just let them out. When I watch the film, my stomach is in knots because of her, I feel her tension so much, and I always cry so hard with her...

In Alan Rickman's diaries, he wrote how they filmed several character development scenes to show Col. Brandon slowly falling in love with Marianne due to their age gap. Those scenes got cut so it looks like Col. Brandon just fell for her quickly. Alan Rickman wrote how disappointed he was in how his character turned out on film.

Elinor’s loud almost-scream-crying outburst is one of the most excellent unexpected acting/directing choices I’ve ever seen. The audience is caught just as off-guard as Hugh Grant was, and it makes so much sense for Elinor’s character. And then it’s followed with Emma Thompson’s blissfully smiling face— chef’s kiss

Let's also give Emma Thompson her flowers for being the writer who ADAPTED THIS SCREENPLAY 😍 highly recommend looking for a secondhand copy of the book with her original screenplay and diaries while making the film. Also yes -- Emma's first husband cheated on her, she met Greg Wise making this film I believe, they married several years later, and are still married today❤

"Give me an occupation, Miss Dashwood, or I shall run mad." Definitely using that line next time I don't know how to help someone.

You have to hand it to Austen for writing men who do what they can for the woman they love, without expectation of anything in return, for both Brandon and Darcy. Darcy in P&P didn't grow to impress Lizzy, but because he respected her and listened to her criticism, and agreed that he could indeed improve, regardless of Lizzy in his life.

Also, the piano is really special, because Brandon bought it specifically to fit Maryanne’s sitting room, meaning that even if she chooses not to marry him, he still wants her to be happy and have a piano. It’s really beautiful. It’s a love based in support of her dreams and interests.

While Brandon is the better choice, one of the reasons that Marianne says no at first is completely valid. She wants someone her own age and I can't fault her for that. He's got a 20 year gap on her, I would be too.

“The air is full of spices.” Just that one line alone made me swoon when I was a kid 😍 Alan Rickman’s voice was something else.

Yes! Alan Rickman was attractiv as hell and his voice was just earcandy. I miss him a lot. Have you guys seen Snow Cake? Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver are so good in this one.

THE RICKMAN CARELESS WHISPER EDIT omg 10/10

In the commentary track for this movie, Emma Thompson mentions how we see how both Edward and Colonel Brandon pay attention to the youngest daughter Margaret, who is interested in a beautiful old atlas and who plays at being an adventurer. Both men are kind enough to pay attention to her and to take her questions seriously. She said this was a quick way to establish that they are good men of good character. She said the trouble with Jane Austen is that male characters are introduced, and then they go away for a while, and we don't know what's going on with them except indirectly, so it's important to give us a sense of who they are quickly before they disappear.

17:19 Another great thing about her choice in that scene was that Emma didn’t share it. Hugh Grant said in an interview about this film that Emma gave nothing away in rehearsal, so didn’t burst out weeping tilling cameras were actually rolling, so his surprise there is genuine.

Two grown men enjoying and discussing this movie is something my far in the past 19y/o self have never dreamed of. I needed this😂