"I have nothing to give you my hands are empty." When I was a teenager I believed he meant that he didn't have a ring to give her. Now as an adult I believe he meant that he had no wealth or lands to provide for her. Her grabbing his hand & saying not empty now, means that as long as she has him, that's all she needs.
Yes, and that true love and affection right there. I’ve experienced it maybe twice, but definitely at least once in my life. However, it freaked me out and I didn’t trust it to be real. I love how much this shows Joe has matured and now realized why her sister could marry a man that didn’t have anything.
“Reading your book was like opening a window to your heart”. What a line. I keep thinking how he fell deeper in love when reading her book. So romantic.
Friedrich may not be as handsome or as dashing as Laurie, but oh my lord, he is so perfect for Jo! they're truly partners of the heart and kindred spirits!
In the book he was described as overweight & no where near as handsome as Laurie. But Jo was attracted to him anyway. That's what made me love her character. He was considered ugly, he was poor & Jo loved him regardless. She saw him for the kindhearted man he was.
I like Gabriel Byrne much better in the part than Louis Garrel in the new version because I always believed that Friedrich should be older than Jo. Garrel was much too young; you hardly believe that he already is a Professor. In addition, he is still named Friedrich and purported to be German but he clearly has a French accent.
I think for anyone who has read the book this version makes more sense. The professor is older than Jo - that is supposed to be obvious. And the chemistry is simply better between these two.
Dude 2019 version was better for professor. Garrel is 37 and saorise is 24. 13 years is enough gap . But in this version it is like she married with someone who has the same with her dad.
for anyone who has read the book little women 2019 makes more sense, we saw at the ending how jo didn't wanted that her heroine get married but her editor forced her into. All the scenes of Bhaer and Jo seems really out of character for her in the books and kinda creepy since the age gap. At least in the 2019 film Bhaer is young and doesn't treat her in a paternalistic way.
It's a Gillian Armstrong masterpiece. I've loved Little Women all my life - I've got an 1873 edition, and I think the production team must have seen it: everything looks like the illustrations. The houses, the costumes.
Growing up with the book and this movie, I wasn’t sure why Jo wanted to open a school. I thought maybe it was because she had helped teach her sisters growing up. But Jo’s decision to make a school finally made sense to me in the 2019 version. In that version, the constant juxtaposition of a warmly-lit, laughter-filled, sibling-focused childhood and the blue-toned loneliness of adulthood made it clear that one of Jo’s ultimate desires was to recapture the magical camaraderie, play, and love of her childhood. In that sense, I think the 2019 version most clearly expresses Alcott’s original vision for Jo; Alcott was SO ahead of her time! But I will forever love the 1994 version for its earnest loyalty to the book- including period accuracy, and really selling the Jo/Bhaer relationship.
The movie also mentions that her dad ran a school and was forced to quit because he let a black student in. This is a nice full circle moment where she can pay tribute to her family (and her own personal) dream of equality across all human beings by turning an old, wasted house into a lively school for anyone who wants to learn (Jo herself always craving education and seeing it as a high treasure)
As I saw it, she wanted to be of use for her society and she had achieved her position of a reputable writer by being able to study. She wanted more children to become accomplished, especially poor children, and probably she took joy in that. Plus she had the money to open one. But you are right, another reason would be that it would feel like a big family.
Gabriel Byrne’s performance in this scene is sublime. There’s incredible subtlety in the way he looks at her in the first part of the scene. Overwhelming love for her, joy at seeing her again … but also sadness because he misunderstood Hannah’s comment and thinks Jo is married to Laurie. His eyes really convey, without words, how much he cherishes her and wants her.
According to some critics, Gabriel Byrne can say more with a slight shift of his glance than most actors can with several pages of scipt. All the great ones have it.
Yes! He was the equal partner Jo needed! He complemented her so well on an intellectual & emotional level in a way Laurie couldn’t. He wanted her to succeed & write what she was passionate about, not just chase the dollar.
I had read this book so many times and this film is the best adaptation from it. Prof. Bhaer and jo and all others characters were perfectly justified. Jo and Friedrich is my favourite couple and both the actors suited perfectly to each character.😊
Agreed the 2019 version was good but it didn’t have the warmth or heart of this version. Also Jo and Freidrich were more believable as a couple and had better chemistry in this.
