Originally posted by Jan:
What was so great about Apollonia? I know that most of you guys think that she was so beautiful, but what else was there about her? Let's be real, she barely said anything in the movie or in the book, her role was so brief. The book even says that she was just a village girl, barely literate, and with no knowledge of the world. So, what was so great about her?
I don't think it was maybe her beauty (or lack of it as some of the women think) that maybe attracted Michael to her, (although you have to read the book to get the WHOLE story of their relationship) it was also her youth, innocence and the virginal aura around her, plus I that she was totally UNTOUCHABLE until after their marriage. The old style Sicilian courtship, although a fast one it was, he had with her was quite different from what he had with Kay.
I think he did love Apollonia more than Kay but I think he did love Kay also, but not with quite the same intensity. Question is, did she love him too or just settle for him in the end? Also, would she have liked knowing she was his 2nd choice?
