As much as I like Christian Bale in serious, chiseled roles (and it sounds like Melvin Purvis from Public Enemies is one of those), I love him as Theodore Lawrence (aka Teddie or Laurie) in Little Women . He has his serious moments as Laurie, but it's a more light-hearted part:
Something Sacred by Acidqueen
4 months ago
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He's so young and fragile in the rejection scene. And you know, Jo couldn't marry Laurie--she had an important date with Sarek! *argh*
Lol!
I've read that Alcott had intended for Jo to remain single, but her publishers pressured her into marrying Jo off. Alcott agreed--but her revenge, so to speak, was to marry her to anyone but Laurie.
=(
I can't find the reference to this off-hand, but I'll dig around for it.
~Rose
P.S. I'd have been fine with Jo if she spurned Laurie to stay single (or engage in some steamy lesbian romance, lol.)
But I could never see her with Friedrick.
Meh.
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