@@tripletroubletruffle9827 I think it's meant the connection between Jo and Prof. Bhaer. I like both versions. But yeah, when it comes to Jo/Bhaer, I prefer the 1994 version. The 2019 excels in others. The newest version also made me like Amy much better :D
5 outta ten dude this person is talking about ONE scene from this film, the kissing scene. She was right, the kissing scene from the 2019 one wasn’t as wholesome and heartwarming, she wasn’t talking about the movie as a whole. Also regardless, the 1994 one is still SUPERIOR AND ELITE FIGHT ME 🔥🔥🔥
I hate how much the 2019 version butchered this relationship! They gave Jo's relationship with Friedrich zero buildup and no heart at all. Hell, the whole climax was played up as a joke! This movie actually *cares* about their relationship and takes it seriously. Jo and Friedrich are perfect for each other!
couldn't agree more ! Greta's version did not have the warmth and pureness of this one. and the casting of her version is bad. come on Timothee as Laurie !! wtf
I think I can explain the background of this, or the possible reason why Gerwig chose to do it this way. When Louisa May Alcott wrote the Little Women books (there are two: Little Women and Good Wives), she was at first determined that Jo should remain single, and this is dramatized in the handling of this scene, which constantly shifts between Jo at the publisher's and Jo with her sisters and finally running after Friedrich. We do not know whether what finally happens in the film (she goes after him because she realizes that she loves him) happened in reality or just in the book, being put there because the editor wanted Jo to put it there. I must say that I am not a big fan of this scene either, or of a number of other things in Gerwig's movie. I also like this version with Winona Ryder better. I think Gerwig just brushed at a lot of things that are in the story and make it rich, another point was the story of Beth. We know that she is weakened by scarlet fever - most likely she developed a heart condition and the Winona Ryder version shows how her condition gradually declines. In the Gerwig version it seems nothing is wrong with her after she "recovers" from her sickness; she speaks about having to die soon, but there is nothing in her condition to corroborate this, and then suddenly she is dead.
The reader was never supposed to care about Fred and Jo's romance though. LMA put it in there to make fun of the fact that her publisher made her marry Jo off. She wanted Jo to be single (and she wanted the reader to want Jo to be single too). This version doesn't understand that. And although it's cute, this is much more cheesy. In the 2019 version, the movie isn't trying to sell you on romance, it's trying to expand on themes such as the strength of familial love, and personal freedom. The romance was designed to be a subplot to Jo's main purpose as a character.
I love these two to the moon and back. True story Friedrich is mainly based on philosopher Henry Thoreau. Louisa was in love with him. He is the romantic lead in all of her novels. Fritz in Little Women, Mac in Rose in Bloom, David in Work, Adam in Moods. Of course, Jo falls for him. Henry was also known for carrying an umbrella.
Exactly. Some, including the creators of the 2019 film, say that Louisa May just threw in an unattractive endgame lover for Jo as a “screw you” to publishers who didn’t want her to end up single. That simply isn’t true. Louisa May based Jo’s endgame lover on the love of her own life. She gave Jo the happy ending that she herself couldn’t have with him.
From what I happen to know about the newest version, Greta Gerwig made it paralleled to how Alcott really wanted Little Women to end; Jo not ending up with anyone. So, I guess the way you saw Jo's lack of love for him may have been the fact that the ending to Little Women is forced to end where Jo ends up with someone.
@@seishirouhimada9881 Yeah, maybe, but in the book she clearly loved him and the new version fails to show it, if you make a film about the book you don't put stuff about the author inside who are not in line with how things turned out for the main character.
@@blaithin83 Well, yeah you have a point, but regardless, I still find Gerwig's decision to end the film that way a redemption for Alcott. I'm not saying that I don't like Jo ending up with Bhaer, but Little Women is quite autobiographical for Alcott (in which she did not marry in real life) and she really intended for Jo not ending up with anyone. That is why the ending also gave off ambiguity as to whether Jo really loved Bhaer in a way she would intend to marry him or not. In addition, not all film adaptions are faithful to the main source. Gerwig's spin for Jo's ending just turned out working well.
@@seishirouhimada9881 i like the new version too. Because it was more in character for Jo. I mean she was dead set on not marrying so it was an appropriate ending. She and the professor ended up being friends right? I don't think the professor in the 2019 movie was exactly a love interest.
@@seishirouhimada9881 yea i noticed that part to and i think the same...but another part of me think others...Jo never write ending story where the character be together...but suddenly she agree with that oldman to write it might represent that finally she accepted to fall in love with someone and married him while still having her ambition...but hey...its just a theory...a film theory...well idk...its have 2 perspective in that scene...so for people who like her to be single will think that its only in writing but for people who want then together might believe they are together in the end
This Is the Best Ending! I love It ! 1994 version; the relationship between Jo and Professor Bhaer Is better ! 2019 version; The relationship between Jo and Laurie is better.
When I was much younger, I thought as Friedrich way saying he was hoping to stay for the "celebration of your new marriage" that he was proposing to Jo right at THAT very moment. Saying in a subtle way that he loves her and so wants to stay and marry her. I thought that for years!
I dont care what this new generation says. Winona Ryder was, is, and always will be the utmost superior Jo March in my eyes. Not even Saoirse Ronan can amount to her.
I like new version because Amy and Laurie relationshio makes more sense in there. In book or this movie i never really feel like Amy and Laurie has chemistry. I dont even like Amy from book and from this movie, but i totally love Amy from 2019 version.
