Coming at the close of a year in which women have been portrayed one-dimensionally, 'Little Women' feels like a corrective in how it paints in complex shades, its Victorian-era feminist angst containing meaningful lessons for the world today. | Analysis
Washington "I am angry nearly every day of my life," Laura Dern's Mrs. March says, wearily, in Greta Gerwig's "Little Women," a 2019 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's beloved 1868 novel of the same name about a quartet of New England sisters."I'm not patient by nature. But with nearly 40 years of effort, I'm learning to not let it get the better of me.
Despite the quote's origin in the 19th century, its core conceit -- not merely anger, but swallowed anger, contained anger -- is remarkably resonant today. It arrives anew at a moment when women's rage is forcing America to reckon with power -- who wields it, whom it serves.But the honest exploration of fury is just one element that makes Gerwig's reimagining of"Little Women" stand out in 2019.
Or have you forgotten that charges of political opportunism have stalked New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand since she called on Al Franken, then-Minnesota senator, to resign after allegations of sexual misconduct? Or that two rivals have characterized Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren -- now the only remaining top-tier female candidate in the 2020 field -- as an "angry woman"?Beyond the presidential race, there was the attempt in January to smear and shrink New York Rep.
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