@@lyvia1630 I remember the first time I saw her, in Interview With the Vampire. My sister and I were talking about Kirsten, and how she was going to have a big career.
This scene was heart-stopping for me. You can really feel Jo's pain and anger towards Amy when she burned her sister's novel. But then you could also feel Amy's pain for realizing what's she's done. Growing up with only sisters in the family, this was even more relatable for me.
As a writer myself, it takes a very long time to write a good story, real or fake, long or short. Back then, to do it by hand would have taken much longer, I can imagine. All that hard work, that time, that energy, that Jo would have devoted, and all because of her little sister. I wouldn't blame her if she never spoke to Amy again.
YESSSS I think some people who aren't creative don't get it but when I saw this in the remake my jaw dropped and I literally cried. I would have reacted in the exact same way as Jo and I don't blame her for it for a second. It's even worse cos Amy is older in the new one, but at any age this is just horrendous. I feel sick even thinking about it
And in every piece written there is also a part of the soul, too. I totally understand Jo. On the other hand, Amy didn't realize the magnitude of her action.
So, the mother just lets Amy off with no kind of punishment whatsoever!? If my sisters and I had done something like that to each other, my mother would have grounded us, at the very least!
Beth is so sweet and calm. She would rather be there for her family than go out and live a famous life like the rest of her sisters. In this scene she is so observant and careful she doesn’t want to be any worse to the situation, to get at Amy or to attack Jo. She is wiser than all other girls although she doesn’t brag about it, and I love her sense of respect to everyone and everything. She died giving food to a sick child and catching the illness. Rip Beth, you were simply beautiful. ❤️ 😊 🥰
technically the copy that was burned was a rewrite; she'd just destroyed the older manuscript. so the moral of the story is always keep the original copies at hand
Yeah Totally I was watching this and I was like wow why don’t you write two? One that’s good and if someone else doesn’t like it write another one totally different
This scene played off so different in the 2017 PBS remake and not as effective as this version, for one, they aged up Amy to 16 at the time of the book burning which makes Amy seem more vindictive and petty rather than just immature and impulsive, here I get it because Amy is 8yrs-old and you can forgive her and understand why she would lash out in that way, not so much with a 16yr-old Amy.
They aged her up in the 1949 film version, too. 16-year-old Elizabeth Taylor was 'Amy,' who in this adaptation was the second youngest. They made 'Beth' the youngest, inexplicably. I think because they wanted 11-year-old Margaret O'Brien, who was a big child star at the time.
I love the 2019 film but this scene works so much better because Kristen Dunst is actually a child. The 2019 version with 20-something Florence Pugh isn't nearly as effective, and just makes Amy seem like an evil diabolical bitch, instead of a stupid immature kid who doesn't understand the gravity of what she just did.
I disagree. In the books Amy's 12 not 8 as she comes off here, and Florence Pugh manages to expertly act the way a girl who's just coming into being a teenager but still isn't old enough to be treated like a woman feels. Also Jo is only 15 and she's very spiteful to Amy in the way that only sisters can be. Yes, it's vindictive, but Amy absolutely learns her lesson and nearly dies when she goes on the ice. In the book, she realises that it was her punishment and she apologises and does her best to be better.
@@sean.furlong1989cause that's what it was, even in the book is clear that Amy intended to be evil, yes she was a child but she did a mistake consciously, that doesn't make her a bad person
Yes. Dunst also appeared in numerous films including Crazy/Beautiful, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Marie Antoinette, Bring It On, Anastasia and Spider-Man (the original Spider-Man movie trilogy).
Nah I think she just gets it. She’s quiet, caring, and intuitive, so she probably had observed the events/trends that motivated this conflict and probably glimpsed the manuscript in the fire
With how precious paper was back then, I can't imagine the effort and time that Jo put into that manuscript and then to lose it... When I was a kid, I loved to write too. One time, my mom made me throw out everything I'd written in order to punish me, I can't remember what for. I didn't have the heart to write for years after that, unconsciously afraid that she'd do it again if I screwed up. Years after, when I started to write again, that punishment came up in conversation and she admitted that she shouldn't have made me do that, but I brushed it off. I was a rebellious teen, yes but that broke my heart more than anything because it was something I created. I've never verbally forgiven her for it and I'm not sure that I ever will. Having to throw away books as punishment is one thing because they can be replaced nowadays, but when something you've personally created is taken away by force... I can sympathize with Jo.
