I thought the actress cast as Merricat was perfect. She looked very upset when going into the village, but simply steels herself to deal with it and finish her tasks.

It did look stupid having a little girl with blue eyes show up in the 84 version. So yeah, she works in the book but maybe not the best on screen.

Character development is something Ottessa absolutely nailed it in Lapvona that I actually binged read her other books (this was the first novel I read by her). My Year of Rest and Relaxation - I sensed envy towards the end that Reva was able to end her life (if not by choice) where our unnamed character couldn't/didn't.

Yes but what are your thoughts on the musical? It gives me so much joy ❤

The imagery of decorating the Christmas tree was beautifully directed. You see Adam on his knees looking up at his parents with the expression of a wide eyed child, filled with joy and wonderment at the magic of Christmas. Looking up to his parents in anticipation of putting the Angel on top of the tree… and then there’s a close up of his mother singing [paraphrasing] 🎶”Maybe I didn’t love you🎶, quite as often as I should have. 🎶Maybe I didn’t hold you🎶all those cold and lonely nights🎶” Those lyrics are haunting. The thoughts of a dead mother who realizes she didn’t do her best at getting to know her child. She feels the devastating regret that she knows she will never be able to repair. To me, one of the most devastating scenes is after Adam finds Harry’s body and then Harry discovers he is dead. He had to ask, “I’m in there, aren’t I?” He didn’t want Adam to see him as he was when he died. “WHY DIDN’T ANYBODY FIND ME?!” This my heart implode. Harry tells him, “you are not in there. You are IN HERE (my heart.) With me.” Then he tells Harry, let go up to my apartment. To me, this is a metaphor of “let’s go up to his version of Heaven.” They are in Adam’s bed and Harry relaxed his body into the same position that his body was in when he physically died, and released his last breath. Then Harry comfortably releases his soul into the universe. This is where conjecture comes in… Is Adam dead, too? It is possible that Adam died the night that he took ketamine (and maybe too much) at the bar with Harry. That was a BIG trip he went on and we know that drug is deadly, especially in too large of a quantity, mixed with alcohol. It’s a horse tranquilizer… so… ???? They are both swept up into the universe as a binary system. Always together. But then, what do I know?! 😊

We had to read it in high school.. and I made the mistake of reading the end during class... First book that ever made me cry. Also, idk what I was expecting but that ending was not even in the realm of possibilities in my mind, which made it even more traumatic. It will always be one of my favorite books.

So a few things I did not like about this video is when you constantly call a monkey an ape and an ape a monkey, they are not the same, simple differentiator factors are monkeys are small and have tails while apes are big and do not have tails. It would be like saying that a tiger and a caracal are related just because they're superfamily mostly known as cats. Yes humans are apes and apes and monkeys are in the Hominoidea superfamily but monkeys and apes are different in family, subfamily, tribe and genus. The similarities end at superfamily but everything else is different same to a caracal and a tiger.

I've just read it in may, and loved it! I guess it helped that I like the post apocalyptic genre. It is one of my favorite book of this year and it made me cry at the end.

Thank you for this incredible review. There is no other way, i will have to do make a better version than these 3 😂

Very nice. I too collect Folio, Easton, Franklin. When I downsized to my condo these stayed in the collection!

All of James Ivory's screenplays are beautifully written and very relatable.

Wth so we not gonna start off with the fact she was 14years old he should have been locked up n music should have been shelved smh I don’t get how we pick n choose. N that’s y they didn’t cast a older guy

I have read all 4 books in the Practical Magic saga. I agree, the 1st book (I mean 1st published, not the order of events) could have been soooo much more. Not a bad book, but SO different from the movie and other books. My least favorite. On the other side, the movie is a master piece. I have the feeling that the author saw how the public received the movie and changed her way of telling the story. Even the way she writes after that is completely different, almost like another person. The other 3 books are way better, I think you'll like them. The precuel is good. It is more historical fiction and has witchcraft. Then comes the book about the lives of the aunts, the Rules of Magic. This one is by far my favorite. It broke me. It is so heartwarming and yet so sad. Grab the tissues! Then, the last book, which would come after the movie... It felt a little rushed. It is more on the adventure side. But it was fun.

It’s sooo good I wanna read the book soo bad 😂 I read silo books after season 1 couldn’t help it

It's supposed to say "young Amy" not "going Amy" lol

sca is super fun tho

I grew up with the 1949 version and LOVE it!

The sheriff knitting is funny but not necessarily random. Mort is in and out of consciousness. Like the in and out of the needle point of a sewn piece the sheriff is also in and out of being competent.

I could say a lot, but really the most important thing I can add is you twice refer to Peter Lawford as Peter Lorre (Laurie) and understandable slip of the tongue. But now I can't unsee Peter Lorre in the role of Laurie. What a far different and unusual movie that would be.

And there even is an animation series based on the book. Just needed to leave this here for nostalgia reasons. I watched this as a child but I can’t remember if it was good.

