LITTLE WOMEN - How Greta Gerwig Revolutionized a Literary Classic

Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for free: www.expressvpn.com/patrickwil...
Watch this video ad-free on Nebula nebula.app/videos/patrick-h-w...
This week: we're looking at the way Greta Gerwig's adaptation restructures Louisa May Alcott's classic novel. What's up with the parallel timelines? Let's talk about it!
PATREON ► / patrickhwillems
MERCH ► bit.ly/2Q7cPdc
REDDIT ► bit.ly/2Uj44j0
______________________________________
TWITTER: / patrickhwillems
INSTAGRAM: / patrickhwillems
______________________________________
FEATURING
Matt Torpey / matthewtorpey
Jake Torpey / jrtorpey
Rachel Curland
Mike Curran / mikel_curran
Charl
______________________________________
Music by Epidemic Sound
______________________________________
SEND US SOME MAIL:
Patrick Willems
P.O. Box 380333
Brooklyn, NY 11238

[@michaelcavanaugh971]

two timelines are confusing! unless a man does it, then it’s handsome and smart and brilliant and he gets an oscar

[@MrPtrlix]

Can't wait to see Tenet reviews haha

[@neilchatterjee7644]

Why can’t I like this comment more than once??

[@noornounou7036]

TRULY

[@someinteresting]

Yeah, because books written by a woman like The Luminaries with its timeline all over the place aren't awarded Booker prizes.

[@erikkr3491]

@@someinteresting Whoa! One book won one prize. You proved that sexism isn't real. Great job!

[@thingswithcats7381]

"the new hot thing is little women videos" OH GOD LET THIS PROPHECY COME TRUE

[@RoyalKnightVIII]

Yeah boiiiiii public domain FTW!

[@BrianaMichelleMeyer]

What I have been craving since I was a young girl! Give us ALL the Little Women videos.

[@pstudios4563]

It's happening! Lindsay Ellis has already done one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emOUqYCZidqHo9U

[@jerem8584]

Perverted..there's plays at least three versions of the book and no one accepts pedofiles, but your comments wasn't stupid peoples black humor wich includes everything assaulting but in included short women.

[@AnnekeOosterink]

I mean, I've only seen about 50 video essays and read 20 blogposts about this adaptation of little women. Depends on your bubble.

[@YayapLives]

That shot of the movie where Jo is handed the book and the book is visible behind the literally orange tinted glass while she is not and it splits the whole frame vertically in half orange to blue is great. Also very on the nose.

[@Wired4Life2]

Well, it's the final shot, so it's all right to be on the nose.

[@alexa_renae]

I feel like you kind of skimmed over a really important part of Jo's arc in the Gerwig adaptation by cutting off the end of her "marriage isn't all a woman is fit for" monologue: the part where she says she's lonely. THAT'S the line that really hits me every time I watch the movie.

[@ravenfrancis1476]

That seems to contradict everything the movie is saying thematically, though? I don't think it's a very empowering message to be like "yeah marriage isn't all a woman is fit for but you'll be lonely the entire time". That seems just as sexist as the message you're trying to counteract.

[@wwaxwork]

@@ravenfrancis1476 As a woman much older than I suspect most people here are. I spent the first 45 years of my life very forcefully unmarried/long term relationshipped a lot like Joe. Then I met the right person & while it wasn't fireworks & the love of great movies, it is very nice to be married to a friend who I care for deeply, that I have to put aside my dreams of running my own business & moving half a world away to be with. I chose to do it with the very same determination & focus I'd stayed unmarried my whole life. The thing is feminism is about the right to chose & to change our choices. Joe is a fictional character, but who is to say she'd have one day been rich & famous from her writing, she had written, she had dedicated herself to writing & had been a writer. Now it is time for her to be something else & find a new dream for the second half of her life. Though honestly bookwriting wise it's a complete cop out, but in RL well I'm having a ball, great sex with my best friend & company on lifes adventures is not to be sneezed at.

