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[@hillarymead]

If you ever read the book, it goes into more detail about how Laurie‘s love for Jo changed overtime. She was essentially a first crush because he loved how fun she was, but Jo was intuitive enough to know that it would never actually work out between them long term. Think of it as if you married your very first crush from high school; you haven’t developed yet as an adult and most likely won’t be the same person 20 even 10 years later. The only reason she reconsiders Laurie’s proposal later is because she’s extremely lonely and grieving the loss of Beth. Jo’s character has always cared so much about her family and never really wanted to grow up. She doesn’t like change, so when Meg leaves to get married, Amy goes to Europe, and Laurie tries to change their friendship to romance, she’s already emotionally on edge. Her few months in New York help her realize that there’s more to do with her life than just what she’s always been used to, but losing Beth on top of all of that really sets her back and she becomes desperate to cling to anything that reminds her of the past. As for Amy and Laurie, they have the opportunity in Europe to grow and develop more in a totally different environment away from home. They learn who they are as adults and realize that they truly are better suited for each other. Most of the films glaze over this fact, but in the time between Laurie leaving Amy for London and then Beth dying, there were several months where they were writing letters to each other consistently and building that relationship even further.

[@pamelasafnedesouza5707]

Yes, in all versions of the movies, I never felt that Jo loved Laurie in a romantic way, but only as a friend, and in the movie, when she considers the possibility of marrying him, she says that she feels lonely, so I understood that she would accept a marriage with him because he brings her that feeling of something familiar, nostalgic. As for Amy, I haven't read the book, but I always interpreted that she thought investing in herself, having a good marriage, would be the only way she could find to help her family. I definitely need to read the book

[@hillarymead]

@@pamelasafnedesouza5707 you definitely should! It’s so beautiful and really dives more into each sister’s journey to womanhood.

[@suebob16]

I liked your depiction of what happens between Amy and Laurie overseas in the book. Laurie had to finally realize that he and Jo were never going to get together before he started corresponding with Amy. After Beth's death Laurie went to Amy to console her and they would spend more time together before acknowledging their love for each other. This was not a sudden change in feelings--it happened over a length of time.

[@hillarymead]

@@suebob16 exactly! ❣️

[@hillarymead]

Also wanted to add, please remember that Amy was a 12-year-old child when she burned Jo’s book, so she’s definitely grown a lot since then. The movies don’t always go into detail about Jo and Amy‘s relationship past that fight. Also, Jo is not the only one that lost a sister. Amy was also grieving and had to be thousands of miles away and not see Beth at all or even be at the funeral. In the book, it’s written from the perspective of all the sisters, but most of the films really only focus on Jo as the central heroine because her personality was based from the author herself. Little Women is a story about four sisters and how their lives and dreams are different but woven together. It’s not a book about one woman who has 3 sisters.

[@ScenecrlyK.S.O.]

So this film was told from a leading persons perspective and that was Jo. Since I haven't read the book my review will only be based on what I watch. Clearly all sisters were grieving but one got married during her mourning period, so found comfort - not relief but comfort. Youth is not innocence, mindset is. Amy wanted to hurt her sister and thought of the best way to do it - the fact that she was 12 is no excuse to me. Amy was very gifted and beautiful - she has so much going for her, I am glad that Jo was able to move on.

[@melissaisloud7404]

Imho Laurie loved Jo as a teenage boy loves, with passion but no real understanding of the responsibilities of love. His love for Amy is more mature. He wants to care for her, and she challenges him to be better in a way Jo never did. Jo was happy with Laurie living as he chose bc she wanted to live as she chose. Amy saw more in Laurie, and in turn made him want to realize his potential. Young Laurie wanted Jo be his wife while a more mature Laurie wanted to be Amy’s husband. There’s a huge difference in dedication and intent in that regard.

[@melanie62954]

I love this take! "No real understanding of the responsibilities of love." I also think that when he said he gave up habits for Jo, it was just to please her. When Amy challenges his lifestyle he knows it will really make his life better, and he wants to do it for himself, as well.

