Monthly Archives: February 2007

I don’t know what it is about Little Women adaptations that make them feel so dated. Isn’t it possible to make a film based on a (somewhat) timeless novel that doesn’t have every possible mark of its time? We’ve discussed … Continue reading →

I really think that I can identify with all of the Little Women, especially in the sense of what we were talking about in class the other day. I’ve never had a problem balancing family, love, etc with my ambitions … Continue reading →

I was bored by Little Women the book, as I alluded to in a previous post. I GUESS I can see the adulation that some people have for it; it just wasn’t my thing. The movie, though, was just unbearable. … Continue reading →

I “read” Little Women in middle school, and by read, I mean I pretended to read during silent reading time in sixth grade. I didn’t like it much then. I still don’t really like it, although I can see why … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and I wanted to mention it in class, but for some reason I didn’t. Someone wondered aloud why Shad ‘O Rory’s character was changed from an Irishman into Nick Varner. I think … Continue reading →

I really liked Miller’s Crossing and thought it worked quite well for what it was. As an homage to classic gangster films it was brilliant. Normally the lack of a well developed emotional side would bother me, but the atmosphere … Continue reading →

As an English major, I’ve always been, for the most part, more fascinated by literary theory than the literature itself. Not significantly, but when class discussion turns toward a deconstructionist analysis of The Great Gatsby rather than talking about what kind … Continue reading →