Maurice

[jain]

For the first hour or so of Maurice I was fairly unimpressed, to the point that I considered not watching the rest. (The book really is much better; so much of the action of the movie makes no sense without the accompaniment of Maurice's thoughts.) But then came the...well, post-sex scenes is really the most accurate term for them. And, apparently, even mediocre movies can be entirely redeemed by the inclusion of a naked Rupert Graves. In fact, I think I'm just going to have to watch it again before returning it to the library.

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[evil-man.livejournal.com]

And, apparently, even mediocre movies can be entirely redeemed by the inclusion of a naked Rupert Graves.

I'd put up with a whole lot for naked Rupert Graves, because, hello? naked Rupert Graves *eg*

[jain]

Ooh, yes. And now I'm feeling all nostalgic for A Room with a View, which is a good movie with naked Rupert Graves. I think that'll have to be the next movie I watch.

[xoverau.livejournal.com]

*snickers* You read my mind. I went through a whole streak of arty gay movies and that was the sole redeeming feature of Maurice. Well, and prissiness. You have to admire a good priss.

[jain]

You have to admire a good priss.

Oh, absolutely. I'm very fond of prissiness in men, and the British uppercrust do it the best.

Though, now that I think on it, the second most significant part of the movie for me was that I finally got the whole attraction to the lowerclasses that Forster had going on. (As a kink, I mean, as opposed to merely being attracted to someone who happens to be poor.) I think it might have been when Alec was writing the letter to Maurice in the boathouse, and you could see him carefully form each individual letter. Or maybe when he dressed in that blue suit to go to London, and he was trying so hard to look and act sophisticated, among all the Londoners in their tailored grey and black suits. So sweet and endearing!