Jane Eyre (2011)
Apr 4th, 2011 by Ashley
Did I miss something?
This version is horribly fragmented. I wonder how someone who’d never read the novel would see the characters? They must have all seen rather psychotic. Their feelings for each other seemed to come out of nowhere and several monumental events were omitted. Dry and awkward.
I’m okay with its non-linear way of story telling: setting the “present” toward the end of the story. The execution is actually quite good; flashbacks nicely done. However, its much hyped cinematography is really not my cup of tea. The scenes which should be gloomy and eerie and dark are awfully bright. I was looking forward to one that filled with Gothic elements. A lot of the stuffs look out of place and a lot are missed.
The only good thing is probably the original dialogues preserved in this version.
Very disappointed.
(But I know some absolutely LOVE this version while some abhor it. So you’ll have to be the judge for yourself.)