@@SR3272 I know, but in the new movie makes it seem more like they really had room to build a relationship and not just using Amy for his goal, which looks like in this movie and in the book.
Henry David Thoreau was one of Alcott’s unrequited loves and an inspiration for the character of Prof. Bhaer. I’ve always thought Gabriel Byrne looks a little like Thoreau. Whether or not that was intentional on the part of the casting director, I loved it.
I think this version is more true to the book and I think the 2019 version they were trying to tell more of Louisa May Alcott’s story since the book is semi-autobiographical. I think they’re both very good they just have different stories to tell.
@@juliajulie8500 Well, I mean that might have been the ending that was published but who knows if she actually wanted Jo March to be married at the end. She might have been pressured to write it that way for publishing purposes. I'm not saying one ending is better than the other. I like them both just for different reasons :)
I really don't like how Friedrich is treated in the 2019 version. All the couples in that version were treated fairly except that one. Friedrich is important to Jo because she had finally found a man who has a lot of affinity with her intellectually and emotionally. He loves to see her in the world of men and he supports her love for writing. Then in the new version of the movie they just cut off their romantic scene to tell us that the author of the book was pushed to create this romance, and then go back to their kiss scene, which ruins the value of this couple. A character is a character. An author's life is personal. When a reader loves a character from a story, it is this character that the reader loves. Why on earth must we confound its life with the author's in the 2019 version? I'm just disappointed that they had to detariorate Friedrich's value in it.
LMA never wanted jo to marry. So that’s why the professer was old and ugly, because it was a joke to her and she wanted the readers to want jo to be single too. The 2019 version honours LMA’s wishes much better. Maybe just do your research.
@@greeciequibby8477 yes, she never wanted her to marry...but, You know, every artists, writers, movie directors, every professions in the world must somehow put their own desires aside to conform their work for others for the sake of money and that's what she did. Plus, Little women is not biographical, it's fictional. If it mattered so much to her, she could have written in her way but it would not have been as popular for centuries.
I can’t believe I only just watched the 1994 version! I had read the book and always felt the 2019 adaptation didn’t fully capture Jo and Friedrich’s relationship. Winona Ryder and Gabriel Byrne portrayed it perfectly. The scenes in the boarding house, their deep conversations about societal views, and how Jo immediately values his companionship and opinions felt so real. When Friedrich asks, “Will you have me?” it feels much more profound than simply asking, “Will you marry me?”
@@Niniane17 Hmm. Wanted to make him as different as Laurie. Just gives more thought to me that the J/F ship is forced. T/J is where I see the true happiness together. Just my opinion, of course.
I LOVE THIS SCENE SO MUCH, so well played and heartfelt, and he feels older than her but not TOO much older - handsome and kind and they're very good together.
I have loved this movie for 30 years! This is a perfect and beautiful ending. I wish they had made a sequel, "Little Men," with Jo and Friedrich and the school for boys.
One noticeable difference regarding Professor Friedrich is that in this version he was significantly older than Jo whereas in the remake he appears to be much younger.
This version is closer to what he was in the book. I’m pretty sure he was around 40 and Jo was 25ish. They probably wanted to make him younger in the new movie bc most people don’t find age gap relationships socially acceptable.
Lady Em I’m pretty sure LMA also didn’t want Jo to write a letter telling Laurie she was wrong to reject him and practically begging for a second chance yet here we are.
@HKC Exactly. Jo knew that she and Laurie were not meant for each other. It was out of character and a slap to LMA to have Jo beg Laurie for another chance.
I love that scene, and as much as I love this one I hate the one in the new movie. They butchered the relationship betwen Jo and Friedrich ☹ I walked out of the cinema mad.
THIS is the version I love best and captures the rhythm, feel and cadence of the books. The new version leaves me cold and uncaring about the characters.
I love this movie coz it explains everything exactly what girls are looking life partner: good hearted, compassion, generosity… Frederich represents all this even if he doesn’t had any wealth.
Am I the only one who didn't like the 2019 version??? After all the critical acclaim I was expecting something great but i thought it was a genuinely bad movie, the direction was all over the place
I remember seeing this & feeling so good that Jo chose her hearts desire rather than some young dashing Gent that didn't match her soul !!! Now, as an adult I too followed my heart & chose for love. My Love is also older than me, but though numbers may differ we are yet still the same. Truly I say to you, do not love for looks or for money, these things fade away. FOLLOW YOUR HEART. Anything else will leave you completely unfulfilled. I am so glad I waited such a long time. It was well worth the wait !!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
I grew up watching the 1940’s version which I always loved but I was fortunate enough to see this version with my mother, my aunts and my only first cousins on my mother’s side of the family (we are all girls) This story has always held such a special place in my heart….. But honestly I can’t decide which is my favorite scene…. This one or when Rory professes his love for Jo…..😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
I havent read this book for so long but as the words come out of their mouth I knew this version is true to the book! No wonder i cannot recall the ending in 2019 ver. but I do enjoy both ending❤
"I have nothing to give you my hands are empty." When I was a teenager I believed he meant that he didn't have a ring to give her. Now as an adult I believe he meant that he had no wealth or lands to provide for her.
