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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]See I think it was always a dark story.  It was the story of an abused and neglected orphan who struggled to fit in and a pair of elderly siblings who had set aside all hope of anything but a hard grind through their retirement years finding happiness because they realized that connecting and loving one another helped them overcome their dark past.  I think there is added depth when you realize what a contrast there is between the before and the after for all of the characters.[/quote]

I disagree.  In the original stories and adaptation, the characters each had struggles and pain but they were still happy and loving people.  This new adaptation removes any and all joy from the story and makes everyone and everything awful.[/quote]

I disagree as well.  Marilla and Matthew weren't unhappy or unconnected.  Marilla had come to terms with being a "spinster" but was an integral part of her community.  Matthew was always a homebody and shy, but not unhappy.  Having Anne in their lives opened them up in ways and made their lives all the better.  LM Montgomery used these same character types in Emily of New Moon series as well.  The whole point of her stories was for the characters to find happiness and connection.

If you want to talk about "dark," Lucy Maud Montgomery's life was dark.  She wrote the stories in part as catharsis b/c she was so desperately unhappy.  She was married to a man with untreated mental illness.  Although it's not well known, LM Montgomery committed suicide b/c caring for her husband took it's toll.[/quote]

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