Persuasion starring Dakota Johnson | Official Trailer | Netflix 

Perfectly said!

true

This is one of my favourite Jane Austen heroines and they completely butchered her. She doesnt look like someone who could be persuaded of anything, she feels rebelious and nothing at all like in the book. I'll stick with Amanda Root's and Sally Hawkins wonderful Anne's interpretations

No! I’m tired of Lizzy being misrepresented. But, you absolutely may judge this before seeing it because we all know the title should be Persuadegerton.

I really didn't like what they did with Mansfield Park (though the film was a hit), but this? It sounds like a nice take, not everything has to be exactly like the book. And, Anne did have a sense of humour about the persons around her, she just didn't show it. I guess the problem here is that there is a very faithful adaption of P&P and several at least halfway faithful adaptations of Emma, but not a single one of Persuasion.

It's basically what is wrong with this adaptation in a nutshell. It has a distinct quirky feel of 2020 Emma with a splash of Bridgerton and that's just not... it.

Right? The new line is absolutely terrible, and so far from the original that it's laughable

THAT PART!

I was confused by that line in the trailer too. I don't think an ex was a thing during that time. It sounds too modern and like lazy paraphrasing.

@@annemariestrehl exactly "an ex" didn't exist in that time. It sounds like a desperate modernisation of the piece.

yes.

The irony is that Jane Austen's 'Persuasion' contains some fascinating and pertinent discussions about the perceptions of women back in her day. They could have had a field day exploring those. They didn't need this wishy-washy modernist travesty.

Yes. It gives the implication that you can't be a strong empowered woman unless your sassy eith everyone. The thing that's ridiculous is that Anne actually was a strong and empowered woman. She knew she had made a mistake and when given a second chance she stepped out, took the opportunity, and embraced the life she wanted. That's empowering in any time, but especially during the age. She also learned to stand up to her family and for herself by the end of the story, and she did it her own way, without being sassy.

this comment and along with the replies. I’m really like really sick of seeing women being that sassy, quirky, and badass trope. Like, women can be strong with mind, knowledge, wise, and even if they are introverted, quiet, or a shy type, they can be strong and put you in your place when they want to. You don’t always have to be that mean or sassy girl to be strong.

Yup, women is consider strong if they are like teasing, outgoing, provocative, flirting, and have a tragic backstory lmao its funny

My own personality is closer to Lizzie, but one must admire an Anne Elliot!! She's one of the most amazing women in literature!

Oh my god, THAT is who she reminded me of in this! Mrs. Elton. No wonder I find her so damn annoying.

@@lovetolovefairytales dreadfully good point.

I agree. Having her cop a squat and pee by a tree while hiding from Louisa and Mr. Wentworth did nothing to move the story forward and was such a betrayal to the style and spirit of the novel. Why all the makeup and red lipstick? Dakota Johnson has beautiful skin and features. They really didn't understand the message of the story. Anne thought she did the wrong thing in "giving up" Wentworth but the audience is supposed to know better. He didn't deserve her until he made his fortune. That was part of the point of the visit to Mrs. Smith. That could have been Anne had she thrown her lot in with Wentworth at a young age and he got killed at sea. She would have been in trouble much like her friend. Wentworth had spent extravagantly and had not saved his money won in the Navy. At his age it didn't look good for him to win more but of course he did and by then he learned to save. Mrs. Russel was right to encourage Anne to give him up. Part of the reason he made so much money was daring and it is difficult to be daring if you know your death could leave your wife widowed with nothing. Mrs Russell wasn't wrong to encourage her to break off the engagement and Anne wasn't wrong to listen to her elders. To think Austen meant to ignore your elders they have no wisdom to offer, is just mad.

wait what. whats wrong w saying his name?

Exactly 😭

Exactly! Miss Anne Elliot was a self-representation for me in this world of sassy and fiesty characters, I was waiting for this movie so much and then I got this. Feel a little dumbfounded.

This. Media is saturated with feisty characters. I'm sick of them.

I was so excited for this, but I have a feeling I'm not going to be happy when it finally comes out.

It always seems strange to me when writers decide "I think *I*, incredible writer that I am, can improve on this iconic character written by a highly respected and celebrated author, and the generations of people who have loved this story for years will surely like that I fundamentally changed everything about the character."

Because it’s Netflix. Given enough time and money, Netflix could even ruin Shakespeare.

