which Little Women movie is most like the book?

After reading Little Women, I then watched four of the more well known adaptations! Movies from directors Greta Gerwig, George Cukor, Gillian Armstrong, and Mervyn Leroy. Find out which is most like the book and which is my personal favorite!
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00:00 intro
01:43 1933 movie
02:59 1949 movie
07:29 1994 movie
10:33 2019 movie
13:55 Bhear
16:23 Meg and John
17:01 Mr. and Mrs. March
18:14 other changes
19:31 Beth
20:24 Amy and Laurie
22:36 Aunt March
24:53 which is best?

[@Dparish24]

It’s the 1994 film for me, didn’t care about the non-linear structure of the 2019 film. I felt more emotionally attached watching the girls together and their relationships in the first half and seeing it contrast in the second half when they go their separate ways. Also I love cast the most, Winona Ryder and Kirsten Dunst were perfect but also the incredibly underrated Trini Alvarado as Meg.

[@WhytheBookWins]

Yeah the cast of the 94 movie is so good!

[@brandyloutherback9288]

Why is the 94 version so iconic?!

[@BrookeAmberson-gy7uk]

I have been binging all of your videos! I love them so much!

[@WhytheBookWins]

Glad you like them ☺

[@BrookeAmberson-gy7uk]

@@WhytheBookWins Yes! My favorites so far are your reviews of "Under The Skin", "Practical Magic", and "Nightmare Alley"!

[@WhytheBookWins]

@BrookeAmberson-gy7uk oh nice! Nightmare Alley is an older video of mine so I'm glad to hear it still holds up!

[@WaterBearReads]

I can't wait to watch this later after dinner!! Always lovely to have your chat to look forward to!

[@WhytheBookWins]

Hope you like it 🤗

[@WaterBearReads]

Laura I had that exact opinion about young Amy in the 2019 version...she just didn't look young enough and the acting came across as forced because of it. What a great job you did with this! I don't know how you keep it all straight!!! Loved it. It's difficult for me to choose between the two movies. There are elements to both which I love - but the film score in the 94 version is just so beautiful and immersive. I feel transported a little more in '94 than in 2019. Also that opening scene just gets me, and the transition with Jo on the stairs from Part 1 to Part 2. I just love movie music. I almost always predict Oscar winners based on score actually! That is so cool that you are related! Well done with this! Brava!!!

[@WhytheBookWins]

Yeah she's a great actress but she seems best in the serious roles so young Amy wasn't a great fit. The '94 one is so good so I totally get people who prefer that one. And that's a cool way to predict the Oscars! Thanks for commenting and I'm glad you liked my Little Women coverage 😃

[@jennifer_moss]

Its the 1994 movie for me. I love it so much! Honestly a lot of it being my favorite is probably from nostalgia glasses ❤

[@heatherruiz9490]

Thank you for this video❤! I think your family connection is really cool, too! I haven't watched the 2019 version because I really enjoyed the 1994 version. I remember going to see that one in the theater with family when it came out that Christmas. Now I really want to see the 2019 movie, maybe after rereading that beautiful book.

[@WhytheBookWins]

Thanks for commenting! The 2019 Bryson is definitely worth watching

[@maryguba5649]

Having that relationship to Louisa May Alcott, even though distant, I think is pretty cool, too. Others have said this , it was Peter Lawford not Peter Lorre, who played Laurie in the ‘49 version.

[@WhytheBookWins]

Yeah as a kid I would get their names mixed up so pretty funny that as adult I'm making the same mistake 😝

[@maryguba5649]

😂

[@jamesacoffey9006]

I could say a lot, but really the most important thing I can add is you twice refer to Peter Lawford as Peter Lorre (Laurie) and understandable slip of the tongue. But now I can't unsee Peter Lorre in the role of Laurie. What a far different and unusual movie that would be.

[@WhytheBookWins]

Oh wow I didn't even catch that myself lol but Peter Lorre as Laurie is a hilarious image 😂

[@breannawilliamson9787]

I grew up with the 1949 version and LOVE it!

