Everytime my best friends ask me about you
It's been years, actually and i don't know why,
But my best friends still ask me about you
(especially the ones who study overseas)
And this is the answer :)
the way Mark loves Bridget. :')
Bridget Jones' Diary has different versions. The columns in newspaper version, the book version, the movie version, the short story, the omnibus, and the script. Pretty-much-the-same-storyline but with different details (and even though there are 3 different endings including the one in 2006 columns) one thing that remains the same is the way Mark loves Bridget.
Unconditionally.
(Watch the movie, read the book, or the columns and you'll understand what I mean. I can talk about it non-stop but I won't. and probably you already know that very famous line : I like you very much, just as you are.... Mark said it already 9 years before Bruno Mars' "Just the way you are" and 12 years before Katy Perry's "Unconditionally")
Maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to find that man, whom I love and who loves me........... just as I am.
Your hand fits in mine
Like it's made just for me
But bear this in mind
It was meant to be
And I'm joining up the dots
with the freckles on your cheeks
And it all makes sense to me
I know you've never loved
The crinkles by your eyes
When you smile
You've never loved
Your stomach or your thighs,
The dimples in your back
at the bottom of your spine
But I'll love them endlessly
I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth
But if I do
It's you
Oh, it's you they add up to
I'm in love with you
And all these little things
You can't go to bed without a cup of tea
And maybe that's the reason that you talk in your sleep
And all those conversations are the secrets that I keep
Though it makes no sense to me
I know you've never loved
The sound of your voice on tape
You never want
To know how much you weigh
You still have to squeeze into your jeans
But you're perfect to me
I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth
But if it's true
It's you,
It's you they add up to
I'm in love with you
And all these little things
You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you
And you'll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you to.
If I let you know I'm here for you
Maybe you'll love yourself like I love you
- One Direction - Little Things
Out of Reach
Catch myself, from despairI could drown if I stay here
Keeping busy, everyday
I know I will be okay
But I was.. so confused
My heart's bruised
Was I ever loved by you?
- Out of Reach, Gabrielle -
Bridget Jones' Diary Soundtrack
What I really feel about Bridget-Mark now.
I do realize I am more than "obsessed". Re-read Bridget jones diary's columns in 1995 - 1998 and 2005-2006 (I know I am crazy, right....) and fall in love deeper with the couple as I begin to see their imperfections, lunatic stories, and sarcastic jokes and not only just a too-good-to-be-true "chicklit". This post is not perfect. Probably I'll revise this or write a new one to describe it completely. And maybe make a post full of BJ quotes, song lyrics, photos, and fun facts and whatsoever. You see, self infected by this BJ syndrome and begin to feel how weird I am. Just like Bridget.And this picture describes perfectly how i really feel right now about this BJ thingy. :)
P.S : 12th night as an insomniac. GAAAHHHH. Need to move on ASAP
Tbh
To be honest, we all know that this is more than "just" a death of fictional character. I don't know what it is. I am confused, and afraid, and inconsolable. I am trying to be positive but the more I do, the more depressed I become. This is something that means a lot to me, something that relates my life so much, seems like it begins to be a mirror and I am afraid to see my reflection. And it hurts like hell. 3 days in a row as an insomniac and still devastated. Still mourning, and my insecurities are all over the place
Now this scene makes me sadder than i expected. Their temporary happy endings :'( :'( :'(
"You always wonder how it's going to work out at the end of the story. Maria and Captain Von Trapp. Snow White and Seven Dwarves. Mark Darcy and Bridget Jones. I've found my happy ending at last. And nothing in the world can spoil it.Well, almost nothing"
- Bridget Jones, The Edge of Reason
It hurts like hell when I re-watch this scene and see it now that the only thing that actually separates them is death. Indescribably, inconsolably devastated. :'(
Devastated
Warning : this post contains spoilers of Bridget Jones' Diary 3 : Mad about the boy
To be honest, I never read Helen Fielding's books, including 2 other famous books - Bridget Jones's diary and Bridget Jones's diary : Edge of the reason. Movies only. If you know me, the chicklit type is no longer interesting for me. If you know me, you'll know that most of the time I'd prefer books than movies. But in this case, which is very - very rare, the movie is enough to make me fall in love. I love it. Really. I love how messy Bridget Jones' life can be. And I do, really do love Mark Darcy. He's that type of man I've been looking for and dreaming about. He kinda reminds me of Fitzwilliam Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (because, actually Bridget Jones' diary is the modern version of Pride and Prejudice and a fun fact : Colin Firth played as Fitzwilliam Darcy in Pride and Prejudice tv show version) And I believe it's not only me who falls in love with him. And it's not only me who adores Bridget in her 30s. Maybe the reason why we all love it because it's so relatable.
I know it's a lil bit late to write this but the plot twist at the beginning of the 3rd book shocked me. Still can't get over this fact 'til now though I read this before
Don't read this if you don't wanna know,
But...... Mark Darcy is dead! Now Bridget is not the 30ish woman who struggles with her identity, love life, and career. She is now 51, a widow with 2 kids and 5 years after Mark Darcy's death. I still don't think I'm brave enough to read the book. Just the thought of it makes me sad. Not sad, devastated. And after I read the spoilers and the reviews, it breaks my heart even more. I can't imagine how sad Bridget can be. I can't imagine how sad I can be. Some readers wrote that in that book Mark died because he was fighting human rights in Africa. And there's Mark's bedtime poem for his kids and all the things about the grief actually kill me and break my heart. I know it's only fictional character, but damn, it's Mark Darcy!!! Gosh!!
The selling of the book is high, because of the spoiler of Mark Darcy's death. And there are mixed reviews, but mostly bad review. They say Bridget is still immature, selfish, and she still struggles in her identity, love life, and career even though now she's 51 and has 2 kids- which doesn't make sense. I can't imagine Bridget in her 50ish abandon Mark's children (it's Mark's!!!!!!) just for the stranger she met on the twitter. I can't imagine Bridget has a nanny. They say the book's ending is happy ending. But seriously, the only problem is I can't imagine Bridget without Mark. I can't imagine Bridget is dating again. Seriously. Bridget and Mark are perfect together. I gotta agree with most of the readers. I'd rather see the struggles between Mark and Bridget as parents than Bridget is struggling as a single mom (with a nanny! geez) and dating again. Some people say the Mark's death is the best part of the book and it makes people cry. Because the other parts (especially the twitter part) is kinda rubbish. I won't write the review until I read the book or watch the movie. But I think it will take a long time to finally have the courage to see him dead. I can't imagine the temporary happy ending nor the grief. Makes me think about this life and harsh reality. About death. And life's temporary happy endings.
Geez. Mark, you will always be missed. And I love you, just as you are. :'(
Separated
So, when you saw me, what kind of person did you see? A little girl who believes in dreams & fantasy? Or a woman who's beaten up by reality?
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