Little Women (1994) - Unrequited Love Scene (5/10) | Movieclips

[@florist7743]

When Christian Bale claims that it's reasonable to marry him, you agree.

[@Liv-hx9xx]

Yessssss

[@drumptruck6268]

haha there's simply no other CHOICE!!

[@Angel-hn1th]

Exacto.

[@arianavergel]

yeahhh

[@sheynn5925]

Vaya, no encuentro fallas en su lógica jajaja

[@angelinahope5460]

Personally, I like 1994 and 2019's interpretation of this scene: one involves whispers and one-sided caresses in the forest, and the other has yelling on a hillside. It's perfect 😂

[@bookmarksstories8549]

Yelling on a hillside 🤣

[@ogeyingaji6371]

Yes I like it too

[@lilyscarisbrick9633]

I loved both versions 😂😂 I love how you put it! Very funny 😂😂

[@mew10521]

Ha ha ha ha ha hillside

[@bef9612]

While this one is really pretty, and subtly shows both why they are incompatible, the 2019 version is more outright with it. In this scene, Laurie tells Jo about his plans for the future and how he'd "take care of her" which is exactly what Amy wants, not Jo. In the 2019 version (which I've only seen through clips, but it was the majority of the movie) its more obvious to the audience why she is only interested in him as a friend. She is beating on him all the time, and they are fighting, and challenging each other. It also made me wonder why he didn't bring up his feelings for her sooner, before the proposal in every version? I think its because deep down he knows the same thing.

[@simplysammy7367]

Christian Bale is just so good. So subtle and beautiful. The hurt and pain after the rejection is so well portrayed. He owns every character he plays. Leaving his own inimitable touch to it! So nuanced and subtle, as it should be.

[@cmahima]

Oh love all his movies! Oh Bale!

[@rudrashishdeb1240]

Something bateman would say

[@ezrapranata7584]

he always looks 20 years older than his actual age

[@XGoldenPhoenixX]

“Neither of us can keep our temper!” ”I can!! Unless provoked” hahaha

[@baylee8659]

The way he says that line is hysterical. It's almost like he's being his character from American Psycho lol

[@GabrielCosta-xt1dv]

@@baylee8659 I had watched American Psycho years before watching this version of Little Women, so I really had a hard time NOT thinking that Laurie was going to commit some horrible crime

[@Lauritamuybonita]

@@GabrielCosta-xt1dv hahahahaha

[@pjosepha]

Don’t worry- when he gets angry he puts on a mask and takes down criminals at night. Win win

[@aryannemcneff8692]

“you can’t even propose without quarreling” the laugh is so pure yet bittersweet🥺

[@soulserenade.kcn1992]

Christian Bale is so dreamy here... the way he looks straight into her eyes while professing his love 💕

[@carmagurl317]

Lol ugh seriously, I was like just accept !! Haha

[@rosiepestel7836]

💕💕💖

[@ms.person7686]

If I was Jo I would've excepted his marriage proposal before he even asks

[@freeandnatural]

He's also dreamy as John Rolfe in the film "The New World" as he pursues Pocohontas

[@MatteaEmily]

can we talk about how they're just whispering in a forest

[@ivannamanzur1234]

hahahahahahahahahahahaahhaa lol

[@ahumanyesahuman]

yeah... oh yeah!!!

[@shotsbyjemmi]

Imagine if one of the actors stared in the camera

[@jades.32]

Don't wanna disturb the wild animals

[@ashleymailer6376]

the writer in me don’t be dramatic

[@friendlyworm420]

then marries her little sister like a freak

[@poppyseed1058]

CRYING

[@Liv-hx9xx]

Lmao facts

[@grprsa]

LOL

[@elamplough1]

Amy is perfect for Laurie. Just as Professor Bhaer is perfect for Jo. He comes from humble surroundings, a hard worker and is Jo's intellectual equal. Jo and Laurie have a wonderful friendship but that doesn't necessarily make a successful, happy marriage. Look at how Laurie keeps offering to change for Jo. That's no way to start a relationship.

[@bluesomebodyelse]

and have that ugly mustache :( why Laurie? why?

[@nightflight83]

Careful, Jo! This guy could be a psycho.

[@dylpicklethebugslayer]

Haha luv it

[@Kristine_202]

Or a superhero....

[@dylpicklethebugslayer]

@@Kristine_202 haha good one

[@donahuesheri]

an AMERICAN psycho... dun dun dun

[@worrywart1311]

So she was the catalyst for turning him into one!

[@sally-cinnamon]

"Dear jo, i swear i'll be a saint. I will let you win every argument"- idk but it's so sweet and the line tells about his unconditional love so well ❤️

[@1mollymc]

It's also exactly what she didn't want :')

[@iris-xo]

i would've folded

[@ziggystatdust6008]

"You won't have to write, unless yo want to" probably what sealed Jo's decision.

[@vilwarin5635]

"I will provide for you and your family" How insulting, really.

[@monmothma3358]

Yes it's what showed he didn't get Jo, didn't get what HER dreams were.

[@CT-um7zq]

@@vilwarin5635 it wasn't. it was very sweet and caring and it also meant he didn't get her. Being married is more than the economic aspects of it, she saw they were not matched mentality and love does fade if not feed. It was going to be the perfect breeding ground for anger and resentment. It wouldn't have been a happy marriage

[@beachwanderer1938]

For real!

