Q: What’s the movie about?
A: Based on the famous novel by Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) is a governess who falls for her master (Michael Fassbender), despite their difference in social classes.
Q: Who’s in the movie?
A: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench, Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots, Sally Hawkins, Amelia Clarkson, Romy Settbon Moore, Holliday Grainger, Tamzin Merchant, Simon McBurney
Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?
A:
Go! I would say you should go because seeing the movie is way easier than reading the Cliff's Notes, but the people who will be tempted to see this in the first place, are the same morons who probably read the whole book.Q: Will this movie make me laugh?
A: I had a funny thought when Jane was punished as a little girl, and made to stand on a chair without food. You see, her best friend sneaks her a piece of bread, and I, forgetting that there once existed a time without audio/video recording devices, couldn't stop thinking, "You idiot! There are cameras everywhere!" Which is not so much funny as it is sad, both in that we live in a time where you can no longer get away with sneaking your friend a piece of bread, and in that the 21st Century surveillance level is so ingrained in my way of thinking, that I can no longer relate to period pieces.
Q: Will this movie make me cry?
A: Yes, and surprisingly at romance. There is a scene so romantic, and overflowing with words so visual and expressions of love so passionate that you will cry like you're at your best friend's wedding, and are suddenly struck with the realization that (while you're very happy for her) you are never going to hear from her again.
Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?
A: Do a period piece, get nominated for a Costume Design Award... Them's the rules.
Q: How is the Acting?
A: Mia Wasikowska's performance is as understated as Michael Fassbender's is in your face.
Q: How is the Directing?
A: The beginning is very slow and uninteresting all the way up until the point when Michael Fassbender arrives on the scene. Cary Joji Fukunaga would have done well to tell the story in a linear fashion, getting to the point fassbenderer, rather than introducing us to the drama with unnecessary bookends. The non-linear editing somewhat confuses the time-line and makes this story more difficult to follow than it has to be.
Q: How is the story/script?
A: I have never read the book. Not because I'm not well-read, but rather because none of my teachers ever forced me to read it for school. Come on, how many classics have you read just for fun? I'm guessing for most of you the answer is none.
Q: Where can I see the trailer?
A: Jane Eyre Trailer
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2 comments:
I recently read all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novels (I had only, previously, been "forced" to read The Great Gatsby in high school, which turned into one of my favorite novels ever).
The verdict: skip 'em and just read Gatsby, again and again.
lol!
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