Review of Miss Potter (2006) by Paulf. — 28 Jun 2007

I give Miss Potter two cotton tails up, way up and dipped like brushes in your favorite vibrant water colors. I can see why some might not like this type of movie. It is not about action, special effects (though the animation was quaintly pleasant), nor not even necessarily about love, which seemingly was marketed as such.

I will say however that the love between Norman and Beatrix was quite touching. I was totally convinced that these two were totally meant to be together. As much as I or other audience members might want this to be about true love found, Miss Potter ultimately was about something else entirely different, or at least had a whole other major aspect to it.

It seemed as if the movie at one point completely shifts becoming a different story all together. I found this quite unexpected. Before I go into the details of this shift I want to mention the way this society was portrayed, especially the courtship of Norman and Beatrix which really made me long to live in that era.

His manner was so polite, respectful, and genuine. And Beatrix though a strong willed lady and somewhat a feminist for her time remained a lady of virtue as well as heart felt emotion. I was touch at heart to see such a beautiful interaction, even if a fictional account on film.

I was reminded how my life and society in general has lost much of this innocence that a more simple time and social boundaries can bring. Beatrix and Norman did not rush things, or almost even know what was happening within them until it just naturally sort of evolved.

There interplay was so unencumbered analogous to a seamless dance, which in the movie culminated in the climax of the movie when they actually did dance. There is a lesson to be learned from this Taoist like way of living.