[@NelleBear]

@the writer in me Really? Why? I thought it was a sweet sentiment. The fact that Laurie would support her no matter what she wanted to do (write or not write; have kids or not have kids; etc.). Wouldn't that be freeing for Jo to know that she could write simply because she loved it? Not because she had to put food on the table? That if she lost her passion to write, it would be okay? As a writer and editor myself, I wholeheartedly disagree with you.

[@parsley_1998]

Jo will always be “the one that got away.” Laurie is spellbound by her entire being. This is the epitome of unrequited love and it’s utterly heartbreaking. The acting in the 1994 film is superb.

[@jenhubbard4433]

The difference in script here between the 1994 proposal and the 2019 proposal is so interesting to me. In this, Laurie ends his speech with "And I'll be hanged if I stand by and watch" where as, in the 2019 version, it is the opposite: "And I will watch." I think the latter is more mature, more accurate, and more devastating than the former. In the 2019 version, he loves her so much that he is willing to put her needs first, he is willing to take the rejection, he is willing to watch her fall in love because he knows that's what she deserves. And he does all this because of how much he loves Jo. In this 1994 version, he comes across as petulant and bitter, which turns a complex relationship into a black and white transaction. It gives the viewer permission to let Laurie fall in love with Amy because you see he is too immature and boyish to love Jo. But in 2019, the audience knows he still loves Jo and our willingness to let him love Amy is much more begrudging, but so much more powerful because we all know the reality of loving more than one person in different ways. Anyway, thanks for reading my TED Talk about one (1) line in Little Women.

[@danigotch123]

Fan of the interpretation because the proposal scene in the 2019 version is one of the best of the films, because I was left thinking once Laurie married Amy, I wondered if Jo actually told him what she was thinking in her loneliness or her new found feelings and appreciation for their bond, what he would have done? I think he does love Amy, but he will always always love Jo. I interpreted that his love for Jo was much deeper than romance, which was really what his relationship with Amy was. Only wish I saw more of Jo and Laurie’s relationship in the film, but I guess I have to read the book for that.

[@alliewithbooks]

I was actually more soothed by the 2019 version for your exact reasoning lol I find the 1994 version so much more devastating. The 2019 version feels like there’s much more of their friendship left intact. The 1994 version feels much more like a painful split.

[@jenhubbard4433]

@@alliewithbooks that's interesting! i think for me the 1994 version comes off immature, but i was actually told recently that i got this comment a bit wrong. in the 2019 version laurie DOES say he would "rather be hanged than watch," just earlier in the scene and it's not lingered upon/ended with. so him ending with "and i will watch" does add a level of finality to his grief, from anger to acceptance. all hail greta gerwig for a masterpiece of a script

[@paulaz.flaquer9570]

I loved your Ted talk 👏😂

[@Book_Dragon2562]

Jen Hubbard What he actually says is he’d rather hang than realize they don’t belong together. He’d rather be dead than believe what she’s saying about them as truth. So even though they are similar words, the timing and context give them completely different meanings.

[@SK-fy8dl]

I also tried rationalizing Jo's marriage to Professor Bhaer, that he was her intellectual match who supported her writing. But then I read Louisa May Alcott's letter where she said she made Jo end up with Professor Bhaer to troll readers. Alcott wanted Jo to be single, but her publisher forced her to make Jo marry. Therefore, out of rebellion, Alcott made Jo marry a comical figure old enough to be her dad. The book would have been so much better if Jo never married.

[@ginaaa596]

I don't see why she had to marry Jo in order for the book to be published.

[@jessieee_p]

@@ginaaa596 In those days single women were seen as economically disenfranchised and, societally speaking, write-offs. Having the protagonist end up single simply wasn't a viable option if Alcott wanted to get published in that time.

[@Book_Dragon2562]

I realize it’s her story and therefore her vision but I hate the idea of Jo never marrying. I actually dislike a lot of Jo’s “progressive” qualities. Not because I believe she had to marry or that a woman shouldn’t be equal to a man but because I hate how Alcot made the character reject all her inherently feminine qualities just to prove a point and having her defiantly remain single would have been just another example of that.

[@agirlwithdreams15]

TheCjma88 Jo wasn't inherently feminine, that's the whole point. I see your comments everywhere on Little Women related videos, and I'm tired of it. There's nothing wrong with a woman who is less feminine.

[@jessieee_p]

You’re right, Alcott was trying to prove a point. Not all qualities associated with femininity are ‘inherent’ to every woman, including the desire for marriage/partnership. Women like Jo are far more common and normal than you think, and their aspirations are just as valid as characters like Meg, who want a family and dress in a traditionally feminine way.

[@FrankieTanner55]

Christian Bale's confession at 1:01 is just breathtaking. I think it should be everyone's goal to have someone admit their feelings in this passionate, whispering manner!

[@kaitlynlesso]

The way he says “I want you” just melts my heart!!! Christian Bale is an amazing actor!!!

[@avengerwidow9]

this scene always breaks my heart bc the hurt and disappointment of laurie's face is so great. god how i wish they ended up together!!

[@kathrynorozco5416]

natalia alianovna she didn’t love him that way.

[@elamplough1]

As a hopeless romantic, I prefer the classic happy ending, where the boy gets the girl, but Jo and Laurie just didn't fit. They had wonderful fun together (and I grieved the loss of it!) but to Jo, Laurie was like the brother she'd always wanted, and didn't contain the depth to touch the innermost part of her soul. Professor Bhaer did. He drew Jo out with appreciation, and their transcendentalist backgrounds brought each other together. Jo would have never been able to fulfill her greater destiny with Laurie.