[@neyugnn]

​@@ravenfrancis1476 The line is about more than romance, though! She says it while alone in the attic, the same place she used to plan plays with her sisters in her childhood. Her loneliness is about her sisters leaving her just as much as it is about Laurie, and thematically, the story is all about trying to reconcile that warm past vs her lonely present. I found the inclusion of her loneliness a really lovely, nuanced addition to the typical narrative of strong independent female protagonist. Jo is strong, but she's also the person she is because of the relationships in her life

[@profilenamehello]

@@ravenfrancis1476 ; it's also just real though. People aren't thematically appropriate. We're all messy and yeah sometimes we contradict ourselves in times of stress. Jo had just lost her sister. She was at the lowest point in her life. So she was lonely and wondering if she would ALWAYS feel this way. If she made a horrible decision with Laurie and ruined her life. Marriage isn't all a woman is fit for as shown by the end of the movie when she doesn't marry, but is happy with herself all the same. But those are thoughts and feelings you're gonna have when you're in a low place.

[@ravenfrancis1476]

Caitlyn Conboy Then Maybe it Should actually show those as temporary insecurities instead of the movie ending with her completely undoing all of the actually empowering development she’s been doing. And yes, I know regular people aren’t thematically consistent, but these are stories. If I wanted to see an example of realistic inconsistency I’d talk to someone, not go to a movie.

[@Pocket543]

To me greta gerwig confirmed she's a genius with this adaptation . I can't want for the barbie movie (never thought I'd say that in my life)

[@Moglidor]

These are indeed weird times.

[@maximeteppe7627]

wait, what the? Ok, I want to see this.

[@ShardReaper]

Oh god that’s right we are still doing that

[@CanalTremocos]

Margot Robbie's next Oscar nomination.

[@silvercheetah92]

There's no shame in liking Barbie? Have you seen episodes of Life in the Dream House? It's addicting

[@profilenamehello]

I feel compelled to say thank you for this!! I have so many guy friends who refused to watch this movie cause it was for girls. They would watched Parasite and Uncut Gems and sing their praises. And I love those movies too; but I can't take someone seriously when they just disregard a movie completely because its about women.

[@Duiker36]

yeah, I wasn't planning on seeing it, but when a (female) friend of mine made a point of recommending it, I sat in on an Oscar nom rewatch and loved it. It didn't feel like it was for me, but there was so much to appreciate and love about it anyways.

[@blokey8]

I took my mum to see it after a couple of crushing disappointments from "guy" movie franchises and needing something else/more. I cried more than her.

[@RookieTravelDiaries]

I used to watch Powerpuff Girls when I was a kid. It was about girls. I didn't watch Little Women because it's one of those moies which you just don't around to watching in your entire lifetime. Stop making everything about gender issues. Besides, there are more than 3 Billion females around the world. I don't think you really need men to make a movie work or popular. So, there you have it. If feminsm is the way to go then tell women to support women rather than focusing entirely on men not wanthing to watch a movie they think they won't particularly enjoy. Also, dtop shitting on other things just because you can't have it your way. Just so you know, I haven't even watched Uncut Gems either... YET! But now I will and tell everyone how much I enjoyed it even if I don't and make it my life's mission never watch Little Women and tell everyone to do the same. There you go.. happy now? You just made one more person to dislike the movie. I guess that makes your ranting totally counterprductive. It's on you and you should be ashamed of yourself. Maybe someday some talented woman filmmaker will make a movie about people like you and call it Stupid Women. Now, that's a movie I will watch ;)

[@oscarosei1985]

I watched it a few days ago I thoroughly enjoyed it. Ironically my sister didn't like it because she felt they changed stuff to make it more feminist. I haven't seen the '94 version so I wouldn't know.

[@andreak5552]

@@RookieTravelDiaries dude your really long rant just shows your lack of respect for women. Someone saying "I wish more men respected female-driven films" shouldn't make you go "gotcha! I hate that movie now!"

[@Vio818]

Glad to see that Charl toned done his language this week. Last episode it was passionate but went to far. It is a hard time Charl so we forgive you. Stay safe and stick to who you are.

[@NickMichalak]

Charl has to pace himself. He can't be going TOO Coconuts on us just yet.

[@brettmajeske3525]

Can't wait until charl gets a full episode!

[@jamjox9922]

I complained last week too. He's a little too "edgy" sometimes. Like, it was satire at first, but now I'm starting to wonder if he's actually not kidding, you know? We get it, man, you're "coconuts" dude--jeez.