Jim from the office🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Gold

I KNOW, how dare they insult precious Jimothy by stealing his signature move and including it in this farce!?

Good god this nails it completely!!!

Feels like they're trying to do the same thing as the 2020 version of Emma but it fits far better for that character than here

Her acting leads me to sleep.

I liked her compared to Wentworth his acting just didn't convince me at all. He looked on drugs! Perhaps all the pressure!?

that smarmy smirk never leaves Dakota Johnson's face ....... hardly an Anne Elliot!

@@CatrionaRuadh that alone, if nothing else, would be enough to turn me off of this adaptation.

I wished Joe Wright wrote the screenplay. One of my favs has to be Pride and Prejudice. Kiera Knightly would have added so much depth and intrigue to Anne's character.

Don't worry: I already knew from the words 'new adaptation' that this would depart from the book. I am only shocked at the lengths they have gone to here. Anne pouring liquid on her own head and smearing jam on her upper lip? They need this in order to be funny? Do they think we're too stupid to appreciate Jane Austen's satire and wit?

Jane Austen just did 10 flips in her grave...

As someone who haven't read any of her novel, should I watch it? Read all comments and everyone is angry about not doing movie by the book. So for a non-reader and movie lover, is it a good movie ?

@@average3394 No, it's not a good movie. If you just want entertainment, then go ahead and watch. But this is *not* Persuasion by Jane Austen. There are better adaptations that other people have mentioned.

@@Musicienne-DAB1995 got u. Thanks

Also, the Regency Era didn’t have “exes”! 😖

@@ellenlittle6551 I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the characters pulled out an iPhone from their pocket in the movie

@@Seca95 haha this made me laugh out loud

It really cheapens the pain Anne feels when she’s around Wentworth. It’s agonizing. To me that line is the worse part of the trailer. It’s just so reductive to Anne’s heartbreak.

@@Seca95 it could be

The media will probably call fans names for not gushing at this.

How do you know if Jane Austen would've been proud? Did you know her personally?

I feel like you would love the Jane Austen Reddit group then. So many amazing input.

@Z S - don't you? Obviously never read an Austin novel nor deigned to peruse her biography. Jane WOULD be tickled that she is still relevant and beloved by fans who defend her. NETFLIX SUCKS. Watch the BBC Sally Hawkins version. The vampires at Netflix deserve an Upper Decker.

@@anaisnin7983 to make such assumptions is beyond conceivable arrogance..... however, I will let you to jog on

I think she'd like it

@@flask223 Don't be so disrespectful.

She had a sense of humour, so I reckon she would have liked it

@@aps2712 you knew her well then?

@@jeannetteharrison4011 about as well as you I'd imagine

Hello, how are you

That's a nice way to put it.

even worse in my opinion, they turnes Anne elliott into Bridget Jones in my opinion.

And that is an essential part of her character, she is older, washed-up and defeated to live a life of serving her family. The whole story is she is given a second chance.

The character you’re describing sounds more interesting to watch than this Jennifer-Lawrence-in-any-role-2010’s crap I’m looking at except with Dakota. I think they try to make women characters written a certain way have no meekness about them whatsoever and end up with these blobs of smirking nonsense

@@Dizzydollie7 Totally agree!

I think mature is one of the best words to describe her.

Victorian England is somehow more diverse than modern England hmmmmmmm

Thank you for the correction. Much appreciated.

Agreed. Well said. Thank you

Thank you - my sentiments exactly

Beautifully put. What a relief to find that someone else has already said what needed to be said.

Persuasion is my favorite as well and the only way to experience the real Anne is to read the book. Everything else is an interpretation. She left us with so few pieces of her work, so when it comes to Austen, my opinion will always be the more interpretations, the better.

Thank you!!! Exactly my point!!!

I want it!!! You don't speak for everyone

I fell in love with this movie! AMAZING!

YOU don’t want it, don’t speak for everyone

Most of us DON'T WANT THIS!!! If you do, you never read the book.

It looks well produced with a good cast, but the whole feel does not fit the story at all. It seems the producers were just keeping up with our times, which detracts from the whole feeling of reading a Jane Austen novel - I want to be transported back in time. I’ll give it a shot, but I’m not expecting much.

@@Shaezilla101 I wish I could thumbs up this comment a zillion times. I want to be transported back in time as well, so I do want things in an Austen adaptation to be as accurate as possible with a tinge of relatability to make it understandable today. Don't bother to dress in Regency times if you are going to make this a modern take. Just make a modern Persuasion set in the present day and save us all the grief.