Laura I had that exact opinion about young Amy in the 2019 version...she just didn't look young enough and the acting came across as forced because of it. What a great job you did with this! I don't know how you keep it all straight!!! Loved it. It's difficult for me to choose between the two movies. There are elements to both which I love - but the film score in the 94 version is just so beautiful and immersive. I feel transported a little more in '94 than in 2019. Also that opening scene just gets me, and the transition with Jo on the stairs from Part 1 to Part 2. I just love movie music. I almost always predict Oscar winners based on score actually! That is so cool that you are related! Well done with this! Brava!!!

Why is the 94 version so iconic?!

I can't wait to watch this later after dinner!! Always lovely to have your chat to look forward to!

It’s the 1994 film for me, didn’t care about the non-linear structure of the 2019 film. I felt more emotionally attached watching the girls together and their relationships in the first half and seeing it contrast in the second half when they go their separate ways. Also I love cast the most, Winona Ryder and Kirsten Dunst were perfect but also the incredibly underrated Trini Alvarado as Meg.

14:25 Pretty sure in the sequel "Little Men" Bhear does mention how he likes the stories Jo tells the boys and how she should try to get them published. I'd have to reread Little women (both parts) and Little Men but Im pretty sure its mentioned.

I would probably recommend recommending both versions 1994 and the 2019 , it would be nice to get a newer adaptation of Little Men and Jo’s Boys, I don’t think 🤔 Jo’s boys got a movie adaptation, I think the 1940 Little Men movie plot is based on Jo’s boys novel plot

I have been binging all of your videos! I love them so much!

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Adam Pearson is a pretty amazing actor.

I can’t hear “Are We Not Men?” without hearing “We Are Devo”. :)

I thought the alien was a series of clones. I didn’t get the meat being sent back to the home planet part. I thought she was a vampire eating souls or something. Actually looking at the Wikipedia page, it says the director used the myth of the Baobhan sith as inspiration, so the vampire imagery makes sense, as does the blood. I thought the motorcycle guy was her servant. Like he was in charge of reincarnating her body if she was a vampire or spirit (fairy) of some kind. Oddly enough, the Baobhan sith is referenced as a influence on AHS: Delicate as well.

This film is arthouse gold. But I can imagine the director saying, “She wears a human suit so her alien nature is UNDER THE SKIN!”

It is cheaper to eat as a vegetarian as opposed to a meat eater. That is why poorer families have “meatless Mondays” and the like. Especially now with groceries being a lot more expensive. I notice meat has probably gone up a 1/3 in price but veggies, nuts and legumes have gone up about a 1/10. So, really, poor people can take a stand for animal rights and climate change and also save money by making a meatless budget. I know, I have been poor. :)

Great intro to your channel for me! Hell of story too and I agree with you. This movie should exist for what it can teach people, the book for what it should show about the formation of the FBI, but also a Mollie perspective should exist, or at least a story about this written by an Osage to really give insight to cultural and rippling impact effects to them then and in the present. I'm sure one will eventually come out and that will be a wild story as well.

Loved this movie so much! I’m trying to get through the book 😅

I'm curious, did Greta Gerwig think the March sisters were raised in a barn? All four, except for Beth, acted like it! I had a similar issue with the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, where the Bennet family appeared to live in a barn for some reason. They were still genteel in the book, with an army of servants. The March sisters still had a maid! This adaptation doesn't compare to the 1994 version.

Who is your favorite March sister and why???

Honestly I remember hearing the song "Pretty woman" when I was REALLY young (probably under 8) and then years later I read little women so for about a year I thought the song was "Little women walking down the street little women the kind id like to meet". it wasnt till I was at camp and my cabin did a parody that my counselor told me what the lyrics actually were!

Another great job I forgot a lot of details in book the surprise of chief in movie was just so great it makes book not as good . I saw it on broadway with Gary Sinese as Murphy and will Sampson sin play chief . In original cast it was it was kirk Douglas as Murphy and Gene Wilfer as Billy. Wish I can find a scene on KZfaq but can't. William Redfern last film play is narrated by chief also

Oh this one is gonna be good!

Great review, Laura! I am definitely one of the Beths in the world, and your description of her seems very spot-on 😆 but I also got a bit of Jo in me as well, and that's kinda what I think is the story's biggest strengths. It's been a while since I've seen the film (never read the book), but from hearing you go through the story again, I do like how each of the girls have such a distinctive personality that anyone could see a part of themselves in these characters, leading to representation in a lot of ways. It's really cool!

Hi Laura! I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation! I especially enjoyed your thoughts about Amy. I never thought about her in the ways that you brought up, but very true about her wisdom and strength of character. I did feel Beth's strength of personality shone in that scene by the seashore with Jo, which I was happy to see included in the 2019 version (its not in the Winona Ryder). Actually, my favorite line in the book - the most memorable- comes from Beth - the "I'll be lonely for you, even in heaven" line. That one just gets me. I also think its interesting to note that Beth is the only sister that keeps her own name when transferred from real life to the page. I think perhaps Louisa had a hard time writing about her. (I also discovered that in real life Beth Alcott actually had the makings of a botanist and kept extensive field notes- she was kind of the scientist of the family). I think you did a terrific job on this video and I cannot wait to see your Book vs Movie Little Women Part 2!