Assignment 17 - Greta Gerwig was snubbed, change my mind - Jordan Grady

One of my favorite movies of the past year has to be Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women. From the scenery to the costumes to the lighting choices, everything about this movie encapsulated the book's core concepts of personal growth and familial support. If you are unfamiliar with the premise of the book/film, I'd briefly summarize it as the journey of four young sisters - Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy - discovering themselves as they grow up in a time where women’s prospects were limited. (SPOILERS) What I most appreciated about this adaptation was how human the characters came across. Sure, Jo may have had a deep, platonic love for her neighbor Laurie, but during the scene in which he proposes, Jo isn’t afraid to hold back on how she feels, describing herself as homely, awkward, and unfit to be a wife during a time when being a wife meant to silence her creativity, her dreams, and to live a lie knowing that she didn’t reciprocate Laurie’s feelings. Similar to Jo’s proud sense of individualism, I also enjoyed witnessing the different dynamics between characters as the years passed. I found Jo and Amy’s sisterly quarrels quite amusing and relatable, as were the many other relationships in this story. Overall, I feel as though this interpretation managed to bring such a beloved story to life in ways past adaptations failed due to how deeply personal and relatable the plot came across. 10/10, would watch again.