[@ScenecrlyK.S.O.]

The Laurie - Jo knew what different from the man he had become. I'm just not the kind of girl to pursue any interest with someone who has proposed to my sister - it's just uncomfortable. In the end, I'm happy they worked it out.

[@melanie62954]

​@@ScenecrlyK.S.O. I don't think most of us are in this day and age. I'm not saying this was the case with Laurie and Amy, but I think back then, especially when people lived in small cities where their pool was small, it was probably more common. Several years ago I lived in a smallish city and 3 of my friends dated the same guy in quick succession. He married the third one. It was super awkward!

[@HuntingViolets]

@@melanie62954 Like on soap operas -- they do have actors come and go, but a lot of the time, you're working with that relatively small set of characters. It wasn't that uncommon for widowers to marry a wife's sister (although that was often a more practical matter).Jane Austen's brother married his late wife's sister in 1820. The Marriage Act 1835 outlawed this in the UK. People could still go abroad to get married and it would be legally recognized. It was argued that this discriminated against the poor, who often needed the practicality for childcare more than the well-off. A survey done by Parliament in 1848 found the act hadn't put much a dent in the marriages it was meant to prevent and that a good percentage of those whose marriages were prevented were living together. Marriage to a deceased wife's sister was re-legalized with the Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act of 1907. (Wikipedia)

[@kacie-jobradford2632]

​@@melanie62954I mean... Amy did have another viable option. It's not like it was Laurie or life as a spinster. She should have had more respect for her sister, Laurie, and herself than to go for Laurie. I know she *loved* him... But, when the guy you're interested in is in love with someone else, self respect dictates that your affections would begin to die off.

[@asteven8]

I see it more like Laurie had that teenage love for Jo. Not saying that two teenagers couldn't fall in love but more like he wasn't seeing clearly. Jo, especially at that age, was very much against marriage and it wasn't something she wanted. In getting older + distance, he realizes that Jo and him would have been incompatible. Writing and having her own career is what Jo wanted. Whereas, as we see at the end, Laurie wanted more of a wife and mother to his kids. Not saying the slid over to Amy is OK but I think that's what he meant by its different. Sometimes in the haze of young love you don't see how someone isn't right for you vs maturing and finding someone who wants the same things as you. Compared to the 1994 version, I do feel this one did a better job of fleshing out Laurie and Amy a bit. It still can leave a bit to be desired but their time in Europe is over several months. Imo, the 1994 version made Laurie seem more predatory re Amy. He even says a line to Amy like always knowing he would be in the March family one way or another. Amy counters by saying she wants someone who will love her for her vs her family.

[@rebeccapinto9926]

I love the 1949 version of this film- with Elizabeth Taylor and Janet Leigh (mother of Jamie Lee Curtis). Absolutely sublime. A perfect Sunday afternoon movie. I hope you’re able to check that out, even if in your own time. Hope you’re well. X

[@melanie62954]

I grew up with that version too. It's not my favorite anymore, but one thing I really miss is Laurie exclaiming, "Christopher Columbus! You look like a porcupine!" 😅

[@rebeccapinto9926]

@@melanie62954 - which is your fave now?

[@melissaisloud7404]

I like this version. It has the best Amy/Laurie, but the 90s version has the very best Beth with Claire Danes.

[@kacie-jobradford2632]

Christian Bale forever!!! 🙌🙌🙌 And Kirsten Dunst as young Amy... Amazing!!!

[@VivianReads]

The 1994 version is my whole personality…tbh 👀🙌🏽🤣♥️🥹👏🏽

[@HuntingViolets]

I love that version.