@@Shaezilla101 If you want to be transported back in time, you could watch the 2007 adaptation by ITV. It doesn't have to be remade.

Never underestimate the power of Austen fans we are loyal to that which should be preserved. There is no integrity to this.

@@somesuchx8912 I didn't know there was a 2007, I only ever see the older one. I will give that a look-see!

The 1995 Persuasion is the best Austen adaptation of any of her books, I think.

@@sandeesandwich2180 I respectfully dispute that assertion and would argue that the 2007 BBC adaptation with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones is the best adaptation to date. The 1995 version was severely lacking, especially in the chemistry between the main characters - there simply was none - despite a young Ciarán Hinds as Wentworth. The chemistry between Hawkins and Penry-Jones was palpable in every scene they shared, and their sorrow and heartache unmistakably evident in every look, movement, their speech and countenance.

@@sandeesandwich2180 Agree. It's the most authentic and naturalistic also. The kiss is so romantic.

Johnson looks like a time traveller. Wrong in every way.

@@meb1879 Honestly having watched the 1995 version like a million times, I feel that the Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds do have chemistry. Its more in the subtle looks they give each other. I feel Anne's pain when she looks at Frederick after coming back from the war, confronted with what she has lost and probably will never have again, trying to resolve herself to life as she knows it now. When Frederick gets upset at the opera (by the way, isn't that the most beautiful opera music you have ever heard?), I really feel his underlying passion towards her and jealously towards William Elliot and Anne. I'm not putting down the 2007 version at all, but in my opinion these two actors really captured the essence of their characters.

Has anyone written a better love letter than Wentworth's to Anne Elliot? The film establishment has no idea what it's ruining. Makes you ask whether they read the book they're butchering.

It's just this arrogant, modern attitude, not only thinking that they know better than Austen, but assuming that we in the 21st century cannot understand a book written over 200 years ago. Yet from the comments' section, it's obvious that people understand Austen's message today just as wel as her audience did when she published Persuasion. (Maybe even more so, given the volumes of studies into her works which have been published.) Why can't these filmmakers respect history and even admit that people who lived hundreds of years ago can still teach us?

They ruined Anne. They ruined Persuasion. I love Dakota but the script was treacherous

I gagged. This is so disappointing 😞

That was so cringey and not of the time period. I can only imagine that Jane Austen would be rolling in her grave at that line, let alone what Netflix has done to her beautiful work just to make a buck.

@viiont eooiy I think the Masterpiece Theatre adaptation also had her character break the fourth wall but they did it in a way for the audience to see Anne's true emotions and I don't think she ever spoke directly, it was just staring into the camera.

It's a modern adaptation. the director said that all the time. stop being boring, because in the cinema everything is allowed because of art. I liked the new adaptation.

@@beatrizbaia5230 "Modern Adaption" is ironic. The director should have made a Persuasion in the "modern" era then, and not kept it in the Regency period...and then try to modernize the early 1800s, it comes off as a cash grab

Agreed.

Yes!!!

Book name?

@@jashajain911 persuasion by Jane Austen

what is the piano music in the end?

The trailer suggests they won't be honouring the novel! A lot of box tickers in it!

@@thehound9638 hmmm sounds not so great but novel or movie everything has its merits.

@@thehound9638 agree with you entirely. It seems so far off from the novel. It doesn’t capture the Jane Austen heroine’s essence at all. From the trailer it seems no one can persuade the heroine other than herself

The movie looks like a far cry from the book...Anne's gentle, sad, introverted, and introspective spirit seems to have been replaced with something closer to Elizabeth Bennet's one and this Wentworth seems to wear his emotions much more openly (and with far less resentment) than book Wentworth-- that already strips the text from its strongest components

It just can't.. There's nothing about that Jane Austen atmosphere in this trailer, they just took the plot and messed everything up. I can't imagine a true Jane Austen fan actually agreeing that this is an accurate version..

This ^^^^^^

The version with Ciaran Hinds as Wentworth is sublime.

My thoughts exactly!

Yeeesh

This would be such a good idea! They could definitely remake Northanger Abbey in this tone!

Why can't they just leave these books alone? Why the constant lack of respect for history?

Yes, I love this version.

@@Musicienne-DAB1995 Leftists only know how to destroy culture and cultural Icons. Expect it to continue when they occupy all the institutions.