[@xdoriandanger]

@@elamplough1 love your reply. Most of my life I maintained that Laurie was the one for Jo, and I've read dozens of comments disagreeing and I wasn't sold yet until I read your comment.

[@xdoriandanger]

I'm one of those horrible people who only saw the movies, did not read the book unfortunately. My opinion came from feeling that, in the movie at least, Laurie would had satisfied Jo's desire for adventure, being treated as an equal by her partner, and he has seen her at her worst over the years and still genuinely loved her and was ready to take care of her and her family. I liked the professor too, but it seemed like he slowed her down; made her docile. In the movie--he ended up being right but still--when she writes intense stories and he is like "not feeling this" it felt like dad saying no to fun lol. When she tells Laurie she "can't go be a wife", well that's not how it would have been had she chosen Laurie. She would have had fun and been forever young. The Professor literally aged her. She will not be "bashing around" anywhere with that one. In a good way and good things came from it, yes, but that doesn't eliminate the aging factor. Jo's energetic and passionate zest for life would have kept going/flourished with Laurie.

[@jcooper8070]

Dorian Danger Agreed! There will be no "bashing" around with Bhaer!!

[@Danusha_Goska]

Christian Bale is so good here. He wrings everything from this scene

[@monmothma3358]

Yes he went all in. Totally believable in both eagerness and anger/sadness.

[@limetreess]

This is the only part that finally broke me and made me cry

[@cauthoncrazy]

He nails this!!! I love it.

[@coffeetea8577]

huge shout out to Louisa May for showing us that a man and a woman can still love one another, have a meaningful connection yet remain best friends. Jo could see that she and Laurie would never work out depsite how much she loves him. And Laurie getting his heart broken was the thing he needed to grow up and be a man. He became a wonderful husband to Amy because he learnt how to finally love and Jo found the partner of her heart in Friedrich.

[@tamisweetie]

Reshme Subramaniam Wow, what a beautiful explanation. Thank you for sharing this perspective I agree wholeheartedly. This story means so much to me.

[@soulserenade.kcn1992]

But Friedrich seemed so boring... bleh

[@lt4462]

in my mind Jo is simply a lesbian in the wrong era

[@solkai7575]

L T hOnestly

[@avenueis1377]

And she did it in the 19th century get it queen

[@teejay5432]

😭 she's spouting all this stuff that she's not cultured or fancy enough for his tastes and he's just like 'I want YOU".

[@JenniferBrigitteOpticalVortex]

This scene breaks my heart!

[@misspriss2482]

He may have wanted her, but she wasn't what he needed. She was smart enough and knew both of them well enough to know that.

[@monmothma3358]

She's really saying that's not the life she wants, though.

[@summer-c7i]

@@monmothma3358 Yes, she wants a life that she creates, not that one is handed to her. But on the other hand, I do believe Teddy would've stepped aside and let her do that. Like another poster said (paraphrasing), he supported her imaginary world that was based on her writing. He said you wouldn't have to write unless you want to. So, she could pursue her writing -- earning money or just for the enjoyment. But know that she's safe. I'm sure Teddy was progressive enough to allow them to have more of equal partnership in their marriage, so Jo wouldn't have to feel like she's being a burden or treated as a child. He understood the need to free of society's conventions, because deep down, he was like that as well. So a partnership she could earn her way in a sense, creating her own life/their life together. Her happiness was very important to Teddy, but would Jo feel like he's giving up too much? And maybe there was a side of Jo didn't want to feel safe? And I mean, she did start a school, after all. What woman in those days, especially at her economic status, could or would try to start a school? That's so risky! And the safety blanket of being taken care of? That's still having a handout (of course, should be grateful for in those days). So conflicted on these two, lol. ^ my analytical side speaking. But if I have to pick a couple, it's Jo and Teddy. Their happiness together is what wins me. But if I compare them to Jo/Frederick or Amy/Teddy. Their relationships are like: If you're always trying to make each other happy, doesn't the relationship feel more forced/exhausting? Compatibility in terms of life goals, values and all that are good... they are needed, help cement bonds.... There's an acceptance -- a peace to Jo/Friedrich because of their intellectual compatibility/life goals. Or Teddy/Amy are. Both like extravagant lives. And it's good how Amy challenged Teddy to mature -- a partner who can challenge you to become better. But what I feel is lacking is between those two couples is happiness -- not a reason to be happy, you just are! With J/F or A/T, do they ever think about each other and smile? Do they laugh just looking at each other? Not stupid puppy love or Romeo/Juliet kind of idealistic love. Is passion the word? I rarely see these two couples smile, share a laugh. If these two couple's compatibility started to ebb, such as if Jo started to hate writing (not likely), would her and Friedrich's bond be as tight? Because if you're genuinely happy around each other, you value each other as people, you genuinely care about each other, everything else should be peanuts!!! That you'll find a way to be together. Not because so and so is compatible with you in terms of a vocation. Jo and Teddy are still laughing during their proposal fight. And then, they're so comfortable together. They're true friends, despite their bickering. They have a deep knowing of each other ("I know you, Jo"), and he was right. They have deep discussions. ^ my heart. For me, one of the greatest things I want in a man is sweetness. If we can't joke, smile, I can't be with him.

