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- The costumes and hair were both inaccurate for the period and inaccurate for the girls themselves. Not only that, a lot of the things they wore and did regarding their clothes were wildly inappropriate for the time period. The hair drives me absolutely insane, as it does in a few other versions. This Micarah Tewers video explains it: Why The Costumes of Little Women did NOT deserve an Oscar
- I like that the house looks more simple and realistic than previous versions.
- I hate the non-linear narration. I’m not saying it was a bad artistic choice, I just personally hate it. I feel that it takes away from the idea of growing up and makes the storyline really confusing. I think if you’ve never read the book the plot is incomprehensible. I do think the parallels are interesting, but not enough to be worth it.
- I hate the Florence Pugh frown, sorry.
- I’m not sure why people consider this the adaptation that does Laurie and Amy justice when they Laurie seriously disrespects Amy at the New Years Eve party, and she isn’t much better. I don’t feel that book Laurie would ever speak to her like that. I also feel like it seems obvious that they’re going to have an unhappy marriage in the future seeing them interact, like how when Laurie says he’s writing an opera and Amy instantly says, “That’s a waste of time”.
- We don’t get to see Jo or Mr. Bhaer develop any kind of friendship at all. The first time they speak is him criticizing her work and then they fight. Their relationship didn’t get any time at all when I feel like he is crucial to her character development.
- I appreciate the differences in coloring to differentiate what time period it is, but I think it’s too dramatic. The 1994 felt warm and like childhood because of the actors, but in this adaptation I can tell they’re trying to use the warm coloring to create this effect, but to me it just goes to show that the cast doesn’t have enough chemistry to do it themselves. It’s just insanely golden, they could have done a warm coloring without it being so ridiculous.
- Florence Pugh as young Amy is the greatest crime committed in any of the Little Women adaptations ever. At least the other actresses could somewhat pull it off, but Florence Pugh looks the oldest of all of the girls and can’t do the voice of mannerisms of a child to save her life. Her voice is that of an adult and in order to seem more childlike she acts like a brat. Her mannerisms are rude and ungraceful, when Amy tried very hard to be an elegant young lady, so in turn Florence Pugh is a very book inaccurate young Amy.
- They try to force cast chemistry and a familial feeling by making the girls act unladylike and unrefined, when I find that inaccurate to the book. The girls didn’t act wild, but they were well mannered, even though they were young and occasionally foolish.
- I like that we get to see the play while Marmee reads the letter.
- I like that their house is very far from the Laurence house because it’s more realistic.
- I like that the adaptation is more like a modern interpretation, but I don’t think it was book accurate or truly understood the characters or brought them to life. Laurie and Aunt March were the characters who stood out the most to me as having an inaccurate portrayal, and I disliked Laura Dern as Marmee because she has visible plastic surgery and extremely inaccurate hair for the time period.
- I think it’s unrealistic that Amy went to the Laurence house after being hit by Mr. Davis, but I actually like the scene following that and how it introduces Meg and Mr. Brooke’s relationship.
- I really like the Pickwick Society scene, it feels more natural and less forced than other scenes.
- I find Jo frustrating at times, but I actually find that super realistic, since Jo’s large personality combined with teenage hormones could definitely have been grating for the people around her. It’s unrealistic that someone so wild but also intelligent would have been super easy to live and get along with.
- I like how the conflict between Jo and Amy is emphasized because it feels realistic, sibling rivalry is natural and they were always the biggest personalities and very talented.
- I liked the build up to Amy burning the book, even if it makes her look psychopathic since she’s an adult and burns it page by page, but it makes more sense since Jo is more mean to her and Jo and Meg laugh when she gets upset. However, Amy seemed evil and not even remorseful after.
- I loved how they showed the story of the father whose four sons were in the war.
- I wish we got to see Marmee telling the girls Mr. March was injured.
- I didn’t like how Meg kissed Mr. Brooke on the cheek when he said he was going to help Marmee, I thought that was so unrealistic.
- I don’t like how Part 2 of the novel is portrayed as so depressing. I feel like all the character developments, especially Jo’s, are erased. I think the novel has beautiful character growth, especially with Amy and Jo, and I feel like that was completely looked over in order to fit the storyline of the struggles of growing up and childhood nostalgia.
- I hate that we didn’t get to see Laurie tell Jo that he already called Marmee. I feel like it’s important for his character development and it’s a sweet moment.
- I liked how Jo opened a school for both boys and girls, I always wondered why she just opened one for boys.
- I liked how they left if Jo marries Professor Bhaer up to our interpretation.
- I like how the coloring gets warm at the end when Jo is happier. I think people interpret the gray coloring as how depressing adulthood is but I actually think it shows Jo’s depression and loneliness after Beth’s death.
- Mr. March calls Aunt March sister even though she’s his aunt, that’s why she’s the girls Great Aunt.
- I really hate how Jo’s time in New York and relationship with Mr. Bhaer got so little screen time and development.
- I don’t like how Mr. Bhaer is French and young, but Louis Garrel is so hot I’ll forgive them.
- I don’t really feel a strong sense of sisterhood or family within the actors, and a lot of the “sister” movies don’t come across as genuine.
- I appreciate feminist movies, but I like feminist movies where women show that they are capable by being strong and intelligent. I usually don’t like when it’s women complaining about men and passing that off as feminist because it is still centered around men. I like when it actually fits with the plot and character, but I feel like it didn’t in this film and was added just to be called “feminist”. Jo’s lines about how women have minds and souls was just so out of place in the conversation and made no sense.
- Overall I give it a 7/10. If I watch this movie as an interpretation of Little Women instead of an adaptation I like it a lot more. I think that Greta Gerwig used Little Women as a vessel to share her own ideas. The movie itself doesn’t frustrate me that much, but the public reception does because I don’t think the characters or the interpretation of the story book accurate at all, so it’s annoying to me when people act like Gerwig perfectly brought the story to life. It definitely has beautiful cinematography and the actors are very talented, and I do appreciate that this movie presented Little Women to a new generation and told the story in a way that a modern audience could relate to.
My Opinion on the 2019 Little Women Adaptation
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