@@christineking2855 but is not true to when she rejected Teddy. she already rejected him before new york. so she wasnt in love with anyone. if she had lived in htown would she had also been "in love with other man"?
This is why Kirsten Dunst is the best Amy. She knows straight away that she went too far and she's horrified at how she hurt her sister. 2019's Amy is just a demon who gloats at how much she wanted to hurt Jo
I wish Marmee would have let Jo pry the manuscript out with tongs to salvage what she could. She could have put the fire out with a blanket. I think saving something you worked on for months would be worth a couple hand burns.
I was surprised that Amy did this, but reading the book I realized that Jo was no saint to Amy, she treats her like a burden and Amy does feel guilty for what she does I can think of 5 things before this scene in the book displaying Jo's harsh treatment to Amy is justify the reason when she does burn Jo's stories, she isn't punished.
Ollie Lane if I had a little sister that burned my manuscript just to get back at me for not taking her somewhere that I wanted to go by myself I probably would do the same thing Jo did to Amy to make her feel sorry
As a writer myself, is someone ever destroyed my journal, I’d be acting just like Jo, except I wouldn’t just slightly touch the fire. I would dive right in
Also it should be noted that Jo had no other copy of her book.. And that she had hoped to make a present of it to her father.. She had burned all the rough notes she had..
When i was younger i lost a notebook with many stories that i used to write when i was bored. I can say it's one of the worst feelings that i ever experienced.
What's best is that there's a series called *Little Women* and Maya Hawke (the actress of Jo March in the series) and Winona Rider are together in a series called Stranger Things
Additional fun facts: Christian Bale (Laurie) and Samantha Mathis (old Amy March) also starred in the movie "American Psycho" (2000). Winona Ryder starred in the short film "Welcome" (2007), which was Kirsten Dunst's (young Amy March) debut film as a director. Winona Ryder, Samantha Mathis and Claire Danes (Beth) reunited a year later to do "How To Make An American Quilt" (1995). Kathryn Newton (Amy March in the "Little Women" series) starred alongside Saoirse Ronan (Jo in the 2019 "Little Women" version) in "Ladybird" (2017), directed by Greta Gerwig, who also directed the 2019 version of "Little Women". Furthermore, Saoirse Ronan starred in "Death Defying Acts", directed by Gillian Armstrong (director of the 1994 "Little Women" version). Winona Ryder starred in "Black Swan" alongside Natalie Portman, who auditioned for the role of young Amy March in 1994's "Little Women".
Even when you write something (homework or some work etc) for 1-2 pages, losing it is a nightmare. If my novel that I had worked on so much were burnt, I really couldn't get better at least for 1 month.
This reminds me of when i was 11 and i was working on a story. I was running out of ideas for characters and to characterize them. So I created characters that were based on them but with an opposite personality. One day I came home from school and my oldest sister was reading my story on the last page I had left, and i wrote 45 pages of it. On the last page, her face was filled with anger and hurt that she reacted the same way as Jo did but this time she tore it up. My other older sister comforted and understood that I needed more characters and wanted to give my book a dash of something to catch readers. My parents heard about it and they were furious at her for it
The scene in where Jo refuses to allow Amy to come to the theater with her, Meg and Laurie cuts a little too close to home. It’s a little sister’s nightmare - not only is Amy excluded but Jo actively prevents Meg from including her, calling her a baby, telling her not to whine, refusing to go if Amy does. Why doesn’t anyone remember this part? Or the death-by-a thousand-cuts exclusions Amy constantly endures? No, in typical style, they only recall Amy’s response: the burning of Jo’s manuscript. I’d never say Amy’s arson-tantrum was okay - as a writer myself, I have have felt the cruel sting of lost works - but it’s the understandable reaction of an emotional 12-year-old, who was never going to be Jo’s first choice, or her second.