Her grabbing his hand & saying not empty now, means that as long as she has him, that's all she needs.
I’ve watched the whole movie so many times only to watch this scene, the not empty now is the most romantic to me.
Wow I never thought of it this way. Thank you! This will always be my favorite version of Little Women
No, she means they aren’t empty because he has her in his hands now.
just like pride and prejudice, all about the hand.....
Yes, and that true love and affection right there. I’ve experienced it maybe twice, but definitely at least once in my life. However, it freaked me out and I didn’t trust it to be real.
I love how much this shows Joe has matured and now realized why her sister could marry a man that didn’t have anything.
“Reading your book was like opening a window to your heart”. What a line. I keep thinking how he fell deeper in love when reading her book. So romantic.
Friedrich may not be as handsome or as dashing as Laurie, but oh my lord, he is so perfect for Jo! they're truly partners of the heart and kindred spirits!
Reshme Subramaniam truly!
Omg Gabriel Byrne was handsome AF in this film. Apart from Jo, I fell in love with him too ♥️
He was more handsome
In the book he was described as overweight & no where near as handsome as Laurie. But Jo was attracted to him anyway.
That's what made me love her character.
He was considered ugly, he was poor & Jo loved him regardless. She saw him for the kindhearted man he was.
I like Gabriel Byrne much better in the part than Louis Garrel in the new version because I always believed that Friedrich should be older than Jo. Garrel was much too young; you hardly believe that he already is a Professor. In addition, he is still named Friedrich and purported to be German but he clearly has a French accent.
I think for anyone who has read the book this version makes more sense. The professor is older than Jo - that is supposed to be obvious. And the chemistry is simply better between these two.
Dude 2019 version was better for professor. Garrel is 37 and saorise is 24. 13 years is enough gap . But in this version it is like she married with someone who has the same with her dad.
Also the acting is much better
@@MaheshSingh-de1ix you mean this or the new version?
I agree, I find 2019 Friedrich to be somewhat of a bro.
for anyone who has read the book little women 2019 makes more sense, we saw at the ending how jo didn't wanted that her heroine get married but her editor forced her into.
All the scenes of Bhaer and Jo seems really out of character for her in the books and kinda creepy since the age gap.
At least in the 2019 film Bhaer is young and doesn't treat her in a paternalistic way.
Whatever anyone might say, Friedrich was older than Jo in the book as well. And Gabriel Byrne was the perfect choice, not to mention handsome as well.
@Al Pacino FanForever She needed somenone mature, smart and her equal. In some ways he was like a father and that's ok.
Yes
Absolutely would 100% marry Gabriel Byrnes.
@@juliajulie8500 ye no its not
@@juliajulie8500 I'm sorry what was that last sentence
What can I say? This scene is pure movie magic, and Little Women 1994 is a Winona Ryder masterpiece.
It's a cinema masterpiece......a cult classic..!!
It's a Gillian Armstrong masterpiece. I've loved Little Women all my life - I've got an 1873 edition, and I think the production team must have seen it: everything looks like the illustrations. The houses, the costumes.
It's exactly like in the book. I love it.
I hated the 2019 versión, It was very disrespectful with the story.
@@renaniidepinheiroepereira4104 I agree this is still the best one. Winona Ryder is Jo.
Gosh i had forgotten how beautiful Winona Ryder was in this film 😍😍😍
always is
She always is! 🥺
Growing up with the book and this movie, I wasn’t sure why Jo wanted to open a school. I thought maybe it was because she had helped teach her sisters growing up. But Jo’s decision to make a school finally made sense to me in the 2019 version. In that version, the constant juxtaposition of a warmly-lit, laughter-filled, sibling-focused childhood and the blue-toned loneliness of adulthood made it clear that one of Jo’s ultimate desires was to recapture the magical camaraderie, play, and love of her childhood. In that sense, I think the 2019 version most clearly expresses Alcott’s original vision for Jo; Alcott was SO ahead of her time! But I will forever love the 1994 version for its earnest loyalty to the book- including period accuracy, and really selling the Jo/Bhaer relationship.
This is such a beautiful description
@@FR-wg1jf thank you!
Same really ❤️
The movie also mentions that her dad ran a school and was forced to quit because he let a black student in. This is a nice full circle moment where she can pay tribute to her family (and her own personal) dream of equality across all human beings by turning an old, wasted house into a lively school for anyone who wants to learn (Jo herself always craving education and seeing it as a high treasure)
As I saw it, she wanted to be of use for her society and she had achieved her position of a reputable writer by being able to study. She wanted more children to become accomplished, especially poor children, and probably she took joy in that. Plus she had the money to open one. But you are right, another reason would be that it would feel like a big family.
