Muir goes on to see her daughter grown, have grandchildren, and spend her life alone in the house with her maid as company. She seems to lose her sparkle and vivacity from this point on. What follows is a brief look at the rest of Mrs. Muir discovers that the man she was seeing is actually married. Photo: Twentieth Century FoxĪt this point the story veers into the realm of the tragic, when Mrs. He leaves her with the belief that their time together was simply a dream. Muir’s feelings and possibly ruin her chances at happiness, he decides to leave her to live her life without him and the reminder of their doomed relationship. Knowing his continued presence will only serve to confuse Mrs. Muir meets a man that she decides she wants to marry. His love for her is strong enough to make him deny his own happiness in favor of Mrs. His desire to see her happiness outweighs his selfish need to have her all to himself. Muir get out in society and meet other people, including men. Captain Gregg knows they can never be together romantically, and his conscience urges him to insist the Mrs. Photo: Twentieth Century FoxĪs time goes on, the two begin to develop stronger feelings for each other, with both becoming increasingly frustrated over the impossibility of their relationship. Muir find a way to earn enough money to buy the house. He develops a protective attitude toward the widow and her young daughter, scaring away unwanted intruders, and even helping Mrs. The two subsequently form an odd friendship, with the captain becoming a sort of confidant and bosom buddy to Mrs. She talks to him as if he’s just another person, a reaction the Captain was definitely not expecting from what he sees as a gentle young woman. She, however, responds with interest in him rather than fear. Muir, not wanting the living encroaching on his afterlife in his home. Muir, recently made a widow, walks into the house she has rented for her and her daughter. The pair encounters each other the first day Mrs. Muir and the ghost of Captain Daniel Gregg, a former sea captain who haunts the old house Mrs. If the title didn’t make it clear, the couple of interest in this film is Mrs.
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I don’t think I would have liked the movie quite as much if it had ended tragically. I’m a sap for happy endings, so that was a major plus. However, I liked that this film, while it took a while, did end up with the couple being reunited and them being able to finally have a relationship. It made the plot engrossing and romantic for a great deal of the movie, and then, with the realization of the futility of the pair’s romance, passes into the realm of the dramatic and tragic. It’s another one of those pairings that make up the trope of the star-crossed lovers.
I find the idea of a live person encountering a ghost and forming a close relationship with them quite romantic. I am a big fan of movies about the supernatural, so I was already inclined to enjoy the subject. Photo: Twentieth Century FoxĪs for The Ghost and Mrs.
All in all, I find myself gradually warming up to older movies. Whereas before the acting seemed very over-the-top and theatrical, I’ve noticed that I’m growing used to the style, and don’t notice the difference quite as intensely. I’m also getting more accustomed to the different acting style of these films. I thought I would never be able to stand watching movies in black and white, but I now find that I sometimes find it charming. It’s interesting to notice the small changes in my perception and comfort with these films that have occurred the longer I’ve been writing this column. At least, I didn’t mind the opening credits for The Ghost and Mrs. But, I find I even somewhat enjoy the opening music now. If you’ve been reading this blog, you’ll know that that was a particularly difficult thing for me to adjust to when I first started watching older films. Although, I’ve noticed that I don’t automatically cringe anymore when I hear the music for the opening credits. I notice myself slowly adjusting to the different style, but it still feels a bit foreign to me every time I start one. Usually I am somewhat apprehensive when approaching these classic films, even though I’ve been watching them for weeks now. Muir is actually a film I’ve wanted to watch for quite some time, so I was actually looking forward to this week’s assignment.
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