Ah, yes. The book people. They just won't like this. There's no hard cover, no table of contents, no page numbering ... they can't live without it.
You see, when you look at a film you might need to remind yourself that it is a film, not a book. It's a totally different medium. But wasn't "Emma" written by Jane Austen? Yes, indeed, but she did not do the screenplay for the film. It doesn't even pretend to be a version of the book but rather an adaptation of a story by Jane Austen.
So, what about the film then? It's just plain excellent, a tongue in the cheek romp through a Jane Austen like scenario, a joy to watch. I liked everything about this film. The funny thing is that I'm dead sure that there is one person who would have taken delectable delight in observing the liberties taken with the original book, one Jane Austen. What do you think?
You see, when you look at a film you might need to remind yourself that it is a film, not a book. It's a totally different medium. But wasn't "Emma" written by Jane Austen? Yes, indeed, but she did not do the screenplay for the film. It doesn't even pretend to be a version of the book but rather an adaptation of a story by Jane Austen.
So, what about the film then? It's just plain excellent, a tongue in the cheek romp through a Jane Austen like scenario, a joy to watch. I liked everything about this film. The funny thing is that I'm dead sure that there is one person who would have taken delectable delight in observing the liberties taken with the original book, one Jane Austen. What do you think?