Winona it's one of few people who have sparkle in their eyes.Its captivating.
Gabriel Byrne’s performance in this scene is sublime. There’s incredible subtlety in the way he looks at her in the first part of the scene. Overwhelming love for her, joy at seeing her again … but also sadness because he misunderstood Hannah’s comment and thinks Jo is married to Laurie. His eyes really convey, without words, how much he cherishes her and wants her.
I liked that he played this role so well. In so many movies he plays the villain or the devil.
He is perfect
According to some critics, Gabriel Byrne can say more with a slight shift of his glance than most actors can with several pages of scipt. All the great ones have it.
Yes! He was the equal partner Jo needed! He complemented her so well on an intellectual & emotional level in a way Laurie couldn’t. He wanted her to succeed & write what she was passionate about, not just chase the dollar.
That must of been one of the most romantic grand gestures in film history
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I had read this book so many times and this film is the best adaptation from it. Prof. Bhaer and jo and all others characters were perfectly justified. Jo and Friedrich is my favourite couple and both the actors suited perfectly to each character.😊
This scene is better and heart warming than the 2019 version
Agreed the 2019 version was good but it didn’t have the warmth or heart of this version. Also Jo and Freidrich were more believable as a couple and had better chemistry in this.
are you kidding? 2019 version had me in tears for the most parts of the movie, other times it was pure love and humour, it was really really good
@@tripletroubletruffle9827 I think it's meant the connection between Jo and Prof. Bhaer. I like both versions. But yeah, when it comes to Jo/Bhaer, I prefer the 1994 version. The 2019 excels in others. The newest version also made me like Amy much better :D
5 outta ten dude this person is talking about ONE scene from this film, the kissing scene. She was right, the kissing scene from the 2019 one wasn’t as wholesome and heartwarming, she wasn’t talking about the movie as a whole. Also regardless, the 1994 one is still SUPERIOR AND ELITE FIGHT ME 🔥🔥🔥
The 2019 version did Louisa May Alcott justice , who never wanted Jo to be with anyone !
The author wanted her independent and that’s what they did
my favorite version of the umbrella scene (including the book lol). winona sells jo's love for friedrich really well, and the background is gorgeous.
I hate how much the 2019 version butchered this relationship! They gave Jo's relationship with Friedrich zero buildup and no heart at all. Hell, the whole climax was played up as a joke! This movie actually *cares* about their relationship and takes it seriously. Jo and Friedrich are perfect for each other!
Agreed
couldn't agree more ! Greta's version did not have the warmth and pureness of this one. and the casting of her version is bad. come on Timothee as Laurie !! wtf
I think I can explain the background of this, or the possible reason why Gerwig chose to do it this way. When Louisa May Alcott wrote the Little Women books (there are two: Little Women and Good Wives), she was at first determined that Jo should remain single, and this is dramatized in the handling of this scene, which constantly shifts between Jo at the publisher's and Jo with her sisters and finally running after Friedrich. We do not know whether what finally happens in the film (she goes after him because she realizes that she loves him) happened in reality or just in the book, being put there because the editor wanted Jo to put it there. I must say that I am not a big fan of this scene either, or of a number of other things in Gerwig's movie. I also like this version with Winona Ryder better.
I think Gerwig just brushed at a lot of things that are in the story and make it rich, another point was the story of Beth. We know that she is weakened by scarlet fever - most likely she developed a heart condition and the Winona Ryder version shows how her condition gradually declines. In the Gerwig version it seems nothing is wrong with her after she "recovers" from her sickness; she speaks about having to die soon, but there is nothing in her condition to corroborate this, and then suddenly she is dead.
The reader was never supposed to care about Fred and Jo's romance though. LMA put it in there to make fun of the fact that her publisher made her marry Jo off. She wanted Jo to be single (and she wanted the reader to want Jo to be single too). This version doesn't understand that. And although it's cute, this is much more cheesy. In the 2019 version, the movie isn't trying to sell you on romance, it's trying to expand on themes such as the strength of familial love, and personal freedom. The romance was designed to be a subplot to Jo's main purpose as a character.
@@arianamadison3015 agreed. I’m so glad we get both versions- one that earnestly interprets the book, and one that recognizes LMA’s vision.
I love these two to the moon and back. True story Friedrich is mainly based on philosopher Henry Thoreau. Louisa was in love with him. He is the romantic lead in all of her novels. Fritz in Little Women, Mac in Rose in Bloom, David in Work, Adam in Moods. Of course, Jo falls for him. Henry was also known for carrying an umbrella.
Exactly. Some, including the creators of the 2019 film, say that Louisa May just threw in an unattractive endgame lover for Jo as a “screw you” to publishers who didn’t want her to end up single. That simply isn’t true. Louisa May based Jo’s endgame lover on the love of her own life. She gave Jo the happy ending that she herself couldn’t have with him.
