As a bookworm I always choose the next book to read only if it has been adapted into a movie so that I can easily make a comparison between the “expectations” aroused by the book and the locations or the actors chosen to portray the characters .
Anyway in October I started reading a classic of English literature “Jane Eyre” and yesterday I watched the latest adaptation with Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender .
Impressions ? It’s one of those rare exeption in which the movie adaptation completes the novel ! First of all I found it faithful to the novel from the choice of the main actors to the locations (even though there were minute descriptions of Thornfield Hall I couldn’t imagine how it could be). Mia Wasikowska was the perfect Jane Eyre because she isn’t a Greek goddess but she is pale and has a straightforward look , while Michael Fassbender .. goddamn ! Hands down
Then I loved how past and present were perfectly combined together : how Thornfield Hall’s events are alternated with fragments of Jane’s childhood and her life after the escape , I found it more captivating for the viewer than the continuous narration of the novel ; I enjoyed the beginning in media res with the viewer immediately taking account of Jane’s desperation and consequently escape . It’s not a slow and quite start for a movie but it foresees the tragic development of the main character’s existence .
*Quick note about a secondary character : John Rivers ; I kinda imagined it was an attractive man from the novel description but I just couldn’t hate him when I saw that he was portrayed by Jamie Bell (standing ovation for the director!)
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September Tea 