Yeah, the US media are very geared toward selling pie-in-the-sky romances and not at all equipped to promote tragic love affairs. That's one reason why I try to ignore as much advance publicity as I can before a movie.
One of the nagging questions in my mind is: Why does Loreena marry Jack? He's pretty, okay, but so is she--and she's wealthier and higher status than him. There's some implication that it was a shotgun wedding, but this is never clear--and, even so, it doesn't explain why she keeps him around. Is it just to annoy her father? I only came upon that idea because of that scene you mention; she clearly smirks with satisfaction when Jack tongue-lashes him.
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Date: 2006-02-20 11:26 pm (UTC)One of the nagging questions in my mind is: Why does Loreena marry Jack? He's pretty, okay, but so is she--and she's wealthier and higher status than him. There's some implication that it was a shotgun wedding, but this is never clear--and, even so, it doesn't explain why she keeps him around. Is it just to annoy her father? I only came upon that idea because of that scene you mention; she clearly smirks with satisfaction when Jack tongue-lashes him.