I was surprised that the movie never went further beyond that one scene where Mary and Dickon were on the swing and were trapped into a curious stare with each other while Colin was trying to catch their attention (Boy, he didn't like that, did he...).
hahaha.. yeah, i loved that part.. colin was furious.. i guess the director just hinted a romance there.. I guess it wouldve been weird coz their social status were very different but i still wouldve liked it if they ended up together! hahahhah!
shareIn the book there is never any hint of a romantic relationship between any of the characters. That being said I think that Mary and Colin loved each other. Mary and Colin had the most interaction. Mary was in Colins room on the rainy day that they explore the house. Where is Dickon? Mary was born of noble blood Dickon was not. Mary would have not gone and lived in a cottage.
Sorry for the harsh reality. I love Mary and Colin romances. You all should check out the fanficton on fanficiton.net . Just go to that address and click on books then Secret Garden.
It's too bad that Mary and Colin were first cousins. Which is frowned upon in society, despite being legal in some places.
When Colin says hewants to mary her, Mary even says, "We could never marry. We're cousins."
"Now, bring me that horizon."
No way! Mary/Dickon all the way! :p
I loved the little scene on the swings. It was adorable. It wasn't the only little hint between the two though. I remember one where they touch hands on the ground while planting seeds and then smile at each other.
Another part i found adorably cute was near the end when she was crying and ran off, he goes chasing after her, and then when she stops, he held out a hand to touch her and try to comfort her.
I like Mary/Dickon loads better than Colin/Mary, but to each his own i guess.
Mary and Dickon belong together. The director certainly hinted at this romance a FEW times in the movie, here are some examples:
-mary and Dickon are digging earth and they touch hands quite often (i think three times, and one of them he actually GRABS her hand).
- When Dickon brings the crow, she doesn't want to touch it, he grabs her hand, takes her glove off, and continues to hold her arm, even though she doesn't need his help anymore.
-the swing set moment (most obvious).
- at the end, it is Dickon whom first goes to comfort mary, when her uncle ignores her for Colin. Dickon runs after her and stays by her side. Then, when he realizes she is with her uncle, he knows he can go off to Marta, Mary is alright.
-At the VERY end, Mary looks over to the side (she is standing on the far right of Uncle/Colin. Obviously she is smiling to Dickon on his horse (although in the VHS version u can't see him, but he was the only one out there with them, so she had to be smiling at him).
-i hate the VERY VERY end though. Dickon on his horse by himself?? why is mary not with him.. bah...
I disagree with the whole class thing. mary had changed when she came to the garden. she would marry dickon if he had not died in WWII. she married Colin because she know her heart would never love anyone like Dickon again, and she loved Colin like a brohter, not a lover. That is why they never had children. It was not a passionate romance, like the one that she and Dickon had when they grew older. (at least, i hope so!!)
[/B]It's too bad that Mary and Colin were first cousins. Which is frowned upon in society, despite being legal in some places.
When Colin says hewants to mary her, Mary even says, "We could never marry. We're cousins." [/quote]
And still in the "sequel" Back to the secret garden they are indeed married
As for the scene in the swing yes it was a hint of puppy love and it would have been great had it been more explored but it wouldn't have been true to the book since there's no romance in it (or at least that was mentioned in earlier posts cause I haven't read the book)
Sin ti ya no regresaré
al lugar donde te conocí.
Lo sé, prohibido recordar...
hold up hold up...
DICKEN DIED?!!!
SINCE WEN?!!
ok. sumone tell me wat i missd.... whoever posted that mindblowing mssge totally explained it, and givn the circumstances i understand. but i never new that he died in the war!!! jeez....i cant watch it again. i'll start bawling.
Yah, um that book doesn't exsist for me. . . nor does anything that takes them out of the time period in the book. I've yet to find one that really feels like it came from the original book.
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No, he didn't. Heh heh...it might be because he was infatuated with Mary, but Mary liked Dickon, and yet Mary had kissed Colin on the cheek after he had said "That means I could marry you." and "I want us always to be together." I think it confused him and only after he saw their tender looks did it REALLY piss him off.
BTW, I realize that your post is from FOREVER ago, but that's my two cents.
Dear me! What is that unpleasant aroma? I fear the sewer may have backed up during the night.
Well, I thought Dickon was cute and sweet and that he and Mary did like each other, but they were 10 and 12--it's not like they could have a real "romance" till they were older, thus why that's the only thing they did in the movie was have the stare on the swing and little hints that they liked each other.
shareI love Mary and Dickon in this film but I can't imagine them getting married, having children and living happily ever after. I actually think that part of what attracts me to the pairing is the fact that it seems so impossible. They seem so perfect for each other at this age but I know that, when they grow up, it would be very difficult for them to actually be together. There's something gloriously tragic about that :)
As I mentioned on another thread, my idea is for what happens:
Not long after WWI, Mary and her adopted brother Colin return to their old home. They meet with Martha who is very happy to them but the mood turns grim when Dickon is mentioned. He was killed in the war, preferably in a heroic way. It's not explicitly said but we see from looks and vague comments that Mary was in love with Dickon but they never got together because of the class difference. It ends with the three putting up a dedication to Dickon in the garden.
It was definitely Mary/Dickon. Mary and Colin were kind of like kindred spirits, both able to relate to each other due to being neglected. Colin's jealousy during that wasn't so much due to any romantic feelings, but because he wanted the attention. Mary was his first real friend, and he wanted her attention. He also may have been having feelings of abandonment when she wasn't paying attention to him with his father being away all the time.
shareDickon was a common servant boy who would almost certainly grow up to be a gardener/groundskeeper and earn a pittance. He and Mary could never have realistically ended up together as people keep alluding to because of one scene. I don't know if she would have ended up marrying Colin, but that's at least remotely possible, not her turning her back on her class to live as a common servant's wife in a shack somewhere near the castle and spend all her time cleaning, cooking, washing and taking care of her children by herself. No sane woman is giving up having a staff of household servants to wait on you day and night for that life.
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