[@Nick_Scratch]

The racism was really uncalled for, though

[@ethanrichmond3992]

Charl wrote a really heartfelt apology for his words and actions on social media, people are taking his words out of context because they've been trying to get rid of him since day one! It's not often we have such accurate coconut representation in media, and some people want to stop that. It's shameful.

[@ThinkingCog]

The fact that Matt's section isn't called "RugRants" frustrates me no end.

[@SmartypantsTutoring]

Thank you. Not sure why anyone felt the timelines were confusing.

[@aadityabhattacharya]

They should watch Dunkirk on loop

[@RainyDayWolf]

Let's torture those people with Primer (insert evil laugh)

[@ThePrimevalVoid]

I guess if a movie looks like a period film you expect title cards saying which year it is or something (I certainly did) and this can be confusing in the beginning. But I think after about two switches between the storylines I got the visual cues for the past and the present and it made sense from then on.

[@maximilian6830]

I understood it, I had to keep explaining to my mom but she got it by the end I think

[@user-oc5fw4rp8b]

I thought that Laura Dern and Meryl Streep were playing the same character until like 2/3rds of the way until the movie and I was so confused

[@flor7098]

I loved the video but just one minor thing, laurie doesn't marry amy because he can't have jo, in the novel his feelings actually shift and he realizes that he loved jo as a sister and that his feelings for Amy were just as strong but completely different. Jo herself says so in the movie and only rethinks her refusal of the proposal when she starts to feel lonely but quickly realizes that just because she wants to be loved doesn't mean she loves laurie

[@theoriginalsache]

There's also an undercurrent that Laurie was more in love with the Marches as a whole than any individual sister. He was an honorary member of the family and was a bit desperate to make it official. Sure, it eventually worked out with Amy, but that's a good chunk of why he was chasing after Jo in the first place.

[@kimay0215]

Couldn't agree more. Jo was 'genuinely' happy when Laurie and Amy got married in the books.

[@Wired4Life2]

I LOVE how Jo’s disgust with how the world treats women as only being fit for love necessitates the realization that her path in adulthood is and will inevitably remain lonelier by comparison.

[@WilsonFiskTheBlackKingpin]

That does not work for me, because Saoirse is really really hot.

[@blokey8]

I've not read the book, but I do recall a line in the new film where Laurie says to Jo "I think you're right, we would've killed each other." So that element is there, I reckon.

[@johanjarvinen]

Pat is going stir crazy and it's causing him to put out more content than normal.

[@ckillgore]

I think Pat is going a little coconuts

[@adnanilyas6368]

Actually, he said on Twitter that he was trying to get his hands on something great for one of the videos, but that thing got stuck in limbo in package delivery. And that delayed one of the videos.

[@RainaEmms]

Thank the lord! lol

[@JamesDenholm]

I'm impressed that Pat was able to find a place that maintained the same lighting for the hours and hours, even days, it would take for a reading montage like that

[@jakobsanchez738]

That's upstate New York for ya

[@munjatkumo1929]

I have a theory that Pats many talents include tireless speedreading.

[@tatehildyard5332]

Maybe he had someone help him with the set up. It would certainly make the process faster than him having to run back and forth checking his blocking then moving the camera to make sure it looks good

[@tatehildyard5332]

Great job, but a point I'm surprised you didn't touch on was how leaning further into the 2nd half of the book than the other adaptations balances the perspectives of the sisters the way most of the other adaptations didn't and it finally gives Amy her due. Since Jo is generally the fan favorite, her story and character receive more priority and attention over the other sisters in adaptation. Meg usually just kind of goes away after her wedding and Amy ends up being the bratty sister that viewers and readers dislike because of her bratty behavior as a kid and undercutting the Jo and Laurie romance. Expanding Amy's and Beth's arcs as adults finally balances the scale and forces us to look closer at the stories gender politics. Amy didn't marry Laurie because she wanted to spite Jo, she did it because financially, her family needed a lifeline and Jo was certainly not going to go that route.

[@dipannitasarah5521]

I also think it’s because Amy has always had a thing for him, and he finally steps up and matures a little more. I think the only really romantic connection in the movie (other than Meg and John) is between Amy and Laurie, cause I felt like Jo and Laurie were more bros than lovers lol. I feel like Laurie never loved her that way, but only thought he did because they always hanged out, we’re best friends, they were the closest in age and everyone always assumed they’ll get married when they grow up. I guess when you’re a teenager it can be easy to confuse genuine platonic love for a friend of the opposite gender to true love, especially if you’ve never felt it before. I thought the conversation Laurie had with Jo in the attic after his wedding was very telling, when he tells her the love her feels for Amy is different and he’s very happy now. I thought it was quite a happy ending for the two of them at least, with Laurie being in the family and Amy, while not being a famous painter like she wanted to be, still got to practice and teach her art in the family school.

