“You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.” ― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

Directed by Greta Gerwig, A modern adaptation of the book with the same title, written by Louisa May Alcott. It is a story about 4 siblings long after the Civil War and how their lives been tangled by challenges while growing up.

Synopsis of the Movie

Jo March played Saoirse Ronan is working in New York as a writer while Amy March played by Florence Pugh is studying painting in Paris, their eldest Meg March played by Emma Watson is married and living with their youngest, Beth played by Eliza Scanlen.

As the only working lass in the family currently, Jo decided to go work up on her writing and sell it. She decided to write a book which will score her more bucks than her short stories. Their father is working in the Union Army that’s why the life they have is a bit much in the harder side of the valley.

One day, their mother called Jo and informed her that her sister Beth has been contracted by the scarlet fever again which she got when she was young while helping a sick immigrant family who has the same illness. They all thought that the disease was gone and little did they know, it will help her bring the whole family again.

The Verdict

From the book to the movie, I’m pretty amazed. There were changes but it was definitely worth changing. I mean, if you read the book and want to modernise it, then you need to accept that there will be changes.

The movie has a lot of effect in me especially because it’s a story about ladies whom each one of them has different story to tell. I have ready the book version of it and as a fan, I definitely liked how they made it more relateable.

I have some points about the changes they made from the book. Laurie was sick from the beginning of the book and that’s how he met Jo, I thought it was a good plot though. One more thing, they fast forwarded Meg and Mr. Brooke’s story which was elaborated in the book, well I understand the intentions anyway.

In the book, Jo and Mr. Bhaer were good friends and Jo invited him to visit her home which din’t happen in the movie coz before Jo left to take care of Beth, they fought and Jo just left without saying anything and then Mr. Bhaer suddenly went to their place and the rest is history.

Also the ending of the movie was changed compared to the expected ending written in the book too and I would love to leave you hanging for your to read the book and watch the movie.

Little changes but I think it never affect how the movie went because it was good and more than any readers expected.

All in all, I would give this 85% wonderroanne rating.