Here is my opinion on a badly written and scripted Mary Sue story. It's
the type of Mary Sue that is also known as a 'Senna Marie'. Everything in
that category gets a thumbs-down from yours truly.
the drek that was supposed to pass as the third Anne movie. It was a Kevin
Sullivan production with some of the original cast from the first two
movies; Megan Follows as anne, Jonathan Crombie as Gilbert, etc. But they
were not acting anything like the characters I had grown up reading about
and watching on TV. It was as if they had taken some kind of drug or
potion that completely changed their personalities beyond recognition.
Starry-eyed, demure little Diana was changed into a bossy snob in an
unhappy marriage. Rachel Lynde hardly got any air time. Ditto for Gilbert.
as for Anne, well...here we go.
Anne and Gil have a rushed wedding, well, at least there isn't nearly as
much footage of Anne's wedding as there was of Diana's in the second
movie. Hel-lo! I thought Anne's marriage to Gil, her one true love was
supposed to be a climactic event, so why rush through it after taking more
time with Diana's wedding? Please. The viewer doesn't even see all but a
few fleeting seconds of Fred and Diana before their wedding in Anne 2.
Anne and Gil get a good chunk of romantic onscreen time during the first
two great movies, so it just seems they should've spent more footage on
Anne's and Gil's big day in this movie, instead of rushing it so they
could send Gil away and bring in this horrible Mary Sue! Or, Gary Stu in
this case since it happens to be a male.
So...
Right after the wedding, war breaks out.
Gilbert, Anne's husband is sent away.
He is M. I. A.
Anne goes to look for him.
Enter: Jack, the Gary-Stu (Senna Marie!)
Anne meets Jack...uh...Jack Garison? Garrett? Heck, I can't remember that
stupid character's darn surname.
Jack whatsit is among other
things, a rogue, a liar and a thief. I sort of remember something about
his taking the credit for some book Anne wrote or something like that.
Anyway, he falls in lust with Anne. And all through the movie, he hangs
around, helping Anne search for Gilbert like every hero should, but you
know what's really going through his mind. I mean come on; he tries
throughout the movie to seduce Anne. Sheesh! Morgan Harris was bad enough
in the second movie with that, and even he wasn't quite so obvious about
it; besides, that was still back before Anne was married. She and Gil
were still not quite sure they were committed to each other at that point.
In Anne2, the storyline was interesting, moving, and funny, and it
would've come off wonderfully even if Harris hadn't been there. his
lame attempt at a relationship with Anne was merely a subplot within the whole
story. He didn't dominate the whole movie, and Anne was very spirited and
great at spurning his annoying advances and his arrogance. Other
relationships among Anne and her students and the Kingsport staff were
explored, with many touching and humorous situations. The other main
characters still got a lot of screen time, before and after Anne went off
to teach at the junior college. Even during her stay, that movie still
showed Rachel Lynde and Marilla talking back at home in Avonlea, so they
were never really left out of things. All of that made Anne2 a great
movie, which would've been even better minus the Morgan/Anne near-romance.
At least that part of it didn't take over and ruin the movie.
I can't say the same about Jack, the Gary-Stu (Senna Marie) in the so-called Anne3. What's more, Jack's girlfriend died, leaving their kid behind. So, Anne
naturally takes care of this kid, who is the most squally baby you could
imagine. So through much of the movie, you get to listen to a screaming
kid, and the sounds of war. Yeah, great fun! NOT...
anne mumbles her lines throughout the whole cotton-pickin movie, and even
seems to almost give in to this Jack whatever, she's certainly not
objecting to his advances the way she should, and normally would. In one
scene, she's drunk, and wearing a nun's habit; what the freaking heck's up
with that!? *Grrrrrr!* Character bastardization! ARGH!
All through the movie as Anne travels with Jack Jerk and the kid around
the world, the plot is filled with meaningless little misadventures that
are obviously contrived, half-baked, and deplorably convoluted, unmoving
except to disgust, unfunny, and at best, boring.
Anne does not get reunited with her husband, Gilbert, until the very end.
Jack only goes away at the end of the movie as well..by dying a heroic
death. *rolling eyes* oh,puhleeze!!! I wanted him to take a hike within the first ten minutes of his time on screen for crying out loud! Did they really think that a lame plot contrivance, making him die as a hero or martyr was going to endear him to the audience? Get real! That didn't make up for the
couple hours of totally wasted time on this idiotic Anne/Jack pairing!
Crickey!!!
If you're like me, and don't like to mess with character
bastardization, and idiotic pairings, this movie could put you in need of
several things; a barf bag, a punching bag, and the wish that you had
known beforehand it was going to be this bad, along with the question of
what in blue blazes made them churn out such a dud? What the heck were they thinking!?
the first two movies were so great! But this one doesn't even warrant
being numbered in the Anne movie sequels. They should make a different
movie, more true to character, and call that one "Anne 3" and burn this
one; it is a miserable disappointment, an unmittegated flop!
Excuse me while I scream. You may want to plug your ears, this is gonna be
loud.
*deep breath in*
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*deep breath and sigh* Ahhhhhhhh, that feels better. You can unplug your
ears now. :p
-Indianna