[@tatehildyard5332]

Dipannita Sarah I agree, but there’s still a baffling number of people who consider Jo and Laurie the OTP and dislike Amy getting in the way of that (which is stupid for multiple reasons). They even acknowledge this in the new movie when the publisher asks “Why didn’t she marry the neighbor?”.

[@shebjess]

This is the first adaptation that make me not only like Amy but love her to the point where I have v strong emotions about her and Laurie. Rugrats in Paris is better than the first Rugrats movie, IMO

[@profilenamehello]

This is the adaptation that made me say that I AM Amy. But only the version in this movie.

[@helenl3193]

I read the book before seeing any of the adaptions, and I've always been surprised at how much Amy is hated. She doesn't steal Jo's man or her trip to Paris - Jo doesn't want Laurie, and her behaviour is what makes her aunt decide not to take her to Europe. Amy wants both those things and works to get them - she is nicer to her aunt and willing to put on the social graces needed, while Jo just bemoans the requirements of them. (I totally agree with her, btw - I would have seriously struggled in the society of that time!) Yes, she does burn the manuscript, but she's a child who has been hurt. We all do/say cruel things as kids, that doesn't mean we're monsters. We learn and become more empathetic (most of us, anyway) as we grow up, and as an adult Amy doesn't want to hurt Jo or be her enemy in any way. But maybe the fact that I knew, while I'd like to be Jo or Amy (the brave, creative ones who leave home to try and become successful in their chosen field), the reality of my own health issues means I'd have been a Beth back then maybe makes me a little bit more objective about the two - so many lovers of the book see themselves as Jo.

[@Wired4Life2]

Agreed. Jo meets Laurie at the dance like best buds, but when Amy meets Laurie in the 2019 film, Amy’s in awe of him while he doesn’t quite know how to respond.

[@martinajohnson]

Amy is my favorite character in this adaptation (followed closely by Jo)! I think it's thanks to Florence Pugh's interpretation as well. She brought so much nuance to it.

[@laischagas6994]

I saw the movie and then read the book. I gasped over Amy and Laurie like a teenage, I swear! Their scenes on the book are really good.

[@mst3khaleesi943]

I didn't know that the timeline was confusing to some until I watched this video, and that reminded me of a personal anecdote that still baffles me to this day. I saw "Saving Mr. Banks" in the theater with a guy I was dating at the time. The bulk of the film cuts between P.L. Travers in Los Angeles during the development of "Mary Poppins" and flashbacks of her childhood (and much like "Little Women," the transitions between the timelines and the visual differences differentiating the two are incredibly obvious). More than halfway through the runtime, during one of the flashback scenes, my date leaned over and asked, "Why do they keep showing this family? Who are these other people supposed to be?" I still have no idea how I held back from laughing and/or slamming my head onto the armrest.

[@oscarosei1985]

The flashbacks were confusing for about 5 seconds before I realised the colour coding changed based on the timeline and the flashbacks were generally warmer and more energetic in tone

[@mst3khaleesi943]

@M M Lol, WOW, my dude. You still mad that you got stood up at the prom?

[@8mad]

I keep thinking of BeKindRewind's video of "Comparing Every Version of Little Women." Where she covers what each version brought/added/changed especially in reflection the times it was made. But, also explained why the book ended the way it did.

[@EmoBearRights]

I really like BeKindRewind - they/she does brilliant work generally.

[@concienda]

Never read "Little Woman" or heard of it by the way - it is not that big of a thing in Germany I guess - but I was really blown away by Gerwigs adaption and now to find out that the non-chronological timeline and the doubled ending was added by Gerwig makes me appreciate the movie even more.

[@emjenkins464]

It's my favourite followed by the BBC adaptation. I come from a little women family (apparently a pretty common thing as Greta Gerwig did as well). I just feel like her version correctly cut the fat from the second section, too many films focus a large chunk of the second act on Meg learning to be a good wife (hence the name of the original second book: Good Wives). She also gives arguably the first sympathetic film portrayal of Amy by showing her mostly as a more mature woman than as a bratty teen.