[@mitzara25]

i guess she just doesn't want to get married I mean I get what she means tho I never read the book maybe I should

[@Sarahmarknz01]

No-one can ever play Jo March as perfectly as Winona did.

[@nowirehangers2815]

The older movies are much much better

[@boyjvoyej]

saoirse ronan can

[@sharikakhaled1096]

@@boyjvoyej not even close

[@dicenqueeresantigua6415]

But She was too beautiful for being Jo.

[@ToYourHealthAndMine]

​@@dicenqueeresantigua6415Yeah, that's always the case in movies. They never use plain actresses for main roles, even if she was described as plain in the book.

[@kiaraco3550]

Not ready to see Saoirse & Timothée doing this😍😭

[@melissatranfield4054]

Ikr 😍😍

[@sarahlauren5643]

I'm just not ready to watch Timothée in general

[@kerenhapucvargasamador5858]

OMG i Know Girls !!!

[@JustCallMeBo1]

Their scene wasn't as good as this one in my opinion. I don't know why but it didn't hit me like this one did.

[@kerenhapucvargasamador5858]

JustCallMeBo really?? Well in my country has not released until january 24. So when i see it i'll response again my opinion haha

[@swifty1147]

The way he goes from smiling and almost high on the excitement from kissing her and proposing to the painful comedown from her rejection is so great. All the good feelings just left him.

[@jamiedianne6778]

His face at the end of this scene! 😭 Perfectly captures boyish heartbreak. JUST. SO. GOOD.

[@Wonderland4577]

Can we talk about how he placed his jacket on the log before she rested on it. So sweet.

[@ashleybates1495]

I think she actually did love him, but wasn’t ready to make that type of commitment. She knew that if she married him she would have had to give up her freedom and independence and she wasn’t ready for that. She wanted to explore her writing and experience new things and Teddy just wanted to make her a stay at home wife with a writing hobby. He obviously loved her but he didn’t “get her”

[@NelleBear]

I get where you're coming from...but I have to disagree. Laurie was always on board with Jo's writing and acting, and was so excited to be a part of the March sisters' club. I personally think he would have supported Jo no matter what she wanted to do; I mean all Laurie wanted to be was free. Why would you think he'd want her to be a stay at home wife? He loves Jo because she's not a traditional "stay at home wife" woman. Jo later admits she regretted saying no to Laurie; she knows he was the love of her life. Although the Professor supported her writing and career, she couldn't be as carefree and silly as she was with Laurie, which I think was such a beautiful part of their relationship.

[@jomason6492]

YesNelle I whole heartedly agree! She was afraid that marriage would isolate her from her sisters too as she wasn’t pleased that Meg was marrying either, saying, why can we just stay as we are? Implying that she just wants to live and be happy with her family and sisters. I think that she was also scared of loving Laurie. She’d never confronted her feelings for him before until his kiss. I think it was overwhelming for her to think that she would marry and become a house wife. I think she was scared of losing her current relationship with Laurie too. I definitely think he understood her because out of everyone he could see what was under her tomboy exterior. She just needed to give him a chance.

[@summer-c7i]

@@NelleBear Yups. T's an artist, too. He wanted to be free, but didn't have the guts to oppose his grandfather. "Locked-up." And the carefree part, T/J could just be. As I said in another post, how can you be relaxed during the bickering/proposing to laugh? They were genuinely happy together. I feel like F/J would have to make each other happy. And then if I look at the kiss, notice how she's so embracing during the actual kiss until she comes to her senses. She doesn't have the stinkah face or mad during his kiss. She's embracing it! I do believe Teddy should've respected her rejections, tho. Because as far as the script goes, she doesn't love him like that. So, maybe the embracing is Winona applying some artistic license or Winona on a personal level is attracted to Christian. But can't help to think that T/J is like Harry/Hermione. They're not suppose to be together, but they wander to each other naturally.

[@sosomusubi9413]

@@NelleBear Yes, but you have to remember that she didn't say regret saying "no" to Laurie because she realized she loved him, she regretted saying no because she didn't want to be alone. However, that's not love. If she said yes to Laurie for the reason of not wanting to alone and unloved, it wouldn't have been fair to either of them. In the end, while it's heartbreaking, she simply didn't love him in the way he wanted.

[@nanamaja9350]

Yes i agree. She Was very childlike too. She loved her family and family life and being FREE and creative and dreamy. And even though she loved Laurie that Was Not the moment that she could say yes to his proposal and therefor await a marriage soon. She Was awaiting her own self growing up, which in her case meant following her vocation. As soon as she would have Done that of course she would have said yes i believe. For him to ask her AT this point in this Scene is Not a good Timing. He is ready to ask her for her Hand Here. IT is probably because He is a bit more mature and has found his stabile place in society.. He knows he's taking over the Business of his family (if i understand right).. So therefor He doesnt have a Hard fight in Front of him and is at a place in life where he comes to terms with who He wants to settle down, who He loves. She is in a more uneasy place AT that point. If she had married him, the security would have maybe made IT too easy for her to Not go for what she wanted to Do..to write and so on Anyway. Yes, IT makes sense she didnt accept the proposal.. No, i dont think they would have Not gotten together later again.

[@saharadessert8917]

Christian Bale: Meaningful, heartfelt whispers Timothee Chalamet: "Maybe if I yell louder, she'll change her mind"

[@juliannatunde3756]

He is much less scary tho, I mean Chalamet… he portrays the heartfelt wanting and than devastation so strongly, but still doesn’t feel threatening, this version does a little

[@saharadessert8917]

@@juliannatunde3756 true

[@umbramaex]

I did not think he was yelling in that scene at all , I felt a man portraying love differently than og Laurie. This version though is soft and bittersweet but Timothee’s I felt more personally for some reason.