Interesting bit of information; I was not aware of that...
This ending is SOOO much better than the 2019 remake ending. Winona is spectacular.
I agree Winona Ryder is Jo hands down. This is still the best version of Little Women the 2019 remake was horrible.
I refuse to watch the newer version. This is peak cinema.
This version is simply the best.
"Not empty now." 😭❤😭❤
What I like the most about this version is that she seems to be in love with him, not like in the reacent version
From what I happen to know about the newest version, Greta Gerwig made it paralleled to how Alcott really wanted Little Women to end; Jo not ending up with anyone. So, I guess the way you saw Jo's lack of love for him may have been the fact that the ending to Little Women is forced to end where Jo ends up with someone.
@@seishirouhimada9881 Yeah, maybe, but in the book she clearly loved him and the new version fails to show it, if you make a film about the book you don't put stuff about the author inside who are not in line with how things turned out for the main character.
@@blaithin83 Well, yeah you have a point, but regardless, I still find Gerwig's decision to end the film that way a redemption for Alcott. I'm not saying that I don't like Jo ending up with Bhaer, but Little Women is quite autobiographical for Alcott (in which she did not marry in real life) and she really intended for Jo not ending up with anyone. That is why the ending also gave off ambiguity as to whether Jo really loved Bhaer in a way she would intend to marry him or not. In addition, not all film adaptions are faithful to the main source. Gerwig's spin for Jo's ending just turned out working well.
@@seishirouhimada9881 i like the new version too. Because it was more in character for Jo. I mean she was dead set on not marrying so it was an appropriate ending. She and the professor ended up being friends right? I don't think the professor in the 2019 movie was exactly a love interest.
@@seishirouhimada9881 yea i noticed that part to and i think the same...but another part of me think others...Jo never write ending story where the character be together...but suddenly she agree with that oldman to write it might represent that finally she accepted to fall in love with someone and married him while still having her ambition...but hey...its just a theory...a film theory...well idk...its have 2 perspective in that scene...so for people who like her to be single will think that its only in writing but for people who want then together might believe they are together in the end
Friedrich is my type. how lucky Jo is
dude ikr
He looks like Dr. Octopus.
@@Ivy285 TROLL
Very lucky 😊
@@Ivy285 exactly! i thought it was him at first
This by far the best and only version of Little Women to portray the book well
Dang, the romance is off the freaking charts!!! Gave me butterflies 😍
This Is the Best Ending! I love It !
1994 version; the relationship between Jo and Professor Bhaer Is better !
2019 version; The relationship between Jo and Laurie is better.
Amy and Laurie's relationship in the 2019 version is the best imo.
The 2019 version showed us that Alcott wanted Jo to stay single, how do people miss that!
When I was much younger, I thought as Friedrich way saying he was hoping to stay for the "celebration of your new marriage" that he was proposing to Jo right at THAT very moment. Saying in a subtle way that he loves her and so wants to stay and marry her. I thought that for years!
I dont care what this new generation says. Winona Ryder was, is, and always will be the utmost superior Jo March in my eyes. Not even Saoirse Ronan can amount to her.
If you read the book, this movie makes more sense than the 2019 version.
This version makes more sense even of one doesn't read the book. I just did not like the new one.
@@Erika-br8xo same. i dont know why people said that the new one is a good adaptation. tbh, the new one is the worst of all adaptation -_-.
I like new version because Amy and Laurie relationshio makes more sense in there. In book or this movie i never really feel like Amy and Laurie has chemistry. I dont even like Amy from book and from this movie, but i totally love Amy from 2019 version.
@@ofkitsune1355Laurie just wanted into the family
@@SR3272 I know, but in the new movie makes it seem more like they really had room to build a relationship and not just using Amy for his goal, which looks like in this movie and in the book.
Henry David Thoreau was one of Alcott’s unrequited loves and an inspiration for the character of Prof. Bhaer. I’ve always thought Gabriel Byrne looks a little like Thoreau. Whether or not that was intentional on the part of the casting director, I loved it.
It possibly was intentional, since Susan Sarandon is made to resemble Abba Alcott, quotes some of her writings and is renamed from Margaret to Abigail
Well, they got everything else right, so why not?
That sudden exhale of relief Friedrich made when Jo revealed that she wasn't married is so cute
I much prefer this version than 2019 version.
Sameee
Both version are good.
I think this version is more true to the book and I think the 2019 version they were trying to tell more of Louisa May Alcott’s story since the book is semi-autobiographical. I think they’re both very good they just have different stories to tell.
@@AndreaActually Don't tell Louisa Alcott's story and name it Little Women, stay true to the story she wanted to tell.
@@juliajulie8500 Well, I mean that might have been the ending that was published but who knows if she actually wanted Jo March to be married at the end. She might have been pressured to write it that way for publishing purposes. I'm not saying one ending is better than the other. I like them both just for different reasons :)
Gabriel Byrne can be my professor any day. 😍
Or my therapist!
same girl!!
truly the role of Winona's lifetime....not overly done, just perfect....chills for the ending scene.
