Little Women
— Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” is filled with all the positive values of sacrifice, generosity, love, honesty, forgiveness, etc., we’ve come to associate with Alcott’s novel about four, free-spirited sisters coming of age in an age when those who married well, did well. This version dwells on gender inequality a little more than I remember from previous versions, but I may only now have begun to question if there was more to the rebellion seen in behaviors I previously thought of as just part of being a “tomboy.” The messages conveyed are positive, the acting first rate, and the cinematography is gorgeous. This is good film and one you’ll enjoy.
I saw it the day after seeing “Uncut Gems” and was struck that two such vastly different films were both released on Christmas Day, wondering just how diverse the Christmas Day market is.
I was lucky enough to see "Little Women" from a 35mm print where black is black and every color seems more vivid, something we’ve forgotten in the digital age where cheaper production has encouraged new voices and wider distribution, but at a cost to viewers since the large majority of theaters just don't seem to have projectors with resolutions that can hold a candle to film.
I saw it the day after seeing “Uncut Gems” and was struck that two such vastly different films were both released on Christmas Day, wondering just how diverse the Christmas Day market is.
I was lucky enough to see "Little Women" from a 35mm print where black is black and every color seems more vivid, something we’ve forgotten in the digital age where cheaper production has encouraged new voices and wider distribution, but at a cost to viewers since the large majority of theaters just don't seem to have projectors with resolutions that can hold a candle to film.
[2019. 134 min. Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, and Timothee Chalamet.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/little-women-movie-review-2019
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