The 2007 version was awesome. Why have they made Anne like Brigitte Jones?

The best version of all movies!!

As Netflix always does...

what were the original words?

@@TheMeesa "Now they were as strangers; worse than strangers, for they could never become acquainted." How could they call this appalling movie an adaptation? Poor Jane Austen, how could she rest in peace with all the things these people are doing

@@julia_btfl maybe she can rest in peace because the next life is more about who created her than what she created here.

One of the main points of the novel is that they are not even friends. They act like people who met briefly long ago and now only talk to each other because they socialise with the same people.

I think she is smiling that her story set in the Recency Era of England resonates with people globally in the 21st century. As a writer and an undercover cultural anthropologist she would accept that like social norms, language also evolves. Hence some changes were made by contemporizing the cast and the words, but the plot is no less the same.

Yes, I'm watching it now and I can't believe what they did to her character. One of the things I love about her character is her transformation from sad dul, to glowing by the time she reaches Bath. You can feel her longing, regret at letting herself be persuaded to leave captain Wentworth. You don't feel that pain with this character. She's cheery from the get go.

If he was as bored being in a relationship with her as I was in watching this film I understand why he left her🥱 😴

@@mnm9492 what. She’s sad from jump And continues to be so.

It should say loosely based on the times never mind the book.

The weird thing about diversity is, if they did a movie about Japan in the 1800s they wouldn’t just throw random white people in there. If they did a movie about Africa in the 1800s, they wouldn’t throw random Asian or white people in there. It’s stupid to just put diversity into Jane Austen just to be politically correct.

@@patriciamay6396 lol this was not a period piece. it was a terrible austen adaptation so it truly did not matter who the characters were played by. nothing about political correctness here. and it does go the other way all the time as you have described.

You nailed it! This is totally trying to go for the quirky comedy from the 2020 Emma. But those are two very different stories, from two very different characters. So it feels very off imo.

I agree. From the trailer, this seems much too farcical to be true to the book.

I'm with you on this. I think they've taken too many liberties with the story.

Yes and I hate this, they're making experimental movies from Jane Austen and I'm not here for it 😳

Same here. Also, at least Emma 2020 got the costumes and the dialogue right - most of the characters here I'm just WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? WHERE'S YOUR BONNET? Ugh.

No, they are worse than exes; they are friends! Friends are underrated.

So they butchered the line?

@@ellie-tk4jy completely. Especially cause the term “exes” didn’t exist in the regency era. 🙄🙄🙄

what is the piano music in the end?

@@ellie-tk4jy They not only butchered the line, but they lost the quiet resolve and despair it was meant to convey.

When you have to ask whether the director actually read the book, you know ow bad it's gotten in the film establishment.

I didn’t read the novel but I think I will now I couldn’t keep watch the movie and yes I watched sadniton and you’re right it was amazing I enjoyed every episode

ATROCIOUS CASTING TO PUT THIS 50-Shades of Grey ''individual'' in the lead role who simply just cannot f****** ACT.!!!

I love Sanditon. Even though I consider myself an Austen fan I didn't know it was her work before I started watching the show. While I was watching the very first episode I thought, this feels like an Austen novel, could it be? So I paused the episode and googled it and confirmed it was. That's how good a job they did of staying true to Austen's style of storytelling. I could tell it was based on her works from half an episode without prior knowledge that it was.

it's one of the most awful romcoms/romances ive seen in years. netflix really butchered the story

I'm hopelessly depressed about this thing called "an adaptation''

I couldn’t agree more. I’m currently listening to Persuasion for the - times and just regurgitated a bit what I just had for lunch. Ghastly.

@@julia_btfl same :’( I think it says something about how close to sublime Persuasion as a novel is that all its readers feel the offence of this “adaptation” so keenly. They treated the masterpiece so poorly. And so condescending to anyone who hasn’t read the book. Like we don’t already have enough “BoSs BaBe” heroines in film and literature and would appreciate the breath of fresh air that is Anne Elliot, whose strength is in her softness.

@@grisg.4121 ghastly indeed! Made me feel sick when I first saw the trailer too.

I couldn't agree more! This is an "adaptation" for gen Z and so called inclusivness, a little bit of This and that thrown in to make it more digestible for the masses.

This is going to be shockingly bad. All the smirks to camera etc? This is not Anne at all.

Omg I was searching the comments for someone else who thought this. THANK YOU.

