Little Women Review and Collage

Director: Greta Gerwig

About Gerwig:

Greta Gerwig was born August 4, 1983 in Sacramento, CA. She showed an early interest in dance and later started competitive fencing. Greta went to an all-girls Catholic school in Sacramento, and graduated in 2002. She ended up graduating from Barnard College with a degree in English and philosophy.

Why little women?

“I was not on anybody’s list to direct this film, It was something I wanted to do because it was the book of my youth, of my childhood, of my heart, of my ambition, of what made me want me to be a writer, and also what made me want to be a director.” - Greta Gerwig

Acting: This movie stars: Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet. These people did such an amazing job bringing these characters to life and the movie would not be the same without them.

Review:

Just like Gerwig said about her childhood, this story has a special place in my heart. The film and book are absolutely amazing. The characters are such an important part of this movie and they bring a whole new layer to it. I think everyone can find a little part of themselves in this story.

The scenes and color pallets, costumes etc. make this film worth watching on its own. I know this film and story is going to be a big part of the rest of my life and I hope you consider watching it so it can be a part of yours.

The controversy of the ending: *SPOILERS*

A lot of people feel very different about the ending. Jo talks about her independence and how she doesn't need to get married through the whole movie and then proceeds to marry and have kids. Gerwig says, “It's about finding that distance between life and fiction that I find intellectually exciting but also very emotional.” Some think that now Jo is not considered to be “that empowering independent female” everyone thought of her as, while others think it doesn't change who Jo is and she still deserved a happy ending. It is a confusing debate and the ending really is what you look at it as.

A similar movie: Emma directed by Autumn de Wilde