Perspective:
The New York Times article on "Little Women" described it this way:
People have been adapting, and then critiquing, and then adapting, and then critiquing it for decades — each iteration a kind of Rorschach test for how the world feels about women at the time.
"Little Women" is a novel written in 1868 that was popular with the American public. It has been adapted into movies and TV series many times over the next 100 years. Audiences have criticized and adapted to each adaptation, and perhaps each adaptation is exploring and expressing the attitudes of society towards women at that time.
The story of "Little Women" takes place in an ordinary family during the American Civil War. The father went to the battlefield to fight, while the mother lived with four daughters. The four people have completely different personalities and pursuits, and get along differently. life story.
What makes the 2019 version of "Little Women" interesting compared to other versions is the director's point of view: Greta Gerwig (Greta Gerwig) focuses on the perspective of female creators, in a male-dominated society at the time. What kind of contradictions and conflicts are there? For example, the plot of the original novel, which was originally recommended by Joe's (second daughter) father to the publisher, was adjusted to Joe facing the publisher alone, so there were also more conflicts. For example, the original novel The author is faced with changing the ending in order to make the book more popular (Joe ends up getting married).
Greta is an actor (in Woody Allen films) and a director. The previous "Miss Bird" was directed by her, so she and the actress Saoirse Una Ronan (Saoirse Ronan) have already collaborated many times. Perhaps the change has something to do with the director’s personal experience. She inevitably encounters such a scrutiny in the creation of her works, so she expresses it in the film. By the way, Greta’s partner Noah Baumbach is a part of the film “Marriage”. The director and screenwriter of The Story.
Another interesting point is the feminist conflict of the era: the economics of marriage. The podcast "Amateur Player" said: Although it depicts the self-exploration and growth of women, it does not deliberately emphasize what they are fighting against. But it seems to me that what the director is actually expressing here is the problem of marriage economy: women in the 19th century had to rely on the help of marriage to get out of financial difficulties and get a better life because the means of obtaining economic income were too limited.
Aunt Mei, who plays the aunt in it, also proudly said that the reason why she didn't have to get married was because she was rich. And the final life of Meg (eldest daughter) and Amy (third daughter) just happened to confirm this point of view: Meg chose her beloved poor governess into marriage, and eventually had to raise twins to survive. And Amy and Sweet Tea's Laurie may also have taken into account the financial issues, she must have enough financial security to ensure that she can continue to paint. Even when the protagonist Joe rejected Laurie's confession at the time, her point was that she couldn't play the role in the marriage as Laurie wanted, so she couldn't convince herself to love him as the other party wanted. This matter is too important to proud Joe.
From the creator's perspective, Greta uses the dialogue between Joe and the publisher in the film to restore the results of the work being examined from the perspective of the market and men at that time, which reminds me of the method of data theory results in my previous work, of course Data is a very good and unified evaluation system, but some moments of excellent success seem to be more related to the creator's intuition, at least in my own life choices in many moments, relying on intuition rather than rational choice seems to be able to Live a more sincere and practical life.
Details and characters:
The mother March in the family is undoubtedly a role with few roles, but in some details, it is regrettable to reflect the fatigue of the mother role at the time and people's overly idealistic expectations: Meg and aunt complained to each other at Meg's wedding. Later, the mother, March, said to her aunt that maybe she was right. Another example is when Joe told his mother that he was grumpy, and March said she reminded her of herself, that she had been angry all her life. These are no doubt expressions of how she may not be satisfied with having a family on her own and always trying to be a role model for her children. Yet everyone ignores this part and takes it for granted.
And Saoirse Una Ronan, she's really one of my all-time favorite actresses, from the stubborn and impulsive teenage girl in Miss Bird to the tough and brave in Little Women (the haircut looks so cool) ) and actually the tender part of the heart, and in the end Joe also got the happiness she hoped for:
Laurie and Amy paced peacefully on the velvet rug, planning for a happy future, keeping the house in order. Meanwhile, Mr. Barr and Joe enjoyed a different kind of walk along the muddy roads and wet fields. ("Little Women" original book)
And the last 1994 "Little Women" movie happened to be released the year she was born.
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Regardless of the film's interlude color or plot design, this is not a sharply contradictory drama or a film with too much emphasis on feminism. I prefer to think of it as a sharing film of the director's desire to experience the satisfaction of having the work created with the audience while Joe is in the mimeograph room watching the new book complete. And the original novel ends like this:
Mrs. March was so moved that she opened her arms as if to put her children and grandchildren in her arms. With motherly love, gratitude and humility written all over her face, she said emotionally, "Oh my girls, no matter how old you live, I don't expect you to be happier than you are now!" (Little Women original)
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