[@stillsearching1284]

The 2019 rejection scene is far more brutal. You can feel Laurie getting his heart ripped out. Chalamet and Ronan did a great job.

[@Rikkilover17]

dramatic beats in this is so much better than the 2019 version. The way they go from friendly to panic to giggling to considering and bargaining to rejection to sadness and regret. the 2019 version is just like two kids arguing in a highschool hallway. there is no range. Heartbreak isn't always a whirlwind of anger and arguing sometimes it really just is a disappointment and realizing that you rejected a future.

[@Malibustacy1484]

Yes! Yes! I am biased as I prefer this movie to the 2019 version, you are so right about this being better. 2019 version did seem like they were bickering high schoolers.

[@kimnguyen1227]

Beautifully said

[@THOMAS2910able]

This feels more Shakespeare, the new incarnation feels more realistic and raw.

[@myytchanneldinakoha8498]

Pineapple Pioneer And Shakespearean is not good because...

[@THOMAS2910able]

@@myytchanneldinakoha8498 where did I say it was bad, you're making something out of nothing.

[@sourandcream]

Myytchanneldinako Ha it’s not that it’s bad... its just that some people prefer real while others prefer shakespearean

[@sweetbitter2]

Weren't the 1800's a romantic century?

[@juanaabadiebottcher5508]

Pineapple Pioneer Its not that this version is less real than Greta's one. The thing is that the characters in the new adaptation adopted modern mannerism and behaviour, so they come across as if they were from our time. This scene is real but they act as two young people from the 1800'S

[@Uoutube1066]

And so Batman fell in love with wills mom

[@lottie8975]

sofia Koehnen 😂😂😂

[@mirastudillo1178]

Umm yes

[@taylorsscarf1381]

Wow what a LOVE STORY!

[@raafat_reema]

it's joyce also veronica from heathers

[@Sixgirlss]

more like veronica sawyer

[@laurenconrad1799]

I understood not wanting Timothy Chalamet. I can wrap my head around that. Not marrying Christian Bale in his Laurie haircut? Ooh, not something I can wrap my brain around, as much as I'd like to. haha.

[@tramymyken]

hahahaha yesssss...thats what i was thinking hhahahah...

[@rachel14rod]

Yes.

[@higreg5720]

ugh yeah

[@emilian7052]

Yeah haha

[@bellaancheta5407]

Who’s here after watching the new one with Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet??

[@prairiete]

Yup. I loved that scene in their version

[@darthslayder6904]

I can’t tell which one I like better. Jo was just a little off in the 2019 one, but I think they captured Laurie’s petulance better in that one.

[@sarahxo2317]

I just watched it for the first time and I really enjoyed it. This will always be the superior version for me.

[@willapotter5455]

@@sarahxo2317 why do you think so?

[@kendallcannon345]

I liked the 2019 version way better. I thought it was more realistic and I like the way Timothee portrayed Laurie way better. The pa8n is shown so much better in the 2019 version. I think both versions are good, but they are so different and hit so differently.

[@jen-tv7yw]

Timothee's laurie was very good but in my heart, Christian bale will always be my laurie❤

[@gabriellanelson]

Yes, yes yes. 😭

[@rosiepestel7836]

Me too...

[@carpediem0065]

When Christian Bale says marry me you marry him loml

[@rmusic8969]

Exactly

[@theladyprincess]

pretty sure christian bale was my first crush because of this movie...also can’t believe he was around 21 in this!

[@i_7274]

“We’d kill each other” “Nonsense”

[@ShoSho-cq7ct]

How come I’ve rarely had this kind of conversation with people in real life ?! Lol . The passionate, intense eye contact, whispery voice, intently listening and responding kind of conversation!!!

[@skyejacques]

Hopefully you will soon. It's about energy resonance. I have the same issue. I am not resonating at that frequency xx

[@nafisraihan961]

"Neither of us can keep our temper", Dude just don't keep an axe around him

[@aditisk99]

And do not talk about Dorcia

[@vegetasolo1221]

You like Huey Lewis & the news?

[@asiandolcelatte]

or getting mad because of a business card

[@Lowebotz]

It's hip to be square ;)

[@rach.hostetter_3829]

i’m so mad that i’m the 2019 version they didn’t kiss...

[@c.dawson5858]

they didn't kiss in the book so I don't think it was necessary. On the contrary, I think it would be contradictory as Jo makes clear that she doesn't love Laurie that way and she never will. So I find it better that they don't kiss in the new one because it's more accurate to the book and to what the writter wanted. And she for sure didn't want a love story betweem these two, she wanted to show us a strong character who doesn't fall in love as easily as novels and film industry made us believe.

[@lunix3562]

@@c.dawson5858 I agree. I also like the decision to not kiss because it really does emphasize their friendship. The new version also fleshed out Laurie/Amy and she is the only one he kissed.

[@TheLittleFangirl]

Yeah, it's a pity consent is a thing, so so so unromantic:(

[@uyen6360]

at least they should kiss :3 how great it will be ":((((

[@rach.hostetter_3829]

now i’m commenting back lol I REALIZED that i actually ship laurie with amy more. idk why i didn’t ship it before. i think it’s because in the movie they didn’t build the relationship up as much as i wanted so it looked rushed if that makes sense

[@lukasmiller486]

This is how people friend zoned each other in the 1800’s.