[@cocosam96]

I think you really hit the nail on the head Patrick - this pretty much confirms for me why Gerwig's Little Women is, at least to me, the best adaptation of **any** source material I've ever seen. Adaptations shouldn't just be about copy-and-pasting the source material into a new medium, but re-working it and making them sing in the new medium and for a new crop of audiences. And Gerwig DID that!

[@lafynk6734]

Can we just appreciate how each episode Jake & Rachel manage to top themselves again and again? The musical interludes are becoming my favourite part of the show.

[@star_str3m63]

I thought the color-coding was great because it didn’t spell out what time you were in with text at all times and made this interesting way of telling the story still easy to understand. My family did not quite catch on to the colors though...

[@katconnors]

Micarah Tewers did a video on the costuming explaining that focusing on the actual period costuming may have helped due to the stark differences between the two time periods.

[@phoebeel]

I guess it comes with experience in visual storytelling. Some people don't watch film as anything but a superficial entertainment... You really need to THINK while watching films sometimes to get it Maybe they're not used to that

[@Rodrigo-rx4zr]

"Patrick explains: Hellboy (1&2) and why it's great" Saludos desde Argentina

[@felipeoa9474]

I second this.

[@blokey8]

I third it. Glorious films.

[@blokey8]

It occurs to me that del Toro would make a great springboard to a Blue Flame Special subject I've had on my mind lately: cinematography in action. Because having recently rewatched Blade II and The Last Jedi, I feel like we don't talk enough about how the right shots can elevate choreography that isn't necessarily out of this world. And indeed, it can elevate the top-tier stuff too, having also revisited The Raid and John Wick 3.

[@ianfleischer3532]

COMPATRIOTA que gusto saber que no soy el unico

[@cbpd89]

I really loved this most recent adaptation for acknowledging that Jo getting married is not something Alcott wanted for her original story. It's nice to kind of return the character of Jo to what may be more in line with the authors original wishes. And, seriously, who were these people who couldn't follow the timeline switches? Maybe they shouldn't get to vote on which movies were good...

[@LON009]

The last movie I saw in the theater before this quarantine was Little Women, and it was the best movie experience I remember. The gasps of the audience when Laurie proposes, the crying when Beth dies, the laughter of the fake ending; I'm not kidding, audiences here are very restrained, but not that time, it was awesome.

[@smokeydude3]

I wonder how Patrick is feeling now that Krasinski sold his show for several million dollars at least to CBS, hey maybe hbo max might pick him up?

[@theoriginalsache]

Wait, he sold his show to CBS? Well, Cody Johnston is gonna be in fine form this week.

[@josh440]

What show? Sorry I'm unaware of the situation

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

Josh Some Good News

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

@@theoriginalsache That's Doctor Mister Cody Johnston of Some More News. Who's going to likely be even more disheveled than normal.

[@benwasserman8223]

Honestly, I think this will end with Krasinski zoom-interrupting Patrick's video and forcing him to analyze A Quiet Place.

[@braxtonjoseph.5708]

“Why dramatically restructure a classic, beloved work of literature?” *Peter Jackson nervously glances at his copy of The Two Towers*

[@MichaelDiTullo]

Brilliant interpretation. I hadn't noticed the orange tint on the final "school" scene at the end.

[@euansmith3699]

The two shots of the mother turning around while sitting at the table act as a real kick in the guts.

[@KEVMAN7987]

"And then they realized they were no longer little girls, they were little women."

[@rencosbjd]

Not many movies can make me cry on multiple viewings but that sequence with Beth is a masterpiece, efficient and emotional storytelling

[@djt724]

Sometimes women give up their dreams and it's disappointing in real life the same way it was disappointing in the book.

[@FreyaEinde]

A woman's life is full of compromises, sad but true.

[@bibliophilecb]

Actually Louisa May Alcott made the ending the way she did because that was the only way it would get published back then. If you wrote a story about women, they had to get married. That’s why Behr seems so out of place, it was Alcott’s way of being like “you want a romantic interest? Fine I guess. HERE. Happy?”

