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redid my wallpaper layout. idk how to feel.
EMMA (2020) dir. Autumn de Wilde
ANYA TAYLOR-JOY as EMMA WOODHOUSE
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling love.
EMMA 2020, dir. Autumn de Wilde
EMMA 2020, dir. Autumn de Wilde
i have one thing to say n that is: her ! 😍😍
literally how is she real??! my heart cannot take thisssss ;-; ♥︎！
DON’T FILE THOSE DIVORCE PAPERS. but i thought emma was boring i desperately need ur full take geek out plz tell me what I don’t see
i would NEVER divorce you pookie??
(us actually)
everyone gets film freaky in their own way!!! its ok!!!
two film essay posts in less than 24 hrs by ro, someone needs to sedate me or something
( sort of spoilers for emma (2020) under the cut , but nothing explicit , really )
!!! disclaimer i think to really fw regency-ish movies, kind of inherently calls for being into things like their original source material. and trust!! i know its not for everyone!!!
personally, i'm actually a big fan of reading those old and classical kind of books. as in, i have a full, clothbound, BOX SET, of jane austen's novels (emma being one of them). my literature teacher recommended me to read pride and prejudice ONCE and i've been hooked ever since.
yknow people joke that back then that it was all "oh my god you can't show your ankles!!!" and yeah, that's pretty much what it's like when you get down to reading novels from that time 😭 but that's what makes it so entertaining for me! the bridgerton series (which i also really like by association) is an easy example of this. i once saw someone say bridgerton plays out like a kdrama and YES!! that's the level of yearning and pining and slow burn i feed off of
upfront, i liked the movie–even from when its first trailer came out–because its aesthetics visually were just so nice. like yes!!! pastels!! pretty flowers!!! hats with feathers!! tea parties!!! big poofy dresses!!! (and anya taylor joy)
but it was when i watched it for a second time, i found a lot of why i like this specific adaptation of emma is because i think it really got across the vibe of jane austen's writing–especially the humor.
ok now stay with me: i'm not saying you have to read the whole original novel to get it, bc basically i would summarize the reason why the humor is so dry (when usually you would think this rich and old-fashioned vibe of a story should be much more over-the-top and dramatic) is because jane austen was always trying to make fun of all the social constructs of her time. especially for women! (heavy on how her works were ones of satire!)
like it all plays out so bare-bones that you just can't ignore how ridiculous everything sounds, which is what austen felt about all the rules and expectations emma and the other characters were trying to uphold the whole story. i also find that kind of humor from the movie very charming in a simple way, too.
the whole vibe of watching the movie and its characters is very much unserious, and it's a personal favorite in that watching it and listening to the soundtrack makes me feel ok to wallow in my emotions like the characters do. it's very cathardic in that way to me. but yeah by no means is it very action-packed or even conventionally "dramatic", so i get how it can wind up boring.
the character development of emma is always so interesting to me though. it's subtle, especially on the first watch, but it always warms my heart when she goes from thinking she's got everything figured out, to seeing the value of true friendship in harriet and even mrs. bates (MY FAV CHARACTER I CANNOT LIE SHE'S SO FUNNY), and that making her more open to questioning her and her life more, including not being as perfect as she once thought she was.
and that's really why we get that payoff with her and knightley, because he's known her all this time but when she finally recognizes her imperfections and embraces them, that newly found self-awareness us what pushes him over the edge in love. then we get that BEAUTIFUL confession scene under the tree. 🤭🌳
it very much fits the genre of a "romantic" movie, in that it romanticizes everything. but not to the point where it lets you forget what everyone's wants were, and that there were genuine struggles grappling with all those societal rules at the same time.
bc at the end of the day those rules were efforts meant to promote values that could hopefully lead a life of morality, responsibility/duty, and respect to others and yourself (arguably there are rules we face today that try to promote the same things, but they just look much different than rules about showing your ankles lol). i think in emma it's interesting to see just how each character tries to navigate those rules to get what they want out of life from them, and i think it's just a very beautifully-made film overall as well.
Emma was almost ready to sink under the agitation of this moment. The dread of being awakened from the happiest dream, was perhaps the most prominent feeling.
he is social distancing
no but IMAGINE: vanity fair directed by autumn de wilde<3
Cute collage I made for my iPhone wallpaper 💗
Movies and series I’ve seen connected to the coquette/dollete/hyperfem communities part 3 ♡
Buffalo 66 - Vincent Gallo
K-12 - Melanie Martinez
Emma - Autumn de Wilde
Jennifer’s Body (my personal fav) - Karyn Kusama
Painting of a behind the scenes picture of Mia Goth as Harriet in the 2020 remake of 'Emma'.
[Acrylic paint and gold posca marker on canvas]
I just watched Jane Austen’s ‘Emma.’ and OH MY LORD please catch me ’cause I’m about to faint
“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”
Look I don’t really like men but if they were like this in real life I would be very glad to marry one
Mr. Knightley & Emma + holding hands
I WRITE FOR;
- The Last Of Us part 1 & part 2
- Stranger Things
~ Mike, Eleven, Will, Joyce, Jim , Dustin , Lucas , Max , Erica, Billy , Murray , Argyle , Jonathan , Nancy , Henry , Steve, Robin , Eddie , Jason.
- The Walking Dead ( both game and show )
- Life Is Strange
- Detroit Become Human
- Uncharted
- Resident Evil 7 & Village
- Emma ( 2020 version )