[@alannacarroll3803]

This was the first time I fell in love with Christian Bale.

[@Kim-ss5bb]

Me to and when he played batman

[@alannacarroll3803]

Kim I fell in love then x

[@clearsky8370]

@@Kim-ss5bb Yeaaaah he's the best Batman ever

[@mubasharkayani1088]

And till this day i still am

[@gracenoth8488]

It was Newsies for me

[@karinaramirez7353]

Why does younger Christian Bale look so much like Timothée they kinda act the same to. It’s truly amazing

[@NelleBear]

lol Christian Bale makes Timothee look like a skinny 15 year old boy in my opinion. Couldn't get past that in the new version. For me Bale is so masculine and romantically handsome as Laurie; Tim looks like a kid playing dress up.

[@karinaramirez7353]

YesNelle YesNelle I actually haven’t watched the new version so maybe he did I was just kinda referring to him in other movies.

[@thedarkphoenix1640]

They literally look nothing alike.

[@aly8950]

They don’t act the same at all lmao

[@vanessaberry8218]

I love so much they chemistry that every time I remember that they don't end up together it broke my heart

[@jennas9211]

This is living proof of how Winona Ryder is the best female actress out there, because she can play roles like Jo, and then she can play roles like Lydia from Beetlejuice

[@saratemp790]

Yes Winona was technically too pretty to play Joe. But with her good acting and giving the character that raucous tomboy energy, she made her Jo believable.

[@Hop3fulRomantic]

(0:55 saliva string YUCK!) Laurie and Jo are such wonderful friends. In my opinion Jo only ever loved Laurie as a dear friend but was never IN LOVE with him. (You can immediately see the panic on her face when he takes her hand.) What's more they were not compatible with one another and whilst all couples will have their differences, in the end their differences would have put a strain on their marriage/relationship and Jo knew this. The biggest flaw with is proposal though was his saying "Jo wouldn't have to write unless she wanted to." I think that was the final nail in the coffin to be honest because Jo IS her writing. It's the very essence of her being and it's what she wanted to do always...she wanted to earn her money through her writing. Laurie never truly understood this and also dismissed it as a prized hobby. Jo and Laurie are more like brother and sister. In my mind Laurie and Amy are a lovely couple and Jo and Bhaer are perfection! And i think it's extremely fitting because Laurie was always destined to become part of their family, just as Jo's brother in law not her husband which is so much better. The only thing Laurie was right about in this scene was that Jo would find a good man whom she would love tremendously and live and die for...Freidrich Bhaer.

[@LucyWhiskers]

This is still and always will be my favorite version of this scene. I’ve been watching it since I was little and it’s so incredibly beautiful and perfect in every way. I honestly feel like the performance in the 2019 one is not nearly as special or powerful as this one. Saoirse did a good job, but Timothy just....isn’t Laurie to me. This scene will always mean so much to me. And being older and a writer now, I want to rewatch the movie so badly because I feel like I’d appreciate it so much more than I did in the past.

[@melanieschaefermeyer6955]

I have never full heartedly agreed to a comment about the 2019 adaption so much. This Laurie will forever be the only Laurie for me

[@theinvisibleme4104]

I still can't understand why she didn't choose him. She went over there and married a dude who can be her father

[@sailorarwen6101]

the invisible me really? You can’t? She explains it very well and she’s absolutely right. They’re both headstrong but they’re total opposites. He would eventually want a wife that’s always there for him when she needs someone who will allow her to be free.

[@vilwarin5635]

The profesor was totally on board with her working and writing, while for Laurie it was just a hobby worthless of interest. He only talks about buying her things, when he could help her to go to college, as she wishes. And it is also that thing about "providing" for her family, as if they need his money to be happy. So insulting.

[@elamplough1]

I felt the same when I first saw this movie but when you think about it, Jo simply doesn't love Laurie the same way that he loves her. There are different kinds of love and she loves him as her closest friend - almost as if he's her brother. The idea of marrying Laurie would be so wrong for Jo.

[@pinkandhugs]

Because she didn’t feel any butterflies or that earth shattering feeling...

[@normalgirlcvco]

1:44 here's your answer to why she didn't choose him

[@johannastromberg514]

No one can beat Christian bale as laurie or this actress as jo. They capture them so perfectly!

[@lolancruz608]

What!? She's Winona Ryder!

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

Nah Timothee and Saoirse did a really great job

[@waitsx4028]

True...but did you really call Winona Ryder "this actress"?...

[@giacherubini249]

@@waitsx4028 yeah she’s the Winona Ryder

[@rewolfllaw]

Ain't no way you called her "this actress" when she is literally Winona Ryder, one of the icons in the 90s.

[@grahamharper8114]

Winona is the most beautiful actress ever, no contest.

[@kicklayoutfosse7009]

I keep hearing "I have loved you since the moment I clapped eyes on you"

[@urlocalimu]

isnt it?

[@gigibuste5421]

Timothee sounds just like him 🥺❤️ Pure perfection with the new cast ✨👌🏻 Really sad that Jo and Laurie never ended up together 😭💔

[@aditisinghal7622]

Christian bale is so charming...

[@orangesheep1294]

who dare friendzoned Christian Bale

[@nikkiej.5875]

Aww, when this scene was sad. Totally not prepared for the scene with Saoirse and Timothée.