[@elizabethhardy5357]

Please do the 90s version 🙏 ❤ I used to rewind the part where Jo turns down Laurie over and over. As a child I just wanted her to say yes. I magically thought it might change if I just reversed time and she had a chance to be with him why wouldn't she

[@HuntingViolets]

@@elizabethhardy5357 Originally the book, _Little Women,_ ended with the Marches hanging out (I think, but that's not the important part), and a lot of the girls who read it wrote Alcott wanting Jo and Laurie to marry. Alcott said she wouldn't marry them to please anyone. The second book, then called _Good Wives,_ picks up three years later, at Meg's wedding. These two books are published as one book under the title _Little Women_ in the USA but are still published as separate books in the UK. This has led to some very interesting discussions for me (an American) online as some English fans have not read the second book. But, anyway, I have often thought of picking up after the ending of the first half/first book and writing another ending. I do think the 1994 version has the most satisfying Professor Bhaer. Not young, but not a complete fuddy duddy either. The ending of the Ronan version is so ambiguous -- did Jo marry Bhaer or is that just the ending she was forced to put in her book? I also wonder why she tells the publisher the character didn't marry the neighbor because he married the sister rather than she didn't want to marry or didn't love him like that. Anyway, I do much prefer the 1994 version.

[@elizabethhardy5357]

@HuntingViolets Thank you for sharing the history behind the other books. I really respect Alcott's unwillingness to please reader's demands. It reminds me of Jo 😄 I hadn't read the other intertwining stories. There was a comment here saying that Jo and Laurie had had a teenage love at best. Laurie didn't understand at the time of the proposal that Jo just wanted to be free and have a career. She would never fit his needs like Amy. Though complicated, from an adult perspective, I understand the different kinds of love we experience over time, and as we grow and understand ourselves. In the end Professor Bhaer was always the better choice for Jo, same for Amy and Laurie.

[@elizabethhardy5357]

@HuntingViolets you should write another version I'd be very interested in another story with such meaningful characters 😊 you could do something very special

[@jamiedianne6778]

Just wanted to say, I like your channel BECAUSE of your insightful discussions! Pause as much as you like, this is what we love about you…you go deeper than just watching something and saying a few things at the end! ❤

[@bauerntrulla]

Thank you🎉 I just wanted to say the same.

[@ScenecrlyK.S.O.]

THANK YOU SO MUCH LOVE

[@AMERASIAN12]

You should watch the 1994 version. XO

[@PauletePacheco]

yess!!! its my favoriteeee!!!

[@HuntingViolets]

Yes, my favorite, even though I love Katharine Hepburn too.

[@VivianReads]

This is always going to be my favorite! 🥹♥️

[@kiddpenn]

The highest compliment for any artist is to have someone genuinely have fun analyzing & spending more time in the world you crafted. To have someone empathize with characters you put so much of your own time into bringing to life, it's something we can all enjoy and learn from. It's awesome that you take notes and take the time to do that! Your intro to this video is actually really fitting for Little Women since Jo was a writer struggling to have faith in the success of her own stories.

[@crisc1049]

I think the love Laurie had for Jo was a boy's love, and the love he feels for Amy is a man's love.

[@HuntingViolets]

Aunt March was a widow in the book.

[@jamiedianne6778]

I love Saoirse Ronan in the film “Brooklyn”, it would be a wonderful one for you to react to! So much to unpack.

[@pamelasafnedesouza5707]

I am Brazilian, I discovered the channel recently and I am IN LOVE with the reaction videos. I watch with subtitles and I really love how Kymi analyzes the movies because I always do that too, pausing to absorb the story, and it’s amazing to see her do the same. I love the beautiful energy she conveys, she is beautiful, her reactions are genuine. I am watching all the videos on the channel.

[@ScenecrlyK.S.O.]

THANK YOU SO MUCH LOVE

[@clairemendoza8082]

This is my mom’s favorite book of all time! She read the book as a little girl and loved it! We sadly couldn’t see it in theaters 🎭 but I bought her the DVD 📀 for her birthday a year ago! Emma Watson was amazing as Meg IMO. Meryl Streep as Aunt March and Laura Dern as Marmie. Can’t get much better than that. The 1990s version is good too with Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon. An amazing story about family!! It’s one of the books I’ve never read a bad review on. Love to your channel from my mom and I in So. Cal USA 🇺🇸 Love to all! ❤️

[@ferrisulf]

I adored Laura Dern as the mother. She has such warmth and radiates it. That scene where Jo comes down to her after Beth dies...that expression on Laura's face just rips at the heartstrings.

