Tale As Old As Time

Anne-girl and I are in the middle of watching North and South (2004) and though Anne-girl keeps reiterating, "This is Pride and Prejudice all over again," the story that keeps coming to my mind is Beauty and the Beast.  (N&S is amazing, by the way.  Highly, highly recommend it.  Review coming... eventually.  When I get around to it. :P)

Anyway, I kept mentally comparing Margaret and Mr. Thornton's relationship to that of Belle and the Beast in the Disney movie.  Stop giggling.  The theme song fits, it really does! See for yourself. (I searched on YouTube but couldn't find a good quality music video combining the song with clips from N&S, unfortunately.)

Tale as old as time, true as it can be
Barely even friends, then somebody bends
Unexpectedly.

Just a little change--small, to say the least.
Both a little scared, neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast.

Ever just the same, ever a surprise
Ever as before, ever just as sure as the sun will rise
Tale as old as time, tune as old as song...

Bittersweet and strange, finding you can change
Learning you were wrong...

Certain as the sun, rising in the east

Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme...

Beauty

and the Beast
(um, apologies to all Mr. Thornton fans out there *ducks*)

Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme

Beauty and the Beast.

Cue all those "awwwww"s...

Apologies again.  I really do like Mr. Thornton.  No, really! I do!  In fact, I was utterly thrilled when I found this video combining one of my favorite Beauty and the Beast songs with clips from N&S (unfortunately, however, it DOES contain That Scene in the mill at the beginning, so exercise caution).  Does the song fit perfectly or what?  (Don't say what.)



I know posting has been rather spotty lately and I haven't been putting up much of substance... life's been ridiculously busy, but things are slowing down this week (sort of ) and I hope to have a more interesting post up soon!