[@BohoChic5]

This scene will continue to break my heart forever

[@FairyAngel111]

This is a very Anne of Green Gables moment (the 80s version with Megan Follows) when Anne turns Gilbert down.

[@melodieknowsit]

OMG true

[@rieyopark5144]

I have crush on Winona since Edward Scissorhands, she always pretty

[@darcyliz9993]

*OMG. SAME. SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL* 😭😭😭

[@annyperez2108]

If someone would kiss me like that, promised me love, care for me and my family, protection and: "I'll be a saint, I'll let you win every argument" and promised me luxury? Y'all know imma say YES! 🤚🏻😌✨

[@carmagurl317]

Hahahaha same girl

[@justkimmy1399]

Sameee

[@mew10521]

Ha ha

[@ruthlessxo99]

Saame. I would never deny marrying Christian Bale haha

[@nonom9661]

Yess yess yessss 🤚

[@nicolette2266]

Why did I watch this. Winona Ryder just broke my heart 😭😭 💔

[@clarissam.3990]

3:08 If you look closely you can actually pinpoint the exact moment his heart breaks in two.

[@henriettaanneeles490]

I really love how this scene was executed. I hope Timothee and Saoirse match up with their own different interpretation

[@Liv-hx9xx]

Same from what I’ve seen in the trailer it looks great

[@sceneandseenful]

I love timothee and saoirse but the talents in Bale and Ryder are indescribable

[@prairiete]

So?

[@brishtibhattacharya9752]

They did. The proposal scene in that movie was equally good if not better and is handled in a much matured way.

[@rrr441]

Well... they didn't

[@realcrusadeon]

*Friendzoned

[@MsSonnencreme]

CrusadeOn kind of *brotherzoned

[@gingerisevil02]

I knew someone was gonna say this.

[@samanetha89]

I feel like this film did such a better job at building their relationship/friendship then the Greta Gerwig interpretation. In this film I really felt the love and adoration they had for each other and the build up that led to this moment. I really didn't feel that in the 2019 film. However, I did love the portrayal Amy in the newest film, that was probably its saving grace for me.

[@sarahxo2317]

Same Florence’s performance as Amy was the highlight of the 2019 version and actually made me like the Amy/Laurie ship. However it didn’t have the same warmth or heart as the ‘94 version.

[@stillsearching1284]

The rejection scene between Saorise Ronan and Timothee Chalamet is even more brutal than this. Ronan's Jo absolutely guts Chalmet's Laurie, and he looks like he is dying afterward.

[@sweetbitter2]

1:35 Winona chewing a gum.

[@parkyoongi6337]

them: argues elegantly between nature 2019 version: chaos in a football field

[@annevanity3922]

them: forcibly kisses her and whispering in a forest sounding very much like a school play 2019 version: raw, crying from both of them and full of regret and sadness, filmed at an angle where Laurie is smaller than her (shes above him on the hill) showing his vulnerability, jo trying desperately to convince him to move on

[@spiritofecstasy187]

I love the passion Christian bale showed in this scene

[@lapetitband2588]

The most beautiful "Little Women" film ever

[@chrissyr8387]

Joe and Laurie Anne and Gilbert Noah and Allie Why do so many of my favorite couples have this same issue 😭

[@elfielaurie6588]

Chrissy R at least we know that Anne and Gilbert end up together

[@chrissyr8387]

@@elfielaurie6588 That's the only consolation 😓😞

[@nativenewyorker3144]

Chrissy R What are Noah and Allie from? (I know the other two couples I just never heard of the last one)

[@chrissyr8387]

@@nativenewyorker3144 The notebook

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

IKR. Especially if you add in the Scarlet Fever it went bang like the 2nd couple when I watched the 2019 adaptation today in the cinema

[@smgall6793]

My biggest flex is that I’ve rewatched this scene so many times that I can recite both parts by heart

[@Julesorjulz]

1994 Little Women just hits different. I love the way movies were filmed in the 90s. This one's such a timeless piece. This scene is so well done. They really didn't say much in this scene, but it was very passionate.

[@roxanne4820]

I always thought Jo was Laurie's one true love

[@psyrmc]

Not the other way around.

[@charlenerafferty3534]

She was but it's unrequited

[@charlenerafferty3534]

@@lestopia that's because Laurie loved Jo but it was unrequited and it's says that on TV tropes victorious childhood friend Laurie married a girl from childhood Amy but not the one he harbour romantic feelings since then Jo so Laurie was unlucky and victorious also he was hopeless suitor for Jo Laurie wanted Jo but didn't get her in the end cause she never wanted him back also on the Wikipedia Laurie admits his feelings for Jo which was obvious from the moment they met but she insists she does not feel the same way also it says Laurie is hopelessly besotted with Jo and waits years for his love to be requited but Jo does not feel the same and stay true to herself

[@mjboutin7224]

Agreed. He settled for poor Amy.

[@brishtibhattacharya9752]

No never. Laurie never realized what it was like being 'IN LOVE' until he met Amy . He thought that was love but it wasn't. It was habit. Being used to one's company doesnt mean you love him and you want to spend your life together.

