Fairy Tale Vs Hoax

I saw ‘Bride and Prejudice’ yesterday. For those who hasn’t heard of it, it’s a remake of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The reason I saw it was firstly because it was made by the people who made ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ (which I rather like, albeit too sweet), and secondly I’m rather curious how Jane Austen will translate into today’s society and Indian culture. As per myself I am rather familiar with the Bennets having read the book for my year 11 literature class, and had also seen the BBC’s version with the gorgeous Colin Firth as handsome Mr. Darcy.
One of the hottest discussion on my yr11 class was that the Bennets’ girls came across as pitiful, as maariages was the only avenue for them to ensure their future. Our tehacher pointed out that this was in the 18 th century, a long way from today, and writted by a preacher’s daughter who probably hasn’t got much social life. Okay that settles the argument, silently we half pitied them for not having options like us but also envying them for having a seemingly much simpler life and of course great love story.
Fast forward, yesterday I just realise that the reason we long for the knight in shining armor is because we were taught to do so. Let’s see eversince we were girls we’re feed Sleeping beauty (handsome prince), snow white (handsome prince), little mermaid (handsome prince). Not once did I saw a fairytale where the heroine is a self made woman and a pauper as her object of affection. This brainwashment (is that a word?) is so subtle that we didn’t, wouldn’t realised it, maybe until you came across movie like ‘Bride and Prejudice’ and realise the concept of HANDSOME, RICH, man is created by moviemakers to lulled us into dreamery. The reason Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice as it was because that was how life was, and the reason Bride and Prejudice was filmed because it’ll lulled the viewers.
I think this movie had brought me a step closer to resent the concept of fairy tale, marrying a knight in shining armor.