{"id":932,"date":"2020-02-20T14:14:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T21:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/?p=932"},"modified":"2020-02-20T14:16:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T21:16:42","slug":"emma-a-cheerful-adaptation-of-jane-austens-beloved-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2020\/emma-a-cheerful-adaptation-of-jane-austens-beloved-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma * A Cheerful Adaptation of Jane Austen\u2019s Beloved Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Emma.poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-945\" width=\"152\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Emma.poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Emma.poster.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jane Austen&#8217;s beloved comedy about finding\nyour equal and earning your happy ending, is re-imagined in this film.\nHandsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without\nrivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and\nthe pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and\nromantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.&nbsp;KIDS FIRST! Film\nCritic Arjun N. comments, \u201c<em>Emma<\/em> is a\ncheerful adaption of Jane Austen\u2019s beloved novel. Readers of Jane Austen can\nrejoice as her characters come to screen.\u201d See his full review below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma<br>By Arjun Nair, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Emma<\/em><a> <\/a>is a cheerful adaptation of Jane Austen\u2019s beloved novel. Readers of Jane Austen can rejoice as her characters come to screen. Others might not find this to be their<a> <\/a>cup of tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7a88lsE7v4\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E_FP_000071580254260-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-938\" width=\"225\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E_FP_000071580254260-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E_FP_000071580254260-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E_FP_000071580254260-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E_FP_000071580254260.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>Mia Goth (left) as &#8220;Harriet Smith&#8221; and Anya Taylor-Joy (right) as &#8220;Emma Woodhouse&#8221; in director Autumn de Wilde&#8217;s EMMA., a Focus Features release.  Credit : Focus Features<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nthis adaptation the \u201chandsome, clever and rich\u201d matchmaker Emma Woodhouse (Anya\nTaylor Joy) pursues her adventures through matches and romanticism to find\nlove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anya\nTaylor Joy, as Emma, gives the best performance. Anya has grown from a being newcomer\nand this demanding performance proves that, allowing for eloquent speaking and\ncharacterization. Her conversations with other characters are straight out of\nthe classic Victorian tale; keeping in mind, she is American. Her love\ninterests are Johnny Flynn as Mr. Knightley, a dashingly critical friend, and\nCallum Turner as Frank Churchill, a rich gentleman. I also enjoyed Mia Goth as\nHarriet, as she helps Emma find her match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E_FP_000041580255499-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-935\" width=\"225\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E_FP_000041580255499-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E_FP_000041580255499-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E_FP_000041580255499-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E_FP_000041580255499.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>Johnny Flynn (left) as &#8220;&#8216;George Knightley&#8221; and Amber Anderson (right) as &#8220;Jane Fairfax&#8221; in director Autumn de Wilde&#8217;s EMMA., a Focus Features release.  Credit : Focus Features<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Director Autumn de Wilde is artistic, but the pacing could be tighter.\nThis is a slow movie as several scenes are long, drawn-out conversations. I\nfeel this aspect is best achieved in books, though some movies can capture the\naudience\u2019s attention like that. This movie really must be your forte for it to\nbe enjoyable. The character\u2019s parlance is always olden English, and there is a\nloss of stakes. The score by Isobel Waller-Bridge is authentically Georgian\ncapturing the grounded roots of genteel women living in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message of this film is to not rush love, as Emma and Harriet let\ntime prove its worth after hasty pursuits. I give this film 4 out of 5 stars\nand recommend it for ages 7 to 18, due to brief nudity, even though younger kids\nmight not be interested in watching this. The movie releases in theaters on\nFebruary 21, 2020, so check it out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane Austen&#8217;s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is re-imagined in this film. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Arjun N. comments, \u201cEmma is a cheerful adaption of Jane Austen\u2019s beloved novel. 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