[@milliesaysokboomer]

I think the Laurie in 2019 was much more mature and emotionally stable, but I feel like timothee overdid it. Christian’s quiet subtle manner the whole time makes the last line ‘ and I’ll be hanged’ so much more poignant and you can really feel his pain, especially because he had managed to be light hearted the whole time but couldn’t keep it together anymore at the end whereas 2019 Laurie was just sobbing his heart out the whole time. Don’t get me wrong I think Timmy is a stellar actor definitely one of the rock of ages of acting but I find Christian’s interpretation really manages to show how Laurie is crushed instead of 2019 Laurie finally letting his feelings out as if it would kill him if he didn’t. I think 2019 Laurie was relieved, Christian’s Laurie was crushed

[@lizbeth.gonzalez]

This version will always be my favorite. The 2019 version was nothing compared to this.

[@Luciana-np1yv]

This is the best version of the movie. I love Greta Gerwig and of course I adore Timmy, but the 2019 version has not a quarter of the magic this one has.

[@lovemusichappy]

As soon as he said “I want you” it’s game over if this girl doesn’t want him I will take him 😂

[@jbhalodia]

This scene truly reflects the complex nature of their deep and loving friendship - Jo knew she felt strongly for Laurie but also knew it wasn't exactly the right type of love. You can see she cares for him deeply and that their friendship is a tender one by their body language here. I feel like the 2019 version doesn't portray this complexity as well.

[@avengerwidow9]

winona and christian are always gonna be the superior jo and laurie!

[@CL-Lynn]

I have to say it "Let's see Paul Allen's unrequited love scene"

[@rargnari2606]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS😂

[@ericascorpio5189]

I can unless provoked lol I love Christian Bales acting

[@roxanne4820]

Winona and Christian were both just so perfect as Jo and Laurie

[@PREETI_2931]

First I saw 2019 film then 1994 film, and I can say that I will watch 1994 little women again and again. 2019 is just a one time watch movie.

[@moonrising]

oh i love little women 1994 version sm

[@emmadee2480]

I’ve always loved them so much. Now there’s basically a published fanfic of a book about them. Yay! Finally!

[@nanamaja9350]

Oh really. What its Name? :)

[@iampotato3380]

Jo & Laurie by Margaret Stohl and Melissa De La Cruz

[@bashie_GT]

Winona Ryder and Christian bale, *chefs kiss*

[@kennyotoole1492]

I’m in love with Winona’s hair in this movie 😍😍

[@chrisninamartinez3851]

Goodness! I just watched 2019 version, and I felt like I cheated on this movie! I can't! This is still the best!

[@JacobHill-i1k]

The reason Christian Bale became an actor was so that he could know what it's like to be a normal guy getting rejected...😂

[@ashleykaltenberger4680]

I'll marry you Teddy!

[@zhviola8906]

I prefer this version of this scene over the 2019 version🥰

[@eyemesem]

i like this scene from 1994 more than the 2019 version. here, both Bale and Winona look, talk and act like they belong from this period. in the 2019 version, aside from the inaccurate costuming, the people talk loud and so modern and so wordy. if you're going to make them sound modern, might as well set that movie in the modern times. there's a lack of romanticism in the 2019 version, it's too "woke", almost completely ignoring the situation from that period

[@miriamvegavarela6882]

Exactly!!! Couldn't have said it better, the 2019 version has so much force feminism is torture to watch

[@tessmoffett5512]

I have to agree. I don’t like that Hollywood is doing this with basically every period piece now. They modernize the characters in speech and behavior so much that it’s just like watching a modern drama with petticoats and stockings. I couldn’t put my finger on why I didn’t like it, but you nailed it- it lacks romanticism!!

[@xilamonster]

First, he promises to take care of your family Then he becomes Patrick Bateman Finally, he is Batman.

[@ishani1274]

I just watched the 2019 film and while it was so good in so many ways, this is still my favourite version of this scene. Timothy was a bit flippant in his scene while Christian Bale's earnestness here makes my heart ache

[@Kelly-on3kf]

Ishani Banerjee I disagree!! I think Timothée was very emotional and didn’t want to let her go

[@NelleBear]

Agreed. Christian Bale will always be Laurie to me.

[@MKlim1398]

I got it. They don't work as a couple. It was better for them to remain friends. idc, I still ship them.

[@enbymack1846]

This is one of my all time favorite scenes in cinema. Every time, I'm on the edge of my seat. Just say yes, Jo! Look what you're doing to this kind, beautiful man. Ugh I can't, I can't.

[@nanamaja9350]

Same Here. Please someone Tell me that they come together in the end :'(

[@dorahehe2143]

@@nanamaja9350They don’t😭

[@alannacarroll3803]

This is the moment that always broke my heart.

[@HaileyZiegelmeyer]

The 1994 version is the only one that deserves rights

[@avagillan5262]

I love the 2019 version but thus is still by far the best. This is the first version i ever saw, and its just better to me. Plus it has more famous people (or people who have been famous longer), actors and actresses who have been doing it so long that they are legends.

[@catherinehernandez2935]

I know people are talking about deep stuff about this scene or something but man the saliva in the kiss... uhhhh...

[@drfifteenmd7561]

I know. The kiss was uncomfortable because of that. She was struggling so much against it too.

[@jaydas8976]

Yeah she didn’t want to kiss him, that part of the scene makes me very uncomfortable bc they don’t kiss in the book

[@p1ysaucedo]

Yeah exchange of saliva tends to happens during a kiss...

[@nataleerose4803]

Pause at 0:56 Love ya hon 😂😂😂

[@rabbitmaze]

I love this jo and laurie. especially jo.

[@oo-jii]

Jo: * touches affectionately Laurie: * touches affectionately back Jo: nope