I love War and Peace, I love Pierre, I love Paul Dano, and I love Turning Page by Sleeping at Last, so here ya go. If you haven't seen BBC's War and Peace mini series I HIGHLY recommend. Might be my favorite regency era piece since Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightly.
The basic story: Pierre gets tricked into marrying an awful woman who doesn't love him. After he sees Natasha, a family friend, falling for his best friend, he realizes he's in love with the girl he's known his whole life, but being the pure soul that he is, he supports his friend and steps aside. But life in Russia gets turned upside down by war and when the dust settles Pierre and Natasha might just end up together. It's a long road to get there but it's so great along the way with a truly satisfying ending.
Pierre is so amazing and I adore him. He is the sweetest boy who is taken advantage of by everyone and all you want is for him to be happy in the end. And Natasha is such a lovely girl who grows into a mature woman deserving of Pierre's pure love for her. It's such a beautiful romance. These two genuinely respect and love each other. And my gosh, Pierre is such husband material.
But the real reason I had to make a vid is that I became obsessed with Paul Dano. I saw The Batman and finally realized how much I love him. (Yes, sweet Pierre also plays the Riddler.) He was so intense in that movie, I had to see more of him.
So I did. I saw a LOT more. Did a deep dive of his films and I've watched 18 of his projects now and can attest that he's a master at what he does. He's played guys with mental struggles, guys who are too pure for this world, and total psychos. And yes, the meme is accurate: Paul Dano does get beat up a lot, in hilarious or heartbreaking fashion depending on the movie.
If you want to see him play another pure-hearted character, check out Love and Mercy, it's his greatest acting role to date and one of my favorite movies I've seen all year.
Song: Turning Page
Artist: Sleeping At Last
Footage: BBC's War and Peace (2016)