Undepressed
Jan. 23rd, 2006 07:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rejectomorphToday was supposed to be the most depressing day of 2006. But then, the guy who came up with the formula for determining this is a psychologist, and he lives in Wales, and apparently he has to wear outfits picked out by someone who hates him, so he has cause to be depressed. Here, the day was much too pleasant to be depressing. The cool air sparkled with sunlight, puffy little clouds drifted across perfect blue sky, and the abundant recent rains have left the landscape lush and green. Plus, the wind has died down to a soft breeze which is making the pines whisper. It's very soothing.
What promises to be fairly depressing (in a good way) is the new production of Dickens' Bleak House on Masterpiece Theatre. I watched the first episode last night, and so far it's the creepiest vision of Dickens I've ever seen. Dickens could be a very creepy writer at times, which doesn't always come through in filmed versions of his work, but, if the next five episodes maintain the tone set in the first, this Bleak House may actually exaggerate the creepy elements in this sinister story. That's certainly better than downplaying them, as most television and movie productions of Dickens have done in the past. The tale presents a very dark vision of Victorian England, and the one thing I found annoying was that it is filmed very dark, literally. Many of the scenes featured such moody lighting that they were invisible on my television. Still, it's watchable, and even in the darkest scenes, one can at least hear the scenery being chewed. I usually don't bother with Masterpiece Theatre and its often pretentious and boring costume dramas, but Bleak House is an exception, and I'm looking forward to the remaining episodes.
The next few days look to be much like today, and then there will be more rain. I'm looking forward to that, too. So far, this is being a decent winter. Maybe that's why it feels as though it's passing so quickly. A full month of it is gone already, and I'm astonished when I realize that only days more than five weeks remain until March arrives.
What promises to be fairly depressing (in a good way) is the new production of Dickens' Bleak House on Masterpiece Theatre. I watched the first episode last night, and so far it's the creepiest vision of Dickens I've ever seen. Dickens could be a very creepy writer at times, which doesn't always come through in filmed versions of his work, but, if the next five episodes maintain the tone set in the first, this Bleak House may actually exaggerate the creepy elements in this sinister story. That's certainly better than downplaying them, as most television and movie productions of Dickens have done in the past. The tale presents a very dark vision of Victorian England, and the one thing I found annoying was that it is filmed very dark, literally. Many of the scenes featured such moody lighting that they were invisible on my television. Still, it's watchable, and even in the darkest scenes, one can at least hear the scenery being chewed. I usually don't bother with Masterpiece Theatre and its often pretentious and boring costume dramas, but Bleak House is an exception, and I'm looking forward to the remaining episodes.
The next few days look to be much like today, and then there will be more rain. I'm looking forward to that, too. So far, this is being a decent winter. Maybe that's why it feels as though it's passing so quickly. A full month of it is gone already, and I'm astonished when I realize that only days more than five weeks remain until March arrives.