[@BradyPostma]

Sure, sometimes women have to compromise. But this is a semi-autobiographical story, and the character compromises where the author does not. The romantic conclusion is not about compromises in how women live, but about compromises in how female authors get published.

[@FreyaEinde]

@M M Du monde platypus?

[@nognaught]

I'm worried about Charl, he looked really pale. I hope his life of high crimes and copious drug consumption doesn't have a negative impact on his career

[@dominictemple]

I think he's toning down his drug use to cut out heroine and pcp, he's not going to give up coke or weed though, he wouldn't be the same Charl we all admire if he did that.

[@notmyrealpseudonym6702]

@@dominictemple Robert Charl-ie jnr is just adding authenticity to his lifestyle for a later resurgence and comeback

[@DehellTube]

I only know Little Women through the anime I watched as a kid but I have no memory of, I haven't even watched Gerwig's movie yet. And to be honest : I'm pretty glad I watched this video before the movie. I never would have understood and appreciated that extra layer and the way the movie handles the chronology. So, thanks Patrick !

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

That's quite something

[@georgloderbauer1675]

so funny, I also just knew it as an amime. Watched it when I was a kid. Didn't even know it had so many adaptations.

[@aidilmubarock5394]

Same

[@davidsparham658]

2019's Little Women is about as close to perfect as any movie can be. Saw it at Christmas with my Mum and we both adored it.

[@sth128]

I don't think you can get any more authentic than the 2019 version. It literally has everything: great acting, great pacing, great cinematography, Meryl Streep... Even a meta ending that "fixes" Alcott's compromise.

[@cristinamartinez9693]

"Little Women rules, and if you don' think so..... then I'm sorry but you have boring taste and I don't wanna be friends with you" best line. thank you for this

[@PikeTheFalcon]

I never thought I would hear Bionicles mentioned in a Patrick H. Willems video, especially one with this subject matter. It's almost fitting though given the themes of growing up.

[@harryjewers]

This format rules so much. Going to be sad to see it go after lockdown ends.

[@Icanonlycountto4]

.....oh I see, you're an optimist. I've met your kind before....long ago

[@AurelUrban]

I also watched the 2019 adaptation without ever reading the book or watching any adaptation or knowing anything about the story. I was not confused, I was MOVED and I CRIED. it was amazing.

[@BaronVonLethal]

Florence Pugh is a future star. Stole every scene she was in.

[@ToastyJunebugs]

She was in Midsommar, right?

[@goodjobeli]

@@ToastyJunebugs yup! She was also in Fighting with my Family and is going to be in Black Widow

[@MarcAquino1095]

18:19 - Y’know I’m usually on board with Charl, but I didn’t appreciate that dig he makes at people from Australia. (BTW, I adore Gerwig’s Little Women so much, it was my introduction to Florence Pugh and by the end of it I was pretty much in love.)

[@jeanetteblankenship6107]

Charl is wild. If this wasn't on youtube I doubt he'd have a segment, so unprofessional.

[@MarcAquino1095]

Jeanette Blankenship I suppose this is a situation where you have to separate the art from the artist....

[@CanalTremocos]

The only thing necessary for the triumph of Charl is for good men to do nothing.

[@rokurokubi3273]

It's harsh, but I can't say we don't deserve it.

[@Constatonks]

When Jake calls the Lego Technic kit "Bionicles" my heart sank... great bit.

[@ZaidMalol]

It’s one of my most favorite movies of all time, gave me a feeling not many other movies gave!!!

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

Ikr, its brilliant

[@auldthymer]

@@GuineaPigEveryday I still get chills at Marmee's "I'm angry nearly every day of my life, Jo". I kind of find it hard to believe that line was written by Alcott -- it works for so many of us today.

[@ShellsGhost1]

I FINALLY watch Little Women this past weekend in the theater and I really liked it. I've always loved Winona Ryder from the 94 version but this one is truly a work of art. Much like your videos! Your talents are being to peak on KZbin and much like Jo March with her Concord Players to some great endeavor that will really make you financially independent for life.

[@lafynk6734]

I really loved Gerwig’s film, definitely the opposite of confusing. It made me want to read the book (which I have since done) and is honestly one of my favourite films ever.

[@Highvibemusic8]

Loved this episode Patrick! But, knowing that Matt sent you an unedited 20+ mins about “Rugrats”...this has to be released to the public! Love your channel and your awesome analysis of my favorite movies!

