Movie Review : Little Women

                

                                          Movie Review : Little Women

Hey Charlie ! I watched the movie "Little Women" a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. So today I decided to talk to you about it and give you its presentation and my opinion.

ALERT : this review contents spoilers so be aware of it and don't read it if you don't know the story and don't want to be spoiled.

 

"Little women" is a romantic and dramatic movie, released in 2019 and directed by Greta Gerwig, the film director of the new and famous "Barbie". Its principal actors are Saoirse Ronan - the American actress who is also in a few other movies of the screenwriter like "Lady bird"- Florence Pugh, Emma Watson and Timothée Chalamet (just for this amazing cast you should absolutely watch it).

  This movie comes from the novel of the same name written by Louisa May Alcott and published in a single volume in 1880. Indeed, it was basically produced by the author in two parts published in 1868 and 1869 that were immediate commercial and critical success. The story follows the four sisters of the family March : Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in their adventures, secrets, arguments, love stories and emancipation. 

I really enjoyed this movie, kind of fell for it so much that I sometimes needed to stop my watching because I was emotionally down or really frustrated (this movie is extremely frustrating, I swear). It's probably the sign that I appreciated it and was really into the story even if I'm basically a really emotional watcher or reader who cries for almost every single sad moment in a movie or book… But I still think that I particularly liked it. (SPOIL) The death of Beth really hurt me, even if we can actually guess it from the beginning of her sickness. Furthermore, I had been spoiled her death in a "Friends" episode (the best serie ever, by the way) so there wasn't really a reason to be surprised or shocked, but as I said I'm a good audience… I loved Joe so much, I found her smart, powerful and rebel and was so sad and frustrated when she didn't end up with Laurie… On the contrary, I kind of hated Amy which I found superficial, mean and uninteresting. 

However, a few days ago, I had a debate with two BFI's friends about the movie and they both told me that they hated Jo because she wanted so much to be different from the other girls and played with Laurie's heart, making him believe they could end up together and then refused. On the other hand, they said they really liked Amy, that she was the only one aware that she needed to make a rich marriage to live a good life and defended all her mistakes (from my point of view) by the fact that she was young and angry. I really hadn't even thought of this kind of opinion about the movie (for me, everybody should love Jo and hate Amy, it was the only possible way to think) but I really meditated and finally found some truth in their arguments. I'm actually pretty disappointed about this new way of imagining this story but I'm sure that I would never see and rewatch this film with the same eyes…

I hope you enjoyed my review !

See you soon,

Rose :)

Little women

Hi guys! Today, I want to talk about one of the best movie I've ever seen, Little Women.

It's an adaptation of Greta Gerwig. The movie takes place in 1860. A man goes to the war and leaves his four daughters and his wife. They meet the neighbor, Laurie, and his grandfather. In fact, the whole movie follows the life of the family, but particularly the life of Josephine, or "Jo" who wants to become a writer, which is a little bit difficult at the time for a woman. But she wants more than anything to be independant, to earn her money and she doesn't want to get married. During the whole movie, she tries to sell her stories, while being very close to Laurie. The movie talks about love, family, disappointments, determination, and feminism.







What I liked the most: 

First, before seeing the movie, I knew that Timothée Chalamet and Emma Watson were in, and I love them so much that it gave me the envy of seeing it. Also, I really like the style of the era like the beautiful dresses and way of life. What I loved the most is the independance Jo wants to have and her determination. I also liked the different love stories between the characters because I'm a fan of love movies, especially between Jo and Laurie, even if it's very ambiguous but you'll see. At first, I disliked the movie because of the sad ending but in fact it's just because I cried a lot, and I always dislike the movie at first when I cry, and then it becomes one of my favorite. But I highly recommend you to see it, because it's an amazing movie, it's feminist and shows difficulties women could encounter. And I think what makes the movie alive is Jo's determination.

Just look at their costumes!














Why you should see the movie?

You should see the movie because the relationships between characters are just amazing, because Josephine fights for her independance, because Timothée Chalamet, because the costumes are incredible, because it encourages you to believe in your dreams, and for people who think they need to be in a relationship, it shows that they don't.

My favorite moments of the movie are apparently the saddest (SPOILERS)

The first one is when Laurie tells Jo that he loves her since the first time he saw her, and she says that she can't be with him because she doesn't want to be in a relationship (I can remember the words "I love you Jo! I love you!").
The second moment is when Jo learns the death of her sister, she is in her sister's room, but she doesn't see her so she goes downstairs to see if she is here and she sees her mom, but Beth isn't here :(
And the last one is when Laurie's grandfather is standing in front of Jo's house, and he can't enter because he doesn't want to be there without Beth (Jo's sister) who died, because he considered her as his daughter, who also died a few years ago.

These moments are for sure the most moving, and that's why they are incredible.


You should watch the movie, I mean you must! I think it's one of my favorite, and I'm goign to buy the book soon (yes, I didn't read it yet...) Hoping you will enjoy or you enjoyed!

-Lilou