Suck it up, buttercup. No one is entitled to anything, no one will ever get everything they want. Your sisters don't owe you anything. It's something that everyone learns in life, and that yellow-haired brat is no exception.
I have no idea and I find it quite dumb but I liked this Amy because they cast a girl who was the same age as Amy in the book, the older Amy not so much
My sister and I are close but she told me sorry but she would never forgive me if I burned something that important to her. "It would change our relationship forever. I wouldn't care if you almost drowned."
The Claudia in her really comes out in this scene which makes sense because she was Claudia in “Interview With A Vampire” and both of these movies came out around the same time
My sister did something similar. She threw my paper copy in the poor and smashed my laptop because I went to my aunts house for 2 weeks. I haven’t been able to finish a story since.
I found myself thinking of this scene after this morning when I discovered someone in my house had thrown away these pancakes that I had made into the trash. To be honest the pancakes I made weren’t all that good but still the fact that they did this without asking me is pretty infuriating. What’s ironic is that I do also write and I would feel the same way as Jo if my manuscript got deleted too! But such a scenario is pretty unlikely because my draft is backed up on my computer. Sadly Jo did not have that option back in her day.
Same goes with National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007) which the grandfather threw the torn page into the fireplace before he was brutally shot during the Civil War
I love this movie with a passion, the feels!! 💗❤💗 thanks to Thomas Newman for an incredible soundtrack!!😁💗❤💗 I know exactly how Jo feels, all that hard work and having to start all over again. They did a great job on this scene by making it believable.
Jo treated and teased her little sister Amy badly and she paid a terrible price for it. Being the youngest child myself, I would have been exceedingly angry at someone like Jo if I saw them mistreat their youngest sibling like that.
@@petalchild So am I. We both have our own flaws. But Jo infuriated her by saying “Still sulking?”. Can you imagine your older siblings saying that to you because you couldn’t go anywhere with them?
@Christine King I completely understand you. I'll never defend what Amy did, but I understand what you're saying that when an older sibling constantly belittles you, it affects your relationship forever. People call it "teasing," so they don't think it's a big deal. It's not teasing. It's instigating a younger, less rational, less powerful person, and it escalates all the fights. It's a terrible feeling to be powerless, so both siblings are constantly getting even until something breaks. Or burns, in this case...
@@andrewcolinwilson1 Oh, yes, I mean it. I'm not saying this to be a bitch. Just because you're related, it doesn't mean you can do whatever you want and, eventually, the other person will forgive you OR keep loving you. Everything has a limit, everyone has a line that if you cross, there is no coming back. No way to repair the relationship or the trust. I wouldn't abandon my sister, but I wouldn't ever forgive her or trust her again. I wouldn't be able to. I know Amy "is just a child", but she is old enough to be aware of what she is doing. I know she is "angry", but she should have stopped to realize that this might make Jo hate her forever. My sister would know that if she did this, I wouldn't forgive her and, no matter how angry she was with me, she would remember that. Just like, no matter how angry I get, I don't do or say things that I know are going to hurt her too much for our relationship to recover. The only way I would forgive her is if she were a toddler (so unable to grasp the seriousness of what she just did) or mentally ill/handicapped. Not what happened here. I know I must sound cold, but I believe people should take care of their relationships and never fall in a "comfort zone" that makes them think they can say or do whatever because the person "won't mind so much", "will forgive me eventually" or "We're friends/related, so it's just a joke".
@@andrewcolinwilson1 Oh yes she does. Burning a manuscript isn't the action of someone who loves their sister nor one who deserves love from their sister.
I love this scene. Just shows that even in these perfect families like the March family where everything seems so harmonic there are fights between siblings. Amy is a little b**** and I never liked her character in the books nor in the movie but I like the Kirsten Dunst. She plays her soooo well.
Calling a child a "b**" is extreme. Amy is high spirited and Jo's artistic rival. She did a dumb childish thing which she later regrets. Never understood why girls hated her so much. She's much more interesting than bland Meg.
