Ahead of Sunday's
#Oscars,
#LittleWomen crossed $100 million in U.S. ticket sales
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February 6, 2020• Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel has crossed the $100 million mark in the United States this week. Globally the film has grossed $164 million on a budget of
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I also loved the way she ended it, having it still show the canonical ending but having it be part of a negotiation for Jo's book deal, which was a nod to the author's original intentions that she couldn't do given the times.
Those are my favorite parts of it, but overall I also loved the costuming, and I think everyone was great in their roles save for maybe Emma Watson and Bob Odenkirk who totally took me out when he showed up.
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Greta introduces us to each character right up top without a lot of exposition. Because it starts in the later half of the book, it's already different from previous adaptations, and gives us the framing that we're in the present looking back, which is further emphasized by the color treatment for each timeline - a bluish tinge to the present, and a golden glow to the past. More spoiler-y stuff under the cut:
[Spoiler (click to open)]I absolutely loved the parallel structure of the film, which I thought maximized the emotional impacts of the high and low points of their lives, most obviously when Beth dies. First, we see everyone is worried but determined to help her heal, and are so happy when it works out and she's better - then, we're presented with a more sober portrait of the same ( ... )
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