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Anne

On Friday I had one of my favorite students ask me if I had ever read some book about an orphan who went to live with these two people, and the man was really nice, and the woman was kind of mean. Oh yeah, and the girl had red hair.

"Anne of Green Gables?!" I shrieked. And let my class turn into mayhem as Estella and I talked about our favorite parts. And the great thing was, Estella didn't know there was a movie. I own the videos, but they're still at my parents', so I bought the dvd this weekend. I'm going to lend it to her tomorrow, but tonight I watched it while I worked on homework. I forgot how much I love this movie.

I'm not quite sure what the appeal is, but there's something amazing about this movie. And I know I'm not the only one who feels like this. I wish I was Anne. I wish I lived at Green Gables. Most of all, I wish I had a Gilbert.

I also love Anne of Avonlea, but what were they thinking when they made the third movie? Why didn't they stick to what was in the books? I want to see Anne and Gilbert as a happily married couple in Rainbow Valley with all their kids. And I was thinking, the actors would be at an age where that wouldn't be unbelievable. I wonder who I could write to...

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Anonymous said…
OMG! I love Anne of Green Gables too! I wish I had never seen the 3rd movie, because it totally ruined the series for me. I miss Millin (sp?) and Mathew. I was so sad when he died. I always used to tell people that I'm 'Anne with an e' just like the book. Have a swell day!
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