disturbing, yet it is essential to understand his later deeds, at least partly. Many people might find the scene of Sue giving birth and being watched by Jude jr. And yet the love they share is the purest and most devoting love I have ever seen on screen it stunned me how true Jude was to Sue, and how brave Sue was, accepting Jude jr. Sadness and tragedy are in the air right from beginning, you can feel them all the time, even when things start getting better for the two protagonists you know it can't last.because they are doomed, losers, not meant to be happy together. Seems like you are never prepared enough for this movie. #JUDE 1996 FULL MOVIE MOVIE#I started watching this movie after having read the viewers' comments, so I was prepared for the depression inducing effect everyone kept talking about. But something of the point has been lost in translation. 'Jude' is one of the better, and the least sentimental, of historical films. Without a unifying sense of accusation, we, instead of a powerful polemic, are left with only the tale of an unfortunate. The problem, dramatically speaking, is that the second tragedy appears smaller than the first, thus the end of the film serves as an anti-climax. A terrible tragedy eventually occurs and, because of what has happened in the past, a second, avoidable, tragedy then follows. One senses this, but in the movie this theme is played down, so the story seems merely to tell of the ups and downs of Jude's life, presented as fairly accidental happenings. I haven't read the book, but one senses from the film that it may represent a fierce attack on then-contemporary values, particularly those involving marriage, values which drive the characters to their ultimate misfortune. Add to this strong direction and casting (Christopher Ecclestone is excellent in the title role, and a young Kate Winslett fetchingly appealing as Sue), and the result is a good film but it lacks something of a dramatic punch. Finally, he is working with a script that is neither archaic and stiff nor laced with modern anachronisms. Secondly, he sets out to explore that normality, instead of simply judging the past by present values. Firstly, he creates a picture of a livable past, not some shallow collage of country houses and Dickensian squalor but a world in which a normality, of sorts, might reign. There are three common errors made by directors of historical films that Michael Winterbottom neatly avoids in 'Jude', his adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel. Jude and Sue possess more bravery than most people living today, the tragedy is that they risked everything for their love - which destroyed them and the lives of their children. You will find power, grief, passion, love, and bravery. Don't look for mushy weepy romance in Jude. Isn't love-making crucial and appropriate for two people in love? I don't understand how some people commented poorly on that. I had no problem with the love scenes and nudity in this movie - although that could be because Chris Eccleston is so incredibly attractive. She is truly one-of-a-kind and deserves all accolades placed upon her shoulders. Hard to believe that she carried the level of passion and maturity in "Jude" as Sue Bridehead at the ripe age of 20. He really knew this character strongly and I feel that he has a level of intelligence and feeling that is rarely used in modern male actors. Michael Winterbottom truly made a wonderful film - he did not write the story folks.Ĭhristopher Eccleston is a master actor, he brings such a full-blown sense of the man "Jude". What affects me so is the timelessness of this story. This is no sugar-coated romance, but a dark, dirty, tragedy. Yes, it is quiet the most painful story, but all lives worth living have pain and heartbreak, love and laughter. Jude is a masterpiece as a novel and film. The ways of society and the heart are not simple and can be quiet opposed. Life and love can be tragic and beautiful.
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