Agree

You re so right. Its not Anne, not at all

Plus, Dakota is a horrible actor. You're telling me they didn't have anyone else to take the role?

Jealous much

​@@littlesofiaisherefairly accurate but they are taking more from fleabag than Bridgerton.

I hate humor

Well people find different things funny we won’t laugh at the same jokes !! So if you didn’t like it just don’t watch it !! Go read the book

@@Flarkit Gladly. I realize that someone such as yourself probably thought that Persuasion was the fourth Fifty Shades of Grey movie, but pray don't assume your troglodytic ignorance to be true of everyone. Fix your grammar and learn how to read before trying to develop any semblance of literary understanding and appreciation. Baby steps, dear.

Yes!!!!

EXACTLY 🙌🏼

even as the non-book reader I know this movie is a terrible idea

Yes! So happy to see all these comments.

Exactly!!!

Only seen it once, but I really enjoyed it.

imagine gatekeeping the work of a woman who died like 200 years ago, just imagine....

@@antemiuenteri it's not gatekeeping, they're expressing dissatisfaction in the poor choice of writing in the script. all adaptions modernize the writing from JA's novels but the inclusion of the word ex takes you out of zone of suspension of disbelief. People are allowed their opinions, don't go throwing around buzzwords that don't even fit the situation. the line was irksome to a lot of people not just one.

I cringed so much at that line

Cringy

Yeah, that line makes me think they should’ve just made this a modern retelling. Though from the trailer this Anne doesn’t really seem like the Anne from the novel or other adaptations, she seems more like Lizzie Bennet, as others have noted.

Miriam you just described what I felt seeing the trailer. They changed the tone too much. It just doesn't feel like the same character!

They surely didn't understand! The Fleabag-like breaking of 4th wall is trying hard and unnecessary. Lastly, Dakota's accent is awful!!!!

Perfectly said! Exactly how I felt after watching.

Exactly! Anne was brainwashed by her narcissistic family into feeling like her purpose was to be invisible and accommodating. But the "Flea-bag" style monologues make her seem like just a more charming kind of narcissist. Bummer!

bravo

They had no shame. Stupid people and bad writers always think they are brilliant and modern.

'Courage'? More like the audacity.

1995 version is the best

With the Bath City Marathon sprint at the end🤔

@@Greenwillow bath city marathon 🤣 🤣

The 2007 adaptation does cut out a lot of scenes but I would say it captures the essence of the original book more accurately than the 1995 version

It just could have been a period romance in its own right it didn’t have to be a stain on a Jane Austen classic

Amen

☠️☠️☠️☠️

Great take. Although Austen never wrote the "bewitched". It did fit the tone of the novel at least!

I did not like the "bewitched" line, but I could accept it for modern audiences sake. I won't say the same for Persuasion (at least according to this trailer).

😂 HA HA! TRUTH! That’s why I canceled my subscription

lmao

LOL

Agree, doesn't seem to get the tone of its source material at all.

Yup my thoughts

Well it is an adaptation so it doesn't have to be 1 to 1. I guess it's just a matter of whether it's well received or not. Books are an entirely different format and perhaps they made certain choices because otherwise it would not hold the audiences attention. Time will tell

There is a fine line between honoring the written word of Austen and trying to flow with the popular shows Bridgerton etc. I’m in no way an Austen purist, but I feel one can over popularize for the sake of revenue. I will watch this as it has always been one of my favorites🌺

@@gemelwalters2942 Sure, it doesn't have to be a 1 to 1 (actually I think it never should)-but it should understand its source material and Persuasion is a very unique book compared to Austen's other novels, that deals a lot with regret, nostalgia and vanity. This just looks like Bridgerton.

Lol

I probably need your fanfic to cleanse my palate after I watch this version of Persuasion lol

😂😂😂

Can I, please, read your fanfic? It sounds marvelous!!

@@marieb3525 it's called "Those Prevailing Happy Stars" (my penname is Raphaela Crowley)

Ghettoization of Jane Austen. Tragic.

The racial aspect is the least of your concerns. And people deserve to see themselves in media. Maybe we just shouldn't keep adapting Jane austen if that bothers you

@@flask223 Agree. Stop adapting Jane Austen or other classics if you cannot do them properly. People do deserve to see themselves in media if don’t appropriately and not misrepresented to serve a political agenda.

