A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever: On "Bright Star"

If you haven't seen this visual feast of poetry, you should.

And if you feeling full of love (or lovelorn), artful, crafty with a needle or ripe with poetry, then you really, really should.

Let's see....a movie about a poet and poetry....some stunningly beautiful shots of flowers and butterflies...about the true life story of star-crossed lovers (poet John Keats and his next-door neighbor Fanny Brawne)...amazing costumes...set in 1800s England...

{{{swoon}}}

Oh, I loved it. I really, really did.

(Even though I do agree with some of the criticisms. I still loved it.)

"Bright Star" had some of the most stunning visuals I'd seen in a movie in a long time.

It helped that some of the most beautiful moments had to do with flowers.

And butterflies.

And it helped that there was so much poetry in the movie.

I haven't really thought about Keats since college English classes. But Bright Star reminded me of his love of beauty and the depth of his words.

Some favorite quotes by John Keats:

A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.

'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.

Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?

What the imagination seizes as beauty must be truth.

The poetry of the earth is never dead.

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination.

His words are romantic, and deep and true.

Here is the trailer for the movie:

(Direct link to trailer here)

And part of the lovely butterfly scene:

(Direct link to butterfly scene here)

Tell me, what thing of beauty is bringing joy to your world today?

Note: All images from www.brightstar-movie.com