[@criss_v33]

Yay!!! FInally! I was waiting for that!!!! This version is as special as the 90's one. Nice you enjoyed it too!

[@HuntingViolets]

Jo hugged Laurie in the books. This time is a bit freer than the Regency in that way, I guess. There may be some differences between England and the States too. Their father, during the time he was away, was a chaplain in the Civil War. Louisa May Alcott was also a suffragette.

[@6891x]

It's a good movie but the 1994 version is superior!

[@elliebell2317]

I'm so glad you said all that about pausing to share your thoughts. I was worried you might be convinced to cut back on it, but it's the best part of your reactions.

[@rg3388]

Yes, without intelligent commentary, we might as well be showing these films to cats and dogs. And you noticed the Christmas morning shot that I call “Piety in the background, charity in the foreground.” Dozens of wonderful details in this film. I’ll limit myself to just two: Friedrich and Jo are shown attending a performance of Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night" at the point (III.i.) where Olivia says, “There lies your way, due west.” As if departing from her, Viola, disguised as the male Cesario, responds, “Then westward-ho!” The androgyny may resonate with Jo, while Friedrich later announces plans to go west to California. He then takes his leave only to be stopped by Jo, just as Cesario is stopped by Olivia just after the film cuts away from them. (This same dynamic of trying to stop someone from going west is also reflected in playful dialogue between Marmee and her husband.) In a film so deeply involved with reflecting on childhood, Beth is right to play Robert Schumann’s "Kinderszenen" (Scenes from Childhood). Specifically, she plays the movement called “Of Foreign Lands and Peoples,” as if to anticipate the immigrant Friedrich and the scenes in Europe. Even Beth’s preceding selection from Schumann’s "Papillons" is apt, given the butterflies seen hanging from the rafters in the March’s attic.

[@Tipat_]

I love your analysis, the way you approach different themes presented in movies, series. Through you, I get to see things or hints I would not always pick up on on my own 🙂

[@HuntingViolets]

Louisa May Alcott's sister, May, the model for the character of Amy, was indeed an artist. You can find some of her paintings online.

[@tenelevenn]

i love your insightful reactions ❤❤❤❤

[@christined6321]

I love your channel because of your pauses. I appreciate how intent and vulnerable you are with your reactions. I enjoy hearing your perspectives. Amy is the worst! She absolutely coveted everything Jo had/was/wanted!! I would never trust her to have anything but her own self interest at heart.

[@bloomwiththestars]

Little Women AND Practical Magic? What a treat. 😊 I hear you about Jo and Amy - I think Jo may just be a better person than us. 😂 I do think that learning about it just after Beth passed probably gave her that keen perspective people tend to get when a loved one dies, letting bygones be bygones and all. I definitely would have had a rage moment in my room at least lol. Great reaction as always!

[@dcstoy]

I love this film. So well done from the acting to the directing choices. Thanks for reacting!

[@user-rz2mx9gp7d]

How could you forget that excellent review you did of Timothée Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name?!

[@HuntingViolets]

The Winona Ryder version is linear, but this version is not.

[@laurashepherd2479]

I'm a little sister so I can relate to Amy more than I like to admit 😅 I do think Amy had a crush on Laurie from day dot and she was already jealous of Jo so it just made that worse!

[@laurashepherd2479]

You should react to Firefly, its a sci-fi western, but i feel like all the deep interpersonal stuff between the characters would be right up your alley!

[@laurashepherd2479]

It also has a huge cult following and would likely get a lot of views/interest 😉

[@virtuallyveronicka]

I’ll always prefer the 1994 adaptation because it’s what I grew up with. I think Florence Pugh is a fabulous actress, but I didn’t feel it was good casting her as Amy in the child and adult roles. However this has so many beautiful scenes.