I think it is going to be a comedy/parody 😭😭

There's a Vogue article about this adaptation.....all it seemed like they wanted to talk about is how quirky and silly this movie is going to be...NOOOOO 😭😭😭

@@EmilyJJaynes I WILL CRY

They're not going to keep it as it is because they have no creative integrity or world-building. Netflix don't care about Jane Austen, they're just using her work as a platform to push "THE MESSAGE"...

@@MeliMant i missed the part where that's my problem

Why the hell is her hair down!!?!!!!!! Her character is like 27 or something, not 12, their hair was never down even at home after like the age of 18, only maybe right before bed

did they just stick her in a beret like it was 1900!?!!!, I live in France, and NO ONE wears a beret except weird tourists, old men, and people that live in Marseille or in the Basque region, hahahhaha, and while the beret has an old history, I highly doubt an English woman in like 1818 would've been wearing it

Did the writers have her use the word "ex", hahahahhahahahhaahhahahahahhahaha, I know they are trying to piggyback off the success of Bridgerton, but Bridgerton is legit fantasy, while the work of Jane Austen even though fiction is definitely not. I mean, I understand why they did it thinking the language of Austen might be too complicated for speakers in our generation, but nah, man, we can still understand it, especially presented in context And don't mention the blind casting, I have absolutely no problem with that, I'm only mentioning it in case people think I have a problem with it, I definitely don't have a problem with blind casting

@@aeolia80 Thanks for the more critical reaction. Good to hear a differing POV, and from a book reader at that. And also, yeah, I too was slightly thrown off when they used the word "exes", I always felt like that was modern language, not something you'd hear from someone in the early 1800s.

@@aeolia80 This was me watching the first season of Sanditon. MC has her hair down for most of the movie and she's supposed to be 'out' in society. A regency woman would never.

its really not

Seconded, I instantly feel more relaxed just hearing Dakota's calming voice.

*Always Has Been*

@@serenityq26 140+2 people and counting said otherwise. also ratio.

Ah you have just discover of WHY WE LOVE JANE AUSTIN SO MUCH

With these accents it’s not that hard

@@ErenTheWarcriminal 🥱

Indeed, her voice is so soothing and relaxing to listen to, making her a perfect fit for a period piece.

no. its torture

Asmr ?

I don't like Bridgerton.

They ruined Bridgerton with season 2, now it's time to ruin Pursuasion too 😮‍💨

@@shoujofanatic season 2 > season 1

I love Bridgerton but I get why people are mad at this adaptation

Exactly this was giving so much bridgerton haha

This exactly! I wrote elsewhere in the comments that presenting Anne as fiestier doesn't work for this reason. Lizzie Bennett's growth was to not jump so quickly to assumptions or be prejudiced against people based on minimal interaction. This is why Wickham is able to hoodwink her, even though there are hints in the text that he is not being honest from the jump. Conversely Anne Elliot is more mature and wise, her instincts are sound and based on careful observation (she refuses to accept Mr Elliott's proposal, even though it would solve loads of her problems and everyone she loves is saying "Bitch, you better marry that guy!" because she knows something doesn't add up about him*). Her arc is the opposite of Lizzie's in that she need to learn to trust herself, stand up for herself and put herself first for once. If you combine the best traits of both characters, as this trailer seems to show, Lizzie's wit and forthrightness, Anne's perceptiveness and generosity.... That's a perfect person! There's no nuance or room for growth! *This is also why Persuasion does not work as a love triangle. Mr Elliot is up to no good and Anne never trusts him. If you make Anne more gullible you remove a key aspect of her character, but that's another issue

Well the trailer makes it seem like that for sure. I'll clearly watch it since I love Jane Austen, but this almost feels like maybe Netflix had their hands too far into it. It'll be interesting to see them take on Austen because the last adaption of Emma, which got theatre release was really enjoyable. I wonder if they picked this project because of Bridgerton, but at the same time Bridgerton can barely be compared to Austen or her works even if they set them both in the regency era.

@@sarahcox4292 I like your analysis of Lizzie and Anne but I don't think we know for sure that Anne is more guillable in this adaptation based on this trailer. To me, she seems charmed by him but still cautious, as if she knows she must be careful. I am keeping an open mind until I see it.

@@madisonestes9381 I agree with you there. I will definitely be watching so hopefully that is a misinterpretation on my part.

The tension... The slow burn was everything... Favorite Jane Austen novel

Totally agree. I just watched the 2007 version and it is by far mucho better than this parody.