I really don't like how Friedrich is treated in the 2019 version. All the couples in that version were treated fairly except that one. Friedrich is important to Jo because she had finally found a man who has a lot of affinity with her intellectually and emotionally. He loves to see her in the world of men and he supports her love for writing. Then in the new version of the movie they just cut off their romantic scene to tell us that the author of the book was pushed to create this romance, and then go back to their kiss scene, which ruins the value of this couple.
A character is a character. An author's life is personal. When a reader loves a character from a story, it is this character that the reader loves. Why on earth must we confound its life with the author's in the 2019 version? I'm just disappointed that they had to detariorate Friedrich's value in it.
Totally Agree with You. It quite made me disappointed.
Agree 100%
LMA never wanted jo to marry. So that’s why the professer was old and ugly, because it was a joke to her and she wanted the readers to want jo to be single too. The 2019 version honours LMA’s wishes much better. Maybe just do your research.
@@greeciequibby8477 Fredrick was based off of Henry David Thoreau, who Alcott deeply admired. She didn't just make him "old and ugly" as a "joke."
@@greeciequibby8477 yes, she never wanted her to marry...but, You know, every artists, writers, movie directors, every professions in the world must somehow put their own desires aside to conform their work for others for the sake of money and that's what she did. Plus, Little women is not biographical, it's fictional. If it mattered so much to her, she could have written in her way but it would not have been as popular for centuries.
He's very attractive in my humble opinion.
Byrne? Hell yeah
This was my favorite scene in the entire movie. I really liked Winona Ryder back then.
What happen now?
She hasn't changed
@@geraltofrivia5220 You have to watch Stranger Things, she's amazing!! One of my favorite characters!!
My favourite version of little women
So when I will meet my Friedrich?! 😭❤❤❤
I am waiting also
Maybe you’re a friedrich waiting for your jo- he had to wait for a long time but the wait was worth it
@@AmaraEmme I hope so❤ I always say that to my self and I know one day after all the waiting me and him will finally meet 😸
Be patient! Every Jo will find her Professor someday!
The best adaptation. A no nonsense adaptation.
I can’t believe I only just watched the 1994 version! I had read the book and always felt the 2019 adaptation didn’t fully capture Jo and Friedrich’s relationship. Winona Ryder and Gabriel Byrne portrayed it perfectly. The scenes in the boarding house, their deep conversations about societal views, and how Jo immediately values his companionship and opinions felt so real. When Friedrich asks, “Will you have me?” it feels much more profound than simply asking, “Will you marry me?”
F: My hands are empty
J:Now they're not
Definition of love 🥲
What a man she found😍😍😍WHAT A PERFECT MATCH!
I can't recall how many times I watched this movie when I was raising my girls. We all enjoyed it but I moreso than them. Takes me back in time.
Winona Ryder is one of the Cutest human beings to ever live.
For me, the perfect adaptation of a beloved book. ❤
Call me old fashioned but i love Gabriel Byrne portrayal
Agreed!!
Gabriel Byrne is 21 years older than Winona Ryder, who was 22 at the time this movie was being filmed.
grossss
Well, in the book she's 25 and he's 40. The age gap is intentional, because Alcott wanted to make him as different from Laurie as possible.
@@Niniane17 that's only a 1 year difference to the age gap between Emma and Mr Knightley
SewingVideos it’s not that uncommon in those days
@@Niniane17 Hmm. Wanted to make him as different as Laurie. Just gives more thought to me that the J/F ship is forced. T/J is where I see the true happiness together. Just my opinion, of course.
I LOVE THIS SCENE SO MUCH, so well played and heartfelt, and he feels older than her but not TOO much older - handsome and kind and they're very good together.
I never saw the 2019 version I prefer 1994 version I love this version so much more.
This guy is so damn attractive it literally hurts
Watch Miller’s Crossing
Wowza
No one looked like Byrne
Great actor too
Rain in meaningful scenes is my fav. Just a perfect setting for love, truth, sadness, joy, etc.
people in love must love having their clothes get soaked in the rain
This was always the Best adaptation
Only because Of Winona ❤ Susan Sarandon and Christian Bale.
This is the Best Version!
I literally fell in love with this man ❤😍🥰
I have loved this movie for 30 years! This is a perfect and beautiful ending. I wish they had made a sequel, "Little Men," with Jo and Friedrich and the school for boys.
That was the Best little women
Agreed, it has so much heart, it is such a genuine beautiful story❤
I love this version of the story...❤️
Winona was the perfect Jo
One noticeable difference regarding Professor Friedrich is that in this version he was significantly older than Jo whereas in the remake he appears to be much younger.