[@TechnicallyTexan]

LOL!!! Amy, get your own stuff! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@ScenecrlyK.S.O.]

I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE

[@VivianReads]

Exactly 😂 she could have picked any other man on the planet! 🙄 Come on girl & after taking Jo’s planned Europe trip & the book burning 😵there was nothing left to take!

[@user-qu4yn1fm4z]

😞 the 94 version is way better in my opinion but I understand why this one is watched more often.

[@alexl.7668]

You should also react to the 2017 mini-series with Maya Hawke and Dylan Baker. It’s so good and very close to the original book.

[@dearally4787]

I only saw the miniseries version once. I have seen the ‘94 and the ‘49 version a million times each. It has quite a few British actors in the cast from what I remember. I also seem to remember the southern bluegrass soundtrack being a strange choice for the setting of New England during the Civil War era.

[@HuntingViolets]

I liked that miniseries too. There was some stuff from the book that I don't think was in other versions (don't ask me what -- I knew at the time). Maya Hawke is the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, for anyone who doesn't know (or cares), by the way.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@dearally4787 Two of the March sisters in this version are English, one is Australian, and one was born American to Irish parents but raised in Ireland from the age of three, I think. Interestingly, three out of the four March sisters in the BBC version are played by American actresses. Maybe not too interesting but Emma Watson being Meg in the Gerwig version and Emily Watson playing Marmee in the BBC is such a near-miss of their working together. When will this happen? :)

[@dearally4787]

@@HuntingViolets ah yes you are right! I think the British influence was probably more obvious to me in the miniseries due the fact that the scriptwriter and director were British, it was produced by a British production company, and It was filmed in Ireland.

[@alexandrasloane]

You're the best reactor out there!

[@MH-hv1gf]

I think the best I could explain the Jo/Laurie vs Amy/Laurie switch, is this: Laurie loved Jo when he was very young. she ignited his sense of adventure, and playfulness, and is obviously a very magnetic person. But we see, when Amy and Laurie are together in Europe, that they have both changed. He has gone from playful child to drunk and directionless. She has become much more pragmatic and mature. I think Amy makes him want to be more responsible, and Laurie brings out her romanticism that she's lost. I also don't think it's fair to say that Amy "stole" Laurie from Jo because Jo never wanted him! P.S. lol don't hate on my girl Florence Pugh, I adore her!!!!!

[@polinamarchenko1007]

I liked this adaptation better than the one with Winona - because here they gave more attention to the relationship of Jo and Friedrich. And they also added chemistry in this relationship. And thus made it believable that Jo really liked this Friedrich. And the piano scene is really beautiful - I agree it looks like a welcoming of a new member to the family. And in the adaptation with Winona it looked like Jo ended up with Friedrich ONLY because she was afraid to stay alone (my impression). And I agree Amy looks a little too aggressive in this version.. Thank YOU for the reaction.

[@dragontears]

I standby the story that jo only gets a partner because Louisa was forced to put one in. Never really looked into it, but ive always just assumed that was true. Jo never actually wanted to marry anyone. She certainly didn't want to marry Laurie. She was just sad and vulnerable. It was really good that Laurie and Amy married so Jo didn't make a mistake she couldn't get out of.

[@TheInspirefly]

I love this version, AND the 90s version, but honestly one of my favorites is the 2017 BBC miniseries -- it gives much more humanity to Marmee and Beth, it shows Jo as much more awkward and vulnerable, it has a wonderfully sweet Laurie, and I love the way Jo and Professor Bhaer's relationship develops. Both Amy and Meg are wonderful and fleshed out in that version too.

[@TechnicallyTexan]

Who is in that one? That sounds great!

[@HuntingViolets]

Oh, yeah. _Little Women._ Haha. No, you're good. I'm here for you to talk. As you said, most of the time we want to see reactions to movies we have seen.