@@George.0092 I know, right? I agree with you.

'Persuasion' is my favourite Jane Austen novel too!

Cuties did it for me. Netflix is over.

Agreed. I think the best Austen adaptations are the ones which are a series. There's so many layers that condensing it to 2 hours max is impossible. See Emma 2020 for this one.

i thought 1995 persuasion was almost perfect

A mini-series would be great (if done right). There is so much to flesh out in the main characters during the engagement (I imagine a happy younger Anne and Wentworth) and then in the later years after the ending of the engagement and they meet again.

There is a mini series with the actress from the shape of water as Anne. I thought it was really good

I think Persuasion 1995 was VERY good, in my opinion all characters there were perfect and the movie was faithful to the book to the most part.

It's like this is the sister film to 1999 Mansfield Park. Even down to the quirk narrator in the trailer. People keep comparing it to 2020 Emma, but they forget EMMA was GOOD; the costumes were right and Anya had period appropriate hair and the soundtrack was all old hymns and sounded very 1800s... This is nothing like that, it's just Mansfield Park all over again. Are we this scared to have a quiet heroine? I want my book accurate Anne Elliot and Fanny Price, please, not more Elizabeth Bennet knock offs.

Persuasion is my fave Austen too and this trailer is such a let down. I won’t watch it. Periodt. I’ll rewatch the 2007 adaptation with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones. Now that’s my Anne and Capt. Wentworth.

@@lovetolovefairytales ooohh curious… have you seen the Mansfield Park 2007 adaptation with Billie Piper and Blake Ritson?

@@maggiepie765 yes, that one actually is pretty good. I own the Blu-ray. Left a lot out, but it still tried to be the book and not its own thing. Also the little it did add was actually darling: the Fanny/Edmund kiss, the wedding waltz, Tom Bertram calling Fanny "the best girl alive"? Makes me melt like butter on a pancake.

@@lovetolovefairytales OK, thanks for the recommendation.

Yes !!! For me it's the best version.

Or, how to pretend that you're cleverer than the original author.

@Monique S Nailed it! 🔨

I really love Dakota But i’m not quite sure she is a good actress enough to portray such a deep character. The other problem is that those new productions always try to make stories more Modern. That’s very sad. They did the same with Agatha Christie’s Poirot. A total 😢

She's too pretty to be Anne Elliot imo.

No she doesn't Her performance is same in all movies, no improvement, no voice change or accent Someone else would have done better job than her

@@LMD11 yea i got so excited when i learned there was a new movie but i can't stand this actress :'( and it's my favorite jane austen novel

I love Dakota but she can’t do an English accent, I find it surprising because it’s quite easy to master if you hire a voice coach

henry golding has white father privilege that's why he easily got the role. Imagine if his mum was white and his dad wasn't white. He wouldn't be getting hollywood roles

I see a lot of people are recommending this. Wil check it out.

It honestly reminds me a lot of Autumn DeWilde’s Emma adaptation, which I thought was delightful

That’s how I feel. Like they’re trying to make It more in the style of Pride and Prejudice or Emma. Persuasion is more emotional and Anne is not Lizzie Bennet.

@@erikdaniels0n Emma is supposed to be poking fun persuasion is supposed to have more of a serious tone.

yes my problem is Anne Elliot is a different kind of character than Emma and Lizzie Bennett and this trailer makes it look like Jane Austen only wrote one type of female character

To me it just seems like they dispensed with Anne and replaced her with Elizabeth tbh. Like if they were so desperate for a snarky, comedic, assertive heroine why bother adapting persuasion? Do p&p, Emma, or northanger abbey again. Or I could even live with like turning a marianne into this kind of character. But to do it to Anne is just like.. why? Why remove some of the most poignant elements of persuasion? I feel like if this is how Hollywood chooses interprets her in the 21st century, I’ll never see a tone-appropriate Anne Elliot or Fanny Price.

I'm swooning just reading that.

@@tsjohnson5 I squeal every time I read it!

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Exactly my thoughts. As a movie this might be fun but as an adaptation it looks terrible lol

Yes this is what I felt too reg. 2020 Emma quirkiness. I love the Sally Hawkins version and I think this is going to be very different from that but I'm looking forward to it!

Yes! It’s still my favorite adaptation and by the looks of this trailer, that’s not going to change any time soon.

