Jude, the movie

Just watched the movie Jude with Jude Law and Kate Winslet. When I first saw it, probably five years ago, it made a deep impression on me and it was the main reason why I started reading the novels of Thomas Hardy, since this movie is based on his Jude the Obscure. For a time he became my favorite writer.

Five years ago, however, I was a different person, and that's why I was really curious whether Jude would impress me that much again.

It didn't. I still think it's a good movie and Kate Winslet is a terrific actress, but the ending was way to depressing and unnecassary, like most Hardy novels... But like a good Hardy novel, the atmosphere is really beautiful... Sad, but beautiful.

In the meantime I just can't stop listening to that wonderful song by Bic Runga.