[@aintitquaint1307]

I assume we'll get all of it eventually, it will just be piece by piece.

[@cobwebschannel]

Nothing to add here except that this video is amazing. Love these quarantine videos.

[@BenDiaz]

Just like you, I was just introduced to this classic story with the most recent movie. I kind of feel that I watched the best version first? Either way, glad I saw it.

[@litcrit1624]

Rushed over after hearing you call this video a “flop.” Unbelievable. Really one of your best, and I hope you do more in this vein. Analytically sharp, generous in its approach, and smart in its editing - making the most of its sweeping gestures about authorship, close readings of text and film, and swipes at a readership that still sneers as Alcott’s great work.

[@litcrit1624]

Mattbrain About 3:45-4:00 into the MAMMA MIA video.

[@copperdog]

It was so easy to understand. Never read the book nor watched an adaptation before. But I was never lost.

[@isabelr3467]

I support this new Little Women craze so much! There's plenty of great Little Women videos out there but the world needs MORE!!

[@dontnormally]

I have come to adore the musical interludes.

[@joshuageraldbutler8037]

I have to say this video has greatly increased my appreciation of Great Job Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women.

[@danjlp9155]

This is easily one of your best videos to date. The jokes, the cuts to the band, Matt wines, one of the best charl sequences, and the analysis of Little Women is really sharp

[@felipevece]

"lest get coconuts" is truly growing in me!

[@henningneumann368]

Not sure I would have watched this movie without you making a video about it (was on my "whenever" list) and I gotta say thank you so much! Also amazing video that really enriched the experience with all the additional information

[@ErmenBlankenberg]

Patrick, I must say this is definitely your best post-Covid video sofar and one of the best from this year, if not also the best! Briliant critical analysis.

[@Katsuhono]

That Bionicle reference tho... Very nice episode guys ! I loved the movie and having never heard the book I didn't realise how interesting Greta Gerwig's take on it was.

[@archer1949]

Never read the book. Never saw any previous adaptation. But I loved this movie. Between this and Lady Bird, I’ve become a huge Greta Gerwig fan as a director.

[@phuctifyno1]

I once wrote a screenplay of Super Metroid (for fun... I'm well aware Nintendo will never let that get made, and if they ever do it won't be mine)... using this same split-timeline technique. It would allow the present events to remain loyal to the game's lack of dialogue and tell the story entirely through visuals/action, while using a past timeline to break up the silence and fill out the backstory. I'm particularly proud of it because each scene led into the next with queues/triggers that called back and forth between timelines, which this movie also does. Additionally, I had also not yet seen Godfather Part 2 at the time. This makes me feel slightly validated that the idea wasn't stupid. I'm sure you all agree it was genius and that I'm a super interesting guy.

[@Dorian_sapiens]

Nintendo, green-light this movie!

[@RealWolfmanDan]

Spot on Patrick S movie was one of my favorite movies in recent years and certainly my favorite version of Little Women, so good. Saoirse Ronan was wonderful as Jo too

[@MrShaunhunter]

This was a fantastic video. Loved the musical breaks. Very funny and informative!

[@Jutlander83]

You have really found your stride with these quarantine shows. This is amazing.

[@RedCatHabitat]

I really hope you guys keep this format

[@VCMR]

I'm so jealous of your purchase of the Lego Technic Fast and Furious Car and you've actually convinced me to watch the latest Little Women movie.

[@ryanlee2935]

I don't know what I loved more: the revelation about the ending, or the musical choices of your backing band. Stellar.

[@stupidhatonthefloor3]

Hey Pat! Just watched your Mama Mia video. Dude, I come to your channel to for exactly this kind of stuff. Please keep it coming!!! Love the channel.

[@annabelle42688]

This is the video that lead me to your channel and now I'm rewatching all of the current season.

[@sashabrito]

Can't wait for your feature film, Pat! These shots in the woods were beautiful

[@toriagalaxy1566]

Really great video. Thank you for all you and the team do. Love this breakdown

[@laineydavis00]

Actually might send this to my dad... Trying to convince him to show it on family movie night but it's, you know, a "girl movie" :/

[@fluorescentadolescent2189]

karsten runquist did a shorter (but lesser) video omg little women too if you need something not as long

[@soaringaegis]

Does your family not have girls? Lol

[@bingonamo7520]

I'm a girl and I found it saccharine, annoying and too Pollyanna.