I agree 100 percent. I even watched the 1970ish version and 1995 was the best. I did not mind the 2007 version either but the 1995 version felt more mature and there was more nonverbal tension that felt more realistic. The tender way they announced their feelings was hands down the best.

@@elainajoyce9040 Yes! And I loved the way they covered Wentworth’s letter in the 1995 version too.

@@elainajoyce9040 that 70s adaptations is also special in its own way. I believe it here on youtube. I enjoy that one and the 1995 one at least once a year. Prob my fav austin book after p&p

Persuasion deserves a good & faithful film adaptation, and the 1995 version is it for me. I won't need this new one. I don't know why they had to change Anne like that. There was nothing wrong with her in the first place.

It’s awful

The fact that a really good sounding one with Sarah Snook was also supposed to be coming out and got cancelled hurts me.

ITV’s adaptation with Sally Hawkins was pretty good apart from some of the creative decisions in the ending

@@LadyAhro my thoughts too. So disappointed.

@@beomgguks970 I agree the adaptation is alright, BUT... my main pet peeve regarding Persuasion is how nobody seems to portray Anne's personality accurately. She is not meek, she is not dumb and she is not traumatised... she is simply too rational, sensible and mature for her age. Sally Hawkin's portrayal was not good IMHO - it was too anxious, bordering on unhinged. I like Amanda Root's portrayal better, but still... it was too meek for Anne. She is amazing as a character, complex and nuanced and interesting, and the best thing about the novel, and I wish I could see it one day on the screen.

I thought the 1995 version was an excellent adaptation. Have you seen it?

Yes the 1995 and 2007 movie versions do have the right tone. But this one doesn't

what is the piano music in the end?

OMG YES. I DEFO FEEL THE SAME. IT'S LIKE THE TONE IS DIFFERENT

i agree

You articulate my misgivings this trailer gave me. Anne is Not Lizzie, she can’t be. I am a Austen fan and will probably watch this but this Anne just doesn’t feel like Anne to me.

I agree. They could change the tone without changing the character so much. She's the center of the story, it's nor Persuasion if they change her. I hate when they change the story SO much that they're really just trying to profit off the author's/book's name by calling it so.

Totally agree. Although Anne is a smart, beautiful, kind woman, there's this sense of feeling unworthy or how you described: being left in the shell that I don't quite feel being portrayed by Dakota (and I love Dakota). Let's hope that the movie prove us wrong.

Agreed. Love that adaptation it was a stunning portrayal

My wife ended up frustrated by it because they screwed up the ending of the story. It was otherwise well acted.

The 1995 version is much better! (The ending of the 2007 version is a travesty, and the casting atrocious.)

It wasn't perfect, but it's definitely my favorite Persuasion adaptation so far. I don't know why so many people love the '95 version, it's one of the most boring movies I've ever seen, right up there with Jeremiah Johnson.

I really enjoyed the Sally Hawkins one, and I think she had a great facal profile for Anne Elliot.

That's so amazing to read !

Nah, this looks like a joke. Jane Austen is a dumb author.

Me toooo! So exciteddddd

Wino lol

Agreeeeeee

Asten's work is a timeless masterpiece, this is a piece of crap.

EXACTLY 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I've always found it sad that her talent was never fully recognized until many years after her death, and the fact that we still read her novels today is telling, when most other authors of that time are long forgotten (not surprisingly, having read a few of their works!). In 1817, the only public reference to Jane Austen by name is in the newspapers that reported her death in July. Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which came out in the December of that year, were simply advertised as by the Author of Pride and Prejudice etc.

It clearly says “based on” at the start.

Agree. For me it's the getting the tone of the characters right. I can get on board with costumes, music and even storylines differing from the books or other adaptations or historical accuracy, but making characters more "modern" or "relatable" never works and yes, it reeks of Not Like Other Girls, which is tired and off putting to say the least.

@@thewildaly yes, but then calling it Persuasion seems kind of dishonest, doesn’t it? Of course, not having seen it yet, we’re all speculating, but the trailer shows a pretty superficial treatment if comparing to the original, or other more serious film versions.

@@zeearchers720 I think what the trailer is trying to show us is that there was artistic license taken with the main character. But the plot, other characters, the conflict, and setting looked like they were based on the novel Persuasion by Jane Austen.

I can't bear the 2005 P and P so there is that. I do love the BBC Colin Firth one. To me he understood Darcy in a way no other actor has. I think this looks like it might be good? I'll give it chance. She is a good actress.