It took seven tries, but we finally have the version of Little Women we deserve! Just like with the Joker, I don't know who told Hollywood we needed another Little Women movie. However, I literally couldn't be happier that Greta was able to green-light her version of Louisa May Alcott's novel. Now I know some who probably haven't read the literary classic, but that's okay I'll do the Sparknotes version for you. Little Women is about telling the stories of the March sisters: Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth. Meg, played by Emma Watson, is the eldest and the perfect picture of the women of the time. Jo, played by Saoirse Ronan, is a strong, willful girl with a fiery temper wanting to be a writer. Beth, played by Eliza Scanlen, prefers playing the piano to talking and socializing with others. Amy, played by Florence Pugh, is flighty, spontaneous, and dreams of being the world's best painter. The film centers around memories of their childhood antics to how they've grown up going on their own paths apart and into womanhood after a tragedy brings them back together again. I do not mean this lightly when I say that I think this movie is literal cinematic perfection. I think what makes it so good is how Greta gave the characters complexity and nuance that I do not remember seeing in past versions. Jo was headstrong and wanted to make her own way in the world, but she still felt lonely and wanted companionship; Amy is ambitious and talented, but still feels the weight of both when she has to think about marrying rich to help support her family. They felt more like real people, rather than book characters. I would not change a single thing about this movie, which is something I once again do not mean lightly, and I just don't say randomly. Greta took on the feat of making the seventh version of a story we've seen six times (and who knows how many times if you've read the book too) and makes it feel new. It's another remake, but it didn't feel that way. She made the March sisters into real women: they had emotions, they had flaws, they had dreams, they were loving sisters. There are so many standouts in these movies that picking just one is too hard. (I mean when you have legends like Meryl Streep AND Laura Dern? On top of everyone else?) If I had to really pick the standout performances were from Florence and Saoirse who played their characters to legit perfection. They captured the essence of who Amy and Jo were. Their monologues of what it's like to be women are, putting it lightly, *chef's kiss* moments. Look, I'm bold enough to say I'm annoyed that Greta wasn't nominated for Best Director category. If we're getting technical, she's not the only female director who got robbed, but that's a whole different post for another day. This is a top 3 movie that I will watch over and over again without ever getting tired of it.
Florence Pugh! That's all, send text.
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