[@WhytheBookWins]

it's so good!

[@angelaholmes8888]

Here's an interesting fact christian bale met his wife while making little women thanks to Winona Ryder she was her assistant my favorite of the films is the greta gerwig version

[@WhytheBookWins]

Yeah I read that! So cool ☺️

[@BaileeWalsh]

I'm assuming the 1994 movie having certain scenes not in the previous movies also influenced them being in the 2019 adaptation, even if it was more subconscious. I think the 1994 is so beloved and certain scenes like the burning of Jo's manuscript, of the Pickwick club, etc. would be so odd not to include in a newer adaptation, especially as they establish the characters so well. The 1994 adaptation is my favorite. (Winona and Kirsten are a couple of my favorite actresses!) I casually like all of them but for me the 1994 is superior and I do like the 2019 adaptation. I do have my issues with it. For example, while I think the back and forth timeline is interesting and allows for parallels to be shown, I think it undercuts some of the character depth and development. Also, I actually think certain lines are a little too on the nose. I know people love Amy's monologue to Laurie but it takes me out of the movie and feels like a moment of explanation for the audience. BUT I do love the look and feel of the film, most of the performances, and I just love the Little Women story overall so it's hard to hate the film despite changes and differences that bother me. oh, and I hate some of the costuming! Jacqueline Durran, I love you, but no.... no.

[@WhytheBookWins]

Very true about the '94 movie paving the way for the '19 movie with some of the scenes they include! And I agree, I love Winona and Kirsten and will always be down to watch basically anything they are in! I would be curious which outfits you didn't like in the '19 film! I thought the costuming was amazing in that movie! Thanks for commenting and sharing your thoughts ☺

[@josephnizolek3975]

I would probably recommend recommending both versions 1994 and the 2019 , it would be nice to get a newer adaptation of Little Men and Jo’s Boys, I don’t think 🤔 Jo’s boys got a movie adaptation, I think the 1940 Little Men movie plot is based on Jo’s boys novel plot

[@WhytheBookWins]

Yeah I saw there were more books in the Little Women world but tbh I don't have any plans to read them soon.

[@honeym7408]

And there even is an animation series based on the book. Just needed to leave this here for nostalgia reasons. I watched this as a child but I can’t remember if it was good.

[@WhytheBookWins]

Oooh, I should look this up. There are also so many foreign adaptations of this that would be cool to watch too.

[@honeym7408]

@@WhytheBookWins You can actually watch it on KZbin. It looks like Studio Ghibli animation but obviously the tone is very different.

[@davidfitzpatrick6535]

14:25 Pretty sure in the sequel "Little Men" Bhear does mention how he likes the stories Jo tells the boys and how she should try to get them published. I'd have to reread Little women (both parts) and Little Men but Im pretty sure its mentioned.

[@WhytheBookWins]

Oh good to know! Thanks for sharing because that context helps explain why so many movies have him being the reason she gets published.

[@davidfitzpatrick6535]

@@WhytheBookWins yeah if memory serves she does get a couple published but decided to stop because it would've meant spending signifcant time away from "the boys" and her husband. In Little men Jo is running a sort of boys Orphange (although her nieces do live there as well at times) for poor boy orphans who either are down on their luck or have no where to go and the main boy Nate is an street musician orphan who's sent there by Laurie after his father died.

[@beltingtokra]

Yes but what are your thoughts on the musical? It gives me so much joy ❤

[@WhytheBookWins]

What?? I didn't know there was a musical! I need to find that one

[@beltingtokra]

@WhytheBookWins oh it's absolutely wonderful!!! The one with Sutton Foster as Jo and Maureen McGovern as Marmee. Was in Broadway in the early 2000s. It is stunning. I had the pleasure of stepping in to play Beth for 1 night of a local production and it was such a fantastic experience. Jo is a dream role 🙌

[@angelinagrosenick3778]

21:39 Who and what now?

[@WhytheBookWins]

Lol I meant Amy and Laurie 😆