There once was a woman who gave all her money to the poor.. It was two small coins I guess.. And Jesus said.. " Do you see what this woman has done? I tell you she gave more than all these other people gave.. They gave only from what they had to give.. Their surplus.. But this woman gave everything that she had.. "
Jo shouldn't have been that rough with Amy since she still had a cold. Beth must be a heavy sleeper, she didn't even come in until Marmee already dragged Jo out of the room.
she burnt her manuscript, she burnt her book, she burnt one thing that jo was passionate about. u r not a writer. she burnt something that jo worked so hard for. only writers & intelligent people would understand
In Britain during the Victorian Era (1837-1901). The Lifestyle of the Victorian Policeman was particularly harsh & the pay was very poor, about the same as a Farm Labourer, well through it was better in some City Forces.
I know what Amy did was so cruel but can we just take a moment and realize how jo is so mean to Amy I mean like I watch the anime little women and jo was being very mean to Amy
I know it was wrong of Amy to burn something so important to Jo after knowing how she’s such a passionate writer but Jo being the second oldest could’ve been less mean towards Amy . She was just a little girl after all
I think she said it’s ok its ok cuz she was crying that she got attacked like that and never witnessed that before so probably just scared so mom wasn’t happy with what she did but like it’s ok cuz she was scared to death and screaming for help
As I see, most of people understand Jo and feel for her, and judge Amy. I know that it doesn’t justify Amy completely, but Jo was very rude to her before this scene for no reason. Amy only asked where Meg and Jo were going, and Jo answered sharply. And before this, “You were whispering and laughing together on the sofa last night, and you stopped when I came in”, this is a quote from the book, said by Amy. This was offensive for a child. So… maybe, if Jo was nicer to Amy, nothing of this would have happened. But of course, Amy picked the worst possible thing to do. She would better hide this book and say that she burned it, and after a while give it back. It would be so much better.
Correct. Amy takes revenge on Jo by burning one of her manuscripts (Little Women) = Bella takes revenge on Jasmine by interrupting and annoying her for 24 hours (The Mir Fam).
- Amy burns Jo's manuscript - People: 😡 - Jo lets her kid sister almost drown - People: "Y'all hear sum" The reaction to the first incident is appropriate, but it always baffles me how the second one is not called out nearly as much.
I wouldn’t scream and Yell and Run and try to murder someone I’d be like mad but I wouldn’t do Violence to them that’s the wrong way to go just be like omg why did you do this that wasn’t ok???? So if this was real at any case it wouldn’t be ok and looks like That was done really hard so that scare the s**t out of anyone
My theory: they both did horrible things to one another that are def not acceptable, but since Jo is the older one, I believe she could’ve handled this situation a lot more maturely and might’ve been able to avoid the outcome. Jo was going to get what was coming to her eventually. She may have been able to get away with mistreating Meg and Beth bc they are very passive characters and will try to avoid the confrontation. But little Amy is more like Jo in personality. Yes, they are from a loving family but both sisters are headstrong and stubborn. Which is probably why they butt heads the most, out of the group. Amy would definitely not let someone like Jo get away with not inviting her to that show or whatever that she really wanted to attend, and also being really snarky and rude about it. Amy finally made her pay for that disrespect, and Jo should’ve saw it coming and try to reason with Amy. I mean, Amy even blatantly warned her! “You’ll be sorry for this Jo March!” Like hello!! She’s only 12 too, she doesn’t know how to talk things out rationally, so of course she’s going to fight back by doing something spiteful. Also, if Jo couldn’t calmly reason with Amy, she could’ve gone to Marmee. There’s so many ways to go about it. Jus’ sayin’
how else could she have handled it? there were four tickets.. she couldn’t go w them. she’s twelve, not five it’s not hard to comprehend. she knew how much Jo’s writing meant to her. sisters tease and bug each other all day, but that was as you said was spiteful. even as she got older she remained disloyal. she was a shitty, selfish person and me personally i would’ve never spoken to the girl again.
Zsofi Maka then you are like everybody else who misses the point and simply hates Amy because she's the "pretty" one who "gets" Laurie. She's not a brat....she's a CHILD who does a childish thing which she later regrets. If you paid any attention to the book at all, she's one of the most interesting sisters. She's just as flawed as Jo, with more personality than Meg. I always liked her too.
Ewwww nooo, NOBODY deserves this. I don't care if you've killed someone; that is WORK that somebody has created. And yes I do mean every word of that sentence.
