Love, actually it is intended to be an antidote to Hollywood romances and cheerful endings. The mix of sensitivity, sentimentality and disarming silliness has made it a Christmas movie classic for decades, but there’s plenty of mischief too. Actress Keira Knightley recently shared her reaction to one of the film’s most infamous scenes.
The end is approaching when, on Christmas Eve, all the characters come to terms with their individual situations. Mark, played by Andrew Lincoln, recently revealed that he is in love with Juliet, played by Knightley, who happens to be the wife of his best friend, Peter, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Mark shows up at her and Peter’s house on December 24 and uses a boombox and information cards to give a presentation explaining his feelings for her and how he will put them aside to be just friends. It’s a catharsis that only comes after she previously discovered the footage of his wedding, along with a stalker focused solely on her.
In hindsight, you can still look back and read Knightley’s frowning reaction as her character was left somewhat disheartened by the whole stunt, even though the scene itself was shot and edited in such a way as to signal that we were supposed to see it all as romantic and endearing. Adding to the creeping reality, of course, is the fact that Knightley was only 17 years ancient at the time of filming. – I mean, there was factor creeping in at this time, right?” she added. “I also knew I was 17 years old. It seems like it was just a few years ago all otherwise I realized I was 17 years old.
Love, actually was published in the same year as Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearlwhich catapulted Knightley to the upper echelons of stardom. She said the resulting intense scrutiny from fans, media and others made the success come at a great cost. “I had five years between the ages of 17 and 21 and I would never be that successful again,” she told the daily Los Angeles Times. “It completely prepared me for life. Did it come at a price? Yes it’s true. It came at big Cost. Knowing the costs, could I in good conscience tell my child: You should do this? NO. But am I grateful for it? Yes. But that’s life, right? Fortunately, my children are completely uninterested in this.”
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