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Who Was The Better Mr. Darcy — Colin Firth or Matthew MacFadyen???
I’m not sure I got the Colin Firth hype until I watched Pride & Prejudice (1995)
I didn't like Colin Firth as Mr Darcy, please let me explain why.
Whom do you fancy as the best Mr. Darcy?
Colin. Amazing linework, amazing bodylanguage, amazing chemitsry with Jennifer
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I’m torn.
Colin Firth was an amazing dark, brooding Darcy. Firth is the master of the barely perceptible smile that takes him from standoffish to extraordinarily handsome and approachable. And I know the BBC version is far more accurate. And well Firth soaking wet from diving into the water…quite quite lovely.
But MacFadyen was a much more passionate, vulnerable Darcy that I adored. I mean, “I love you…most ardently.” And later still, “I love…I love…I love you.” Which I fear Jane Austen never wrote.
So I’m leaning towards MacFadyen. I will admit, however, I’ve seen the movie a bazillion times and just binged the BBC series for the first time.
Someone here suggested, you fall in love with the first version you’ve ever seen. And I have to say, the sweeping music…Darcy striding across the field at sunrise…his passionate declarations…pretty much did me in.
I think it’s MacFadyen for me.
Please don’t kill me or criticize me too harshly. I fear - I KNOW - I haven’t been the Jane Austen purist that I should be…
I’m actually afraid to hit “Post”!