[@malikrudo2759]

You should definitely keep writing!

[@HuntingViolets]

Daisy, like Meg, was a common nickname for Margaret. Marguerite is also French for the oxeye daisy.

[@dorat.88]

Thank you for the reaction, I really enjoy your insightful commentary. I think you should watch Miss Potter with Renée Zellweger, it's such a wonderful movie

[@lalaland12]

I love Jo, reminds me too much of myself 😂

[@kacie-jobradford2632]

Friendly request for you to react to season 1 of Severance. It's so good and there's so much to discuss/speculate on. I've never watched another show like it. Season 2 is coming soon! 🎉🎉🎉

[@tins369]

Beth was an angel ❤

[@VivianReads]

The 1994 version of Beth is perfection 😔😭💔you can’t help but feel so much behind her delivery of the dialogue… but I feel that way about the casting of Jo too

[@HuntingViolets]

Amy always crushed on Laurie, but she decided she would marry for money (I think she figured Laurie and Jo would end up together), and that's why she was going to accept Fred (who had even more money than Laurie).

[@melissaisloud7404]

Saoirse = Sur-Shuh

[@ScenecrlyK.S.O.]

niiice - I like it

[@lorapiazza5056]

Also pronounced seer-shuh. I heard her say that on a talk show.

[@melissaisloud7404]

@@lorapiazza5056 I looked up the pronunciation online.

[@lorapiazza5056]

So did I. You will hear both but a friend of mine is from Ireland and she says Seer-sha

[@lorapiazza5056]

The actress says Sur-Shuh

[@secretlyadragon4723]

I have to admit that when I first came upon your channel, your starting and stopping and analyzing threw me off BUT you are one of maybe only three reactors whose videos I've watched multiple times because of your thought process (love your Lord of the Rings reactions!). However, I never felt the need to comment here and tell you to stop talking though, even when it was still weird to me. That's just rude, people. Everybody reacts differently to things. Oh and congrats on that 40000 subs in advance. Speaking it into existence for you! And yes, you are absolutely not wrong in feeling the way you do about Amy! I've always felt like that about her too! 🤣🤣

[@ScenecrlyK.S.O.]

THANK YOU SO MUCH MY DARLING - MUCH LOVE - KEEP SPEAKING IT INTO EXISTENCE

[@Emto-u8c]

Are you still showing Muriel's Wedding today please?

[@ScenecrlyK.S.O.]

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[@HuntingViolets]

Burning that book was bad. Amy sounds like a 50-year-old woman who's smoked since she was 12, which I probably shouldn't say, but it's like that when she's still a kid. "In the Dark Universe of _Little Women . . ._ Haha. There's always a universe.

[@delinarandoma1053]

I've often thought this Amy is a miscast. Yes, this actress has a husky voice, it doesn't work well for the child character.

[@ScenecrlyK.S.O.]

Very true. It also created an aggressive stance towards the character after a few lines - I mentioned that too.

[@purcascade]

Don't feel bad. I'd never forgive Amy for anything she'd done; Laurie either. 😂 I'd behave in public, but I'd never trust her again.

[@Marie-1901]

I understand that movies can’t fully flesh out the book, but I have always found Laurie and Amy’s relationship to be so cringy 🤮

[@megdelaney3677]

Call Me By Your Name 2017

[@6891x]

She's already reacted to it! :)

[@clairemendoza8082]

This is my mom’s favorite book of all time! She read the book as a little girl and loved it! We sadly couldn’t see it in theaters 🎭 but I bought her the DVD 📀 for her birthday a year ago! Emma Watson was amazing as Meg IMO. Meryl Streep as Aunt March and Laura Dern as Marmie. Can’t get much better than that. The 1990s version is good too with Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon. An amazing story about family!! It’s one of the books I’ve never read a bad review on. Love to your channel from my mom and I in So. Cal USA 🇺🇸 Love to all! ❤️❤️