Movie Review: Little Women - Gerwig imbues a classic with a new glow.
, , has an uninhibited appreciation for life.
Jo reprises Alcott’s “canoe” line in Gerwig’s adaptation. Like any good Jo, she is fiercely independent, except when it comes to her sisters: She dotes on sweet Beth , reveres the poised Meg and brawls with feisty Amy . Marmee is the whole family’s moral compass, constantly encouraging her children to do the most good.
From there, the film toggles between past and present, never fully committing to one or the other, until the two timelines collapse into one another. Gerwig often uses Jo’s relationship with Beth, who catches scarlet fever and never fully recovers before her death, to illustrate the passage of time. It’s Beth who encourages her to keep writing and whose memory inspires Jo to write a novel even after she’s gone.
Gerwig also gives special attention to one of the story’s most touching subplots—that of Laurie’s grandfather Mr. Laurence and his affection for Beth. Mr. Laurence gifts his piano, silent since his own daughter’s death, to Beth, who fills his house with music again. When the musically inclined March sister herself passes away, Laurence’s scenes are nothing short of heartbreaking.
I left the theater blinking back tears and with my outlook brightened. Many of the year’s greatest films have dealt heavily with class and race, but it is perhaps during the most socially turbulent times when personal movies like this one can speak the loudest. By looking at a supposedly small picture—both the insignificant and epic aspects of one family’s domestic life—rather than the big one,remains a story that rings true in any era.
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