I was browsing in a book rental shop today.
I casually picked up “Beastly” because I was trying to get my book purchases up to more than $20 since i wanted to use NETS to pay of my purchase. I decided to read it first because the store owner told me that it was a teenage book and I need to return it in a month. (Adult books get 2 months).
In the beginning it just sounded quite cheesy. You know typically guy changed to a Beast and found love. It was my last choice so I didn’t really know what I was getting into and as I was reading it. After a few pages, I thought that it really reminded me of Beauty and the Beast. It was way later that it finally dawned on me that it was exactly what the Author was trying to do. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised and glad to see elements of the classic Disney version of Beauty and the Beast being portrayed in an interesting way in the book. I thought it was a good rendition of the old school fairytales. Much like the recent Rapunzel that was shown.
As a sidetrack, I found and read the classic story of Rapunzel in my school’s library. I can’t believe that Rapunzel’s parents actually sold her out because the mom really wanted to eat some cabbage that the witch was growing in her garden!!! It’s crazy la! And then the prince actually tried to kill himself by jumping off the tower and he stabbed his eyes in the process. It’s really quite dark huh! Rapunzel saw him and was sad and she cried. And as she cried 2 tears dropped into each of the prince’s eyes and they lived happily ever after. !?!?! I prefer the movie.
I was reminded me of the Christmas Hymns that was played during Christmas service in church. The band actually did an Electric Guitar intro for them. I loveeeeeed it! I think it was done by themselves and I thought that it was very well done! Did i say I love it? i loveed it!
Anyway i finished the book in a night and I decided to google it and… they’re making it into a movie.. and showing it in cinemas (Singapore ones) in May… It’s opening in early March in the US but of course it takes some time for it to travel here. Nonetheless, something that I quite look forward to, to see how it’s being done on film.
I think the story would be easy enough to capture on film (Since also everybody already knows the plot so they can concentrate on something else) without taking much of the details and elements away. So hopefully it’ll be goooood…
June 13, 2011 at 1:11 am
Esther!
I am being a TOTAL internet creep, but as I am no longer on Facebook, I have used the powers of Google to track you down… how weird is that? Sorry for being so random.
But anyway the point of all this is that I’m currently in Florence for a month, through July 13th, staying with a cousin of mine who lives here, and I’m looking to make some connections, hopefully Catholic connections, (as in, nice people to hang out with) anywhere in Italy, preferably in Rome, and I have a vague recollection that you were in Rome at some point? Anyway I don’t know where you are at currently, but if you are around, or have any suggestions of nice people with whom I might be able to break some bread, I would love a lead. Like I said, I’m here in Florence for most of the month, but I’m hoping to make a bit of a pilgrimage to Rome (that’s a no-brainer) but also possibly to Assisi and to Norcia, or anywhere else… I’m totally open.
If you are not totally wierded out by me contacting you in this way, and can get back to me, you can reach me at elizabeth.pillari@gmail.com … thanks and I hope all is well with you!
a blessed Pentecost to you,
Elizabeth