Similar to Bella who is possibly getting revenge on Jasmine just by interrupting and annoying her for 24 hours. Video’s title: INTERRUPTING MY SISTER & ANNOYING HER FOR 24 HOURS! BELLA GETS REVENGE ON JASMINE!!
Everyone hates Amy for this one moment, and while I’m not excusing her actions, it isn’t completely unprovoked or out of nowhere like most of them think. Yes, Amy was being a brat whining about not going to the theatre, but Jo was acting like a jerk too. She didn’t stop Amy from going because she genuinely thought she was too young, she just didn’t want the burden of dragging her little sister along, and it was obvious to everyone. Amy was more in the wrong, but Jo wasn’t completely innocent.
Some people hate when these important things are written but I mean come on write two so you could do something if you were going somewhere like New York to get it seen to be published but you got bummed out then give them your second see if they might like that one instead
I know it wasn’t ok for Amy to do this when her Mom said it’s ok it’s ok Just probably as in A way of don’t be scared she’s off now I don’t think Amy was Expecting Jo to Come at her like that or do that maybe be like why did you do this? But don’t go jumping on people an attacking them if you really kill someone not ok
You know, I know that Amy annoyed Jo sometimes but I've never seen her annoy Meg or Beth and I've never seen Beth annoy Jo or Meg and I've never seen Jo annoy Meg.
Can we all just appreciate Kirsten Dunst’s performance? She radiated so much light in being this little girl.
She was amazing at every character she has played.
@@lyvia1630 I remember the first time I saw her, in Interview With the Vampire. My sister and I were talking about Kirsten, and how she was going to have a big career.
Of course. She is the one made my childhood so awesome and I used to crush on her in Raimi's trilogy....!!!!
@@lyvia1630 I know right. She was amazing at every character she has played including a kid sister.
@Lydia Fraz why?
As a writer this would have destroyed me.
i know, if my brother ever hurt my writings, i would murder him in his sleep
Me too, if that were my sister I'd wallop on her ass till she can never sit.
Me too
As a kid I always got scared of the scene, now as an adult I can see the amazing acting of the scene and yes as a writer too I would have been upset.
And flashdrives didn’t exist back then, backing it up on your computer didn’t exist back then... 😟
This scene was heart-stopping for me. You can really feel Jo's pain and anger towards Amy when she burned her sister's novel. But then you could also feel Amy's pain for realizing what's she's done. Growing up with only sisters in the family, this was even more relatable for me.
No one has the power to gut you like a sister.
Jo brought this on herself for teasing her little sister like that.
This family have a really hard time to live!
Tragedy!
@@christineking2855 I know Jo teased Amy. That's why Amy liked to get on Jo's nerves.
As a writer myself, it takes a very long time to write a good story, real or fake, long or short. Back then, to do it by hand would have taken much longer, I can imagine. All that hard work, that time, that energy, that Jo would have devoted, and all because of her little sister. I wouldn't blame her if she never spoke to Amy again.
Not even for a gazillion years?
Not even
YESSSS I think some people who aren't creative don't get it but when I saw this in the remake my jaw dropped and I literally cried. I would have reacted in the exact same way as Jo and I don't blame her for it for a second.
It's even worse cos Amy is older in the new one, but at any age this is just horrendous. I feel sick even thinking about it
Never had siblings? Lol
And in every piece written there is also a part of the soul, too. I totally understand Jo. On the other hand, Amy didn't realize the magnitude of her action.
My worst nightmare, it's someone destroying my laptop
Always save everything on several USB keys
Or my iPhone
That's your worst nightmare is laptop
So, the mother just lets Amy off with no kind of punishment whatsoever!? If my sisters and I had done something like that to each other, my mother would have grounded us, at the very least!
I think Marmee let Amy off the hook because she figured getting attacked by Jo was punishment enough.
Little sisters can be pretty annoying, can't they? Always messing with your stuff and hanging around and getting on your nerves and all that stuff.
I believe in the book she does get in trouble.
Lukas Miller exactly Jo's fury is God's fury🤣
i dont blame jo but getting mad won't help the book come back!