Little Women
After rising to swelling as one of the leading genius of the mumblecore move , Greta Gerwig first tried her hand at directing , or rather co - directing with Joe Swanberg , with 2008’sNights and Weekends . But she would n’t be recognize as one of the greatest film producer work todayuntil she made her solo directorial debutwithLady Bird , a deeply personal coming - of - geezerhood story set in Gerwig ’s native Sacramento .
She then cemented herself as a director to observe witha critically acclaim new adaptationof Louisa May Alcott’sLittle Women . Both of Gerwig ’s solo directorial efforts are fill with dialogue that fans have been quote since .
Lady Bird: “The Only Thing Exciting About 2002 Is That It’s A Palindrome.”
The cardinal difference of opinion inLady Birdis that the eponymous gamey schooler is bore of her workaday life in Sacramento at the source of the 21st century . She wants to explore the world and go where all the acculturation is .
Lady Bird is n’t grow up during the counterculture movement ; she ’s grow up in 2002 . She hit the nail on the head when she says , “ The only matter exciting about 2002 is that it ’s a palindrome . ”
Little Women: “I’m So Sick Of People Saying That Love Is Just All A Woman Is Fit For.”
All throughoutLittle Women , the March sisters are encouraged to discover hubby , butJo wants to be more than just somebody ’s married woman .
She explains , “ Women , they have minds , and they have souls , as well as just hearts . And they ’ve got ambition , and they ’ve got talent , as well as just lulu . I ’m so sick of people say that love life is just all a woman is fit for . ”
Lady Bird: “What If This Is The Best Version?”
At its core , Lady Birdis a mother - daughter account . Like all teenagers , Lady Bird rebels against her mother but ultimately bang her . Meanwhile , Marion is spoil by her girl ’s alteration of identity .
Marion say , “ I want you to be the very best version of yourself that you may be , ” to which Lady Bird replies , “ What if this is the good version ? ”
Little Women: “Just Because My Dreams Are Different Than Yours, It Doesn’t Mean They’re Unimportant.”
Although Emma Watson ’s American accent inLittle Womenis shaky to say the least , she give a terrific functioning as Meg . Jo tries to win over her to run away on her wedding day because she should be an actor , not tethered to a married man .
But Meg deny because she wants to be marry . She tells Jo , “ Just because my dream are dissimilar than yours , it does n’t mean they ’re unimportant . ”
Lady Bird: “Different Things Can Be Sad! It’s Not All War!”
When Lady Bird loses her virginity to Kyle under the misunderstanding that he ’s also a Virgo the Virgin , she ’s distressed that he entail to her that he was and she ’s also upset that one of the biggest moment in her life was built on a prevarication .
Kyle endeavor to tell her that it ’s not worth getting sad about , because fight in the Middle East is ongoing ( in the story ’s 2002 setting ) , but she say , “ Different thing can be distressing ! It ’s not all war ! ”
Little Women: “The World Is Hard On Ambitious Girls.”
While Laura Dern ’s performance intermarriage Storywas always a shoe - in for the award itself , Florence Pugh more than garner her Oscar nodfor Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Amy inLittle Women .
She has many expectant lines in the moving picture , including “ The world is hard on ambitious missy . ” This opinion is still depressingly reliable to this day , let alone in the chronicle ’s 1800s mount .
Lady Bird: “Some People Aren’t Built Happy, You Know.”
Two years before Beanie Feldstein would take halfway stage inBooksmartandHow to Build a miss , she gave a scene - slip supporting performance inLady Birdas the claim character ’s best champion , Julie .
Despite thinking there ’s a character in Shakespeare’sThe Tempestcalled “ the Tempest , ” Julie does birth some nuggets of wisdom throughout the movie , including this heartbreaking titbit : “ Some people are n’t built happy , you make love . ”
Little Women: “Life Is Too Short To Be Angry At One’s Sisters.”
Although there are plenty of romances bake into the plot , the character dynamics at the affectionateness ofLittle Womenare that of the March girls . Gerwig captured the beloved between sisters inLittle Womenas exquisitely as she capture the dear between mothers and daughters inLady Bird .
The sister do plenty of things to annoy each other throughout the motion picture , but they always come up to realize that holding onto animosity toward their siblings is a bad idea .
Lady Bird: “I Wanted To Tell You I Love You. Thank You, I’m…Thank You.”
In the final prospect ofLady Bird , the title grapheme wakes up in hospital after drinking too much at a company . She thread through New York and attends a Presbyterian Christian church service that take a crap her think of home , which urinate her rallying cry .
At the death of the picture show , she leaves a earnest voicemail message for her mom : “ Hey , Mom , did you feel excited the first time that you repel in Sacramento ? I did and I wanted to secern you , but we were n’t really talking when it happened . All those twist I ’ve known my whole lifespan , and stores , and the whole thing . But I wanted to recount you I screw you . Thank you , I’m … give thanks you . ”
Little Women: “If I’m Going To Sell My Heroine Into Marriage For Money, I Might As Well Get Some Of It.”
At the end ofLittle Women , Jo in conclusion finishes her novel ( her second attack at it , anyway , after Amy burned the first one out of resentment ) and brings it to Mr. Dashwood to publish . He reluctantly agrees to print it when his daughters desire to know how it end .
However , he wo n’t release it unless the protagonist gets married at the end . Jo agrees to this , but only if she can keep the copyright and get more of the royalty . She explicate , “ If I ’m work to sell my heroine into marriage for money , I might as well get some of it . ”
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