[ SECRET POST #4268 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4268 ⌋

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Comments

[rudehannibal]

Didn't they just release a reimagining of Little Women?

(As I post this, a commercial for the movie comes on the television.)

BBC did a miniseries.

[(Anonymous)]

With Uma Thurman's and Ethan Hawke's daughter as Jo. It aired here in May.

But there's also a modern retelling with Lea Thompson as Marmee that will be released later this month.

The one in the secret is still in pre-production, but has Timothée Chalamet as Laurie, Saoirse Ronan as Jo, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March, plus Emma Watson (I don't think she's a great actress, but I do think the Meg role sort of fits her.)

Re: BBC did a miniseries.

[rudehannibal]

I believe it's the 150th (?) anniversary of the novel so I guess everyone's trying to get their share

Re: BBC did a miniseries.

[philstar22]

I don't understand why they have to keep adapting the same books when there are a lot of classics who have no adaptions or maybe one done a long time ago.

Re: BBC did a miniseries.

[(Anonymous)]

I mean I definitely agree that there are a lot of great classic books out there that could become movies, but I think it's pretty clear why Little Women in particular has a lot of appeal for audiences, actors, and directors alike.

(1) Lots of good female roles in an ensemble cast, so makes it easier to attract "stars" which makes studio heads more likely to pick it up.

(2) Proto-feminist and obliterates the Bechdel test but does so without being "controversial" in a way that could alienate audiences (and honestly, the audience it might alienate is straight men, who probably weren't going to see a movie with "women" in the title anyways)

(3) Has appeal for female-identifying people of all ages. Like it's totally a movie that you could hit up w/ your mom and grandma and little sibling and potentially all enjoy it.

(4) Literary appeal and prestige but is in public domain (so the film makers don't need to pay for royalties).

Re: BBC did a miniseries.

[(Anonymous)]

Are there, though? Are there that many classics that...

* haven't been done before or recently
* can be written into movie length screenplay format without too much abridging
* are feasible to film, i.e. not too expensive
* still have name recognition and/or applicability to a modern audience

What Little Women has going for it is that it's still a well known work with lots of nostalgia behind it, there are lots of female roles, the themes of family are also classic and applicable, it's very family friendly and virtually all of it can be filmed inside a studio or in reasonable settings without big outlay for special effects, etc.