Actors Guy Pearce & Joe Alwyn Talk "A Christmas Carol," The FX Original Movie 

The totally deconstructed the story to a partial foundation and some beams and rebuilt a new story to delve into motivation. When I saw the trailer, I thought I'd hate the movie but wow, this movie sunk its claws into me. I love faithful adaptations but there's been several of those for A Christmas Carol that this kind of movie is a welcomed change. This is also the very first adaptation where I truly felt that want for Scrooge to see Tiny Tim safe. The ice skating scene was simply brilliant.

I agree with you 100%. A Christmas Carol is my favourite tale from Charles Dickens (beating Great Expectations to the post). I definitely see Dickens in this re-telling. It was always about how corruption affects an individual and the society around him, but how warm hearts and philanthropic souls attempt to offset it. This is my first year working for myself as a freelance designer and this version speaks to me right now. I work from home which is a little house in the city centre. The colours of a quiet office day/s before Christmas - it IS DARK at 4pm; looking out the window and seeing people joyously heading out for Christmas parties or Christmas shopping but passing the rough sleepers that are trying to get into the hostel down the road. It IS bleak and if a person doesn't make efforts to get out there and be a part of society can be affected by the bleakness. I've just watched the first episode and am I right in sensing that Bob Cratchet is also becoming a little affected by Scrooge's cynicism and bleakness? This re-telling is blooming brilliant!! Responding to the familiar themes (cheering at Bah Humbug! Sobbing at Tiny Tim's little face as he wanted to be skating with his sister. Amazed at the broken jaw because we're used to seeing Marley with his kerchief wrapped around his head to stop that from happening) but getting a different perspective of how Scrooge's corruption came to be. This is some amazing story telling! Xxx

@@lamo1724 I agree with you. I thought it was great. I guess you're watching it in Britain cause I saw it in one sitting on the FX channel in the states. Good luck with your new business!

@@lamo1724 if you live in the UK, you can see links to present day darkness, corrupt business people, burning building full of poor people (Grenfell Tower) , mining accidents(Abervan), exploitation of women all due to powerful people damaged by their past?

I'm a huge fan of the "A Christmas Carol" story. I reread it every year, and I watch several versions of it as well around Christmas. This one was very unique. Very dark. And overall I really liked it. But the ending was nowhere near as satisfying as previous versions, and it is left feeling like there would be a sequel. They never finished other plotlines they set up, like Scrooge and his nephew for example. Was there originally a plan for a sequel? I can't find that anywhere, but it feels like that was part of the plan.

Gabby Davis he definitely meant it as him and his family

Mária Pazderová but he lives with her, he probably meant her

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mickey munkchunk And? So what? What does the race of Bob Cratchit's wife matter? It was still really good. And the little bit of diversity was welcome in my opinion

I remember when people were ashamed to be this ignorant. Must be a trumper👀

@@Tiger_V20 ikr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I liked her, sally donavan

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