I knew it was good and I loved it back when it came out but I'd forgotten how amazing this series really is.
I say it's the most beautiful TV series that's been aired its not aged at all I can watch it over and over again and I see something that's I missed
shareI haven't watched this splendid mini-series in about 5 years, but aim to do so again very soon. It is charming and a standard all-round still to be surpassed.
shareI'm watching it for the first time in 2016. I think it hasn't aged well at all if those guys are not supposed to be gay. Everything about them screams homosexual in this time.
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I also just watched again after many years. I came away with a totally different perspective this time. I think Waugh wrote this as some sort of testament to religion and the strength it gives. I felt exactly the opposite.I felt that these peoples' lives were utterly destroyed by the Catholic faith pushed into their psyches from the time they were infants. Any chance at happiness for any of them who dared to look outside the rigid confines of that faith was hopeless.There was no love in this family, only terror of their God and his wrath. I found it extremely sad.
shareI found it sad, too. We have to remember that Waugh converted and so I think he was defending his choice in the book. This series really holds up, though. It’s still excellent.
shareIt's great to see this at different stages in our lives. I saw this when I was in my early 20's and what Imloved was the look and feel of the show..the clothes, styles, the homes, etc. I enjoyed the lot to be sure but it was more of a visual experience. I saw it more recent about 30 years after first watching and had a different but very enjoyable experience.
shareThe benefit of watching "Brideshead Revisited" again becomes apparent in the very first episode. When Charles Ryder's regiment decamps for an unknown destination & he wakes up the following morning and catches sight of Brideshead (which he hasn't seen in years), the memories of everything he experienced there come flooding back to him. And anyone who's already seen the show can relate to what he's feeling, because they know EXACTLY what he went through and what the word "Brideshead" means to him.
It's a moment that doesn't resonate quite the same way for the first-time viewer.
I felt that these peoples' lives were utterly destroyed by the Catholic faith pushed into their psyches from the time they were infants.