[@Serenityluver]

I loved every second of this - thank you so much for such a great analysis!

[@squelto]

That "this line is creepy out of context" part got me good lmfao

[@pagano60]

Pat's best video. I'm glad he tackled this particular movie.

[@jusskrey]

This version of Little Women was one of my favorite adaptations ever. I just recently found your channel, and I really appreciate this thoughtful review!

[@collinsmith7078]

Once again, a true banger of a video Patrick!

[@micahsayler1173]

I keep on coming back to this episode... its just SO DAMN GOOD!!!

[@jeffelyheffley9836]

This is brilliant. You have won an instant subscriber, my friend.

[@lorena1633]

I've seen so many versions and review youtube videos in two days, after finishing reading the book, that I hadn't realized the warm color on the final scene!!! so, thank you!!!! :D

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

Patrick calling out EFAP and Mauler at the end was worth the wait!

[@julevere]

This cemented my deep appreciation for how brilliant a job Gerwig did with her version, thanks so much for another astute articulation Patrick!

[@ShipwreckedMonki]

Can we have an entire piano lady episode?

[@BananePuddin]

So glad you touched upon the warm-toned ending because I didn't notice it until my second theater viewing (sobbed both times). I thought I was going crazy... But as someone who grew up watching the Little Women and Little Men anime series, I'd like to think that Jo found happiness both with writing and with the professor.

[@louispescheux8736]

So glad you made a video about this one

[@biblegirl]

Gotta love the coconut segment. He has his pulse on the people

[@GrahamMilkdrop]

Charl is gonna be huge. I see him outgrowing this channel before long.

[@KEVMAN7987]

I'm surprised he doesn't have his own channel already.

[@caisintlys]

Fantastic video, Patrick.

[@hectorh.7707]

Patrick watch the rest of the Little Women's anime, then after just because you can go watch Roses of Versailles and Dear Brother.

[@hananehabibi2047]

Thank you so much for the amazing analysis you presented,i feel now satisfied.

[@SolidMikeP]

Beautifully shot

[@ETtunguska]

Bravo, good sir. I commend you for turning the spotlight in a refreshing way. Your videos have helped me gain a deeper appreciation of film. Have you watched The Man From Earth? I would relish your take on it.

[@renegonzalez6058]

seriously guys, NUMBER ONE SHOW ON KZbin atm!!! always been a fan, but ya'll been killing it!!

[@pagano60]

Just watched this for the second time! It's Patrick's best video!

[@cianoleary8727]

I also knew nothing about Little Women before seeing it in the cinema in December, or in whatever lifetime that was. Didn't even know there was a 'someone falling into a frozen lake' scene to look forward to. Loved the film. Made me cry. Wasn't confused by the timelines. Thought Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh were incredible. Saw someone fall in a frozen lake. Excellent.

[@jittichai7872]

Finally the video about your desk prop!

[@karriebae]

I am literally obsessed with Little Women for months now, it's almost unhealthy. I need more videos like this. Also Amy and Laurie are perfect for each other

[@alexwright4930]

I'd never read or seen any version of it before seeing the Gerwig film. Knew less about it than Patrick did - had even mostly forgotten the references in Friends. Loved it, and followed the timeline fine. Particularly loved the meta exploration of the Under the Umbrella chapter - effectively the Victorian equivalent of the over the top rush to the airport.

[@oowehwillow4153]

Was that a "some more news" joke at the end there?? so GREAT!!

[@NarfiRef]

Thanks for answering that question about “Matt Wines” right after I asked it.

[@prefectdreyfus]

I could have sworn the last video was yesterday.

[@JamesDenholm]

You're in the COVID time spiral.

[@NickMichalak]

The Subtitles & Language video was delayed waiting for that script draft to arrive in the mail. So, Pat was able to shoot the next video while that was nudging through the postal routes. It's all up on the Twitter account.

[@charlieaghdami8178]

Love the vids, highlight of my day!

[@EllisThings]

In this video Bob Odenkirk surprised me AGAIN, just like he did in the cinema.

[@ConnerNielsen6]

Okay, now that you’ve bet me, I’m gonna make a Little Women video essay because it was my favorite film of last year, and one of my ten favorite films of the 2010s!