I have loved Little Women since I was a child. I used to watch a cartoon version that I
realized when I became an adult was a Japanese Anime version. I also watched every movie version that existed
and read the book numerous times. I love
Little Women and Louisa May Alcott.
I was excited to be able to preview the new movie,
Little Women, that will be in theatres this Friday. It stars Lea Thompson from Back to the Future
as Marmee and sets the iconic story in modern times.
I’ll admit that I have not only read a modern take on
Little Women in the past but have also watched another modern movie take on
Little Women. Both ventures failed as they missed the essences for what makes
Little Women a great story. I’m happy to
report that I really enjoyed this new version of Little Women. It did a fantastic job of modernizing the
story. The March Patriarch is away in
the military to explain his absence and Marmee is still a wonderful mother who
cares for the downtrodden. The girls
have their personalities intact and updated slightly for modern times.
What I loved the most was that the set-up of this
movie solved one of the essential woes I’ve always had with Little Women – you love
Laurie and want him together with Jo only to have Professor Bauer appear out of
left field at the end of the novel or movie.
In this 2018 production, Professor Bauer is introduced before Laurie and
it works wonderfully. Jo is an aspiring
author of fantasy fiction and Professor Bauer is trying to help her out with
her writing while their relationship develops.
Flashbacks tell the story of the March family as Jo was growing up and Laurie
is introduced at this time. He had more of a dorky brother vibe while Professor
“Freddy” Bauer was obviously more the love interest. I LOVED this set up.
This is a Christian movie and I was glad to see that
the March sisters weren’t made into “slut sisters” as I’ve seen in other modern
takes. I watched this with my ten-year-old
son and seven-year-old daughter. There
is alcohol consumed at a party and some bad behavior, but my kids realized it
was bad behavior. It was in keeping with
the original novel as Meg was from a temperance family and does drink at a
party.
Overall, this 2018 version of Little Women does an
excellent job updating the story to modern times, while keeping true to the
original characters. I highly recommend
it!
More information about Little Women:
In theaters this fall, LITTLE WOMEN—starring Lea Thompson (BACK TO THE FUTURE) —brings the same sisters to a new generation to celebrate dreams, family and unconditional love.
LITTLE WOMEN also stars Sarah Davenport as "Jo," Melanie Stone as "Meg," Taylor Murphy as "Amy," Allie Jennings as "Beth," Ian Bohen (Teen Wolf) as "Freddy," Lucas Grabeel (High School Musical, "Family Guy") as "Laurie," and Bart Johnson (High School Musical) as "Papa March."
Official website: www.littlewomenthemovie.com.
All-new trailer: https://www.facebook.com/littlewomenfilm/
Facebook/Instagram: @LittleWomenFilm
Twitter: @LittleWomenFilm
This sounds so wonderful, Laura. I've long loved the story of Little Women and this version sounds very appealing to me. Terrific review!
ReplyDeleteThis one looks like a fun modern version.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear that this version of Little Women doesn't disappoint. It's one I definitely want to see! :)
ReplyDeleteThank-you! I can't wait to watch it again!
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