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Re: The new Persuasion movie - thoughts?

June 20, 2022 10:08AM
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Nobuko wrote:
do they rewrite a classic to what will sell or appeal to the unknowing masses?

That's exactly what bothers me about recent adaptations. We've had "Pride, Prejudice and Zombies" and "Death Comes to Permberley", but no new P&P movie/tv series after 2005. Same with other JA novels except for Emma. Then came the Bridgertons and I think that is now the new standard: write a modern-ish screenplay, or at least a story the audience can understand and identify with, put everyone in a (somewhat believable) Regency costume, and call it a day.

My issue is not even with this renewed passion for period drama. Let there be more! Just, when someone decides to make a movie based on a novel, they should at least keep the characters in character. Otherwise it's fanfiction, or adaptation of a Harlequin romance, or their own original screenplay - and they shouldn't call it something else.

I feel cheated.
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The new Persuasion movie - thoughts?

LilyJune 17, 2022 10:22AM

where is Frederick?

Gloria L.July 18, 2022 03:47PM

I watched it! Spoilers ahead smiling smiley

LilyJuly 16, 2022 09:30PM

slang question

HarveyJuly 17, 2022 01:31PM

Re: slang question

LilyJuly 18, 2022 11:11AM

Re: slang question

HarveyJuly 24, 2022 09:35PM

ETA Trigger warning for the movie

LilyJuly 16, 2022 10:06PM

Re: The new Persuasion movie - thoughts?

NobukoJune 19, 2022 02:18PM

Re: The new Persuasion movie - thoughts?

Gloria L.July 16, 2022 05:57PM

Re: The new Persuasion movie - thoughts?

LilyJune 20, 2022 10:08AM

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Maria SousaJune 18, 2022 03:26PM

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HarveyJune 19, 2022 04:19PM



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