This version is closer to what he was in the book. I’m pretty sure he was around 40 and Jo was 25ish. They probably wanted to make him younger in the new movie bc most people don’t find age gap relationships socially acceptable.
Now this was the great love story that was missing in Greta's film... (though I loved everything else).
I actually loved Greta's spin on it, and honoured what LMA really wanted for this character.
Lady Em I’m pretty sure LMA also didn’t want Jo to write a letter telling Laurie she was wrong to reject him and practically begging for a second chance yet here we are.
@HKC Exactly. Jo knew that she and Laurie were not meant for each other. It was out of character and a slap to LMA to have Jo beg Laurie for another chance.
@@soxxy22 It was out of character completly.
@@hkc8544 it was only because she was lonely. she didn’t really want it.
A true meeting of hearts and minds! A perfect ending! The 2019 Adaption should take notes!
Everyone complaining about his age and jane eyre was younger and mr rochester just as old, if not older.
Beautiful ending😭✨❤
Joyce from stranger things and the dad from hereditary have come along way
They've both have prolific careers and are very highly regarded... for a couple decades at least lol...
Funny!
The dad from hereditary is also a pretty good therapist.
A good priest and a devil as well...a great actor
(:
I love that scene, and as much as I love this one I hate the one in the new movie. They butchered the relationship betwen Jo and Friedrich ☹ I walked out of the cinema mad.
he’s literally my kind of man
friedrich is the perfect man lmfao at the first tine when i saw him w jo i was like oh no hes too old but lol now im shippig them😭😭❤❤
This is how I imagined it in the book!
This is amazing movie.
He is the best and most handsome man, my gosh. I am hopeless
So true!
Best scene of the movie!!
This movie is my all time favourite movie I just love it and the book so so much
THIS is the version I love best and captures the rhythm, feel and cadence of the books. The new version leaves me cold and uncaring about the characters.
Before Watching This Scene, I've Been Hating Jo For Rejecting Laurie's Love 💔😢✋👧.
Now, I'm Waiting For My "Jo" To "Fill My Empty Hand" 👸💖👐😍.
So romantic.
I love this movie coz it explains everything exactly what girls are looking life partner: good hearted, compassion, generosity… Frederich represents all this even if he doesn’t had any wealth.
Clássicos são incomparavelmente melhores que as versões modernas...amo essa versão de Jo e Fred ❤
Am I the only one who didn't like the 2019 version??? After all the critical acclaim I was expecting something great but i thought it was a genuinely bad movie, the direction was all over the place
you're not the only one
The only best version
Look, normally, I am not scared of thunder but when I heard that thunderstrike, I almost ran upstairs into the arms of my mommy.
I remember seeing this & feeling so good that Jo chose her hearts desire rather than some young dashing Gent that didn't match her soul !!! Now, as an adult I too followed my heart & chose for love. My Love is also older than me, but though numbers may differ we are yet still the same. Truly I say to you, do not love for looks or for money, these things fade away. FOLLOW YOUR HEART. Anything else will leave you completely unfulfilled. I am so glad I waited such a long time. It was well worth the wait !!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
This is my favourite version of the movie 🙂🙂
he is so handsome damn
At that time, Gabriel Byrne was the most beautiful human in the planet.
He’s still good
I love them together 🖤
You simply cannot best this version. I liked Greta’s movie, but their relationship was treated so poorly.
Can you dream a more beautiful ending? 2:44
Maybe yet, when Jo and Friedrich get married in Plumfield, then I'll be satisfied.❤
F that i want my own older handsome Friedrich!
Love this scene❤❤
¿Cuántas veces vine a ver este final? No sé... perdí la cuenta. ♥
Yo tambien ❤
I grew up watching the 1940’s version which I always loved but I was fortunate enough to see this version with my mother, my aunts and my only first cousins on my mother’s side of the family (we are all girls) This story has always held such a special place in my heart….. But honestly I can’t decide which is my favorite scene…. This one or when Rory professes his love for Jo…..😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
Her voice in this clip reminds me of Judy Garland
They kissed I’m so happy
he is old enough to be her father
and...
they're in love, what can u do
Imagine when the film Cleopatra by Denis Villeneuve was released. Cleopatra had an age difference of 30 to her lover Julius Caesar.
Trop belle scène 😭❤️
I love this book( movie)! 💕 I always identifie myself with Jo in my heart and soul. I love this scene...They are soulmate I think.
*really remake is not like this*
Whomever, at YT, is responsible for the closed captioning does a terrible job of translating dialogue.
Yes, it is terrible. 😅😬
What’s the legal number of time one may watch this ending? 😅
I would had pick him to. He reminds of someone. I wants knew
Love this movie❤
I havent read this book for so long but as the words come out of their mouth I knew this version is true to the book! No wonder i cannot recall the ending in 2019 ver. but I do enjoy both ending❤
The 2019 film is a brilliant and sensitive distillation of the story geared to present day. But this one is the book, filmed. So beautiful.