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Happy endings
Commonweal, Nov 19, 2004 by Art Butler, June Butler
We enjoyed Richard Alleva's review of Bright Young Things ("Not 'Vile' Enough," October 22). Unlike Alleva, however, we found no fault with the use of World War II to end the movie. Why not use a historical war rather than the fictitious war that ends Waugh's novel? Our real objection was to the "happy ending" tacked on. In Vile Bodies, Adam never bought Nina back, as he does in the movie. The whole point of the book was that Adam never found the happiness he hoped for.
One other thing: it was Lady Julia, not Diana, in Brideshead Revisited.
ART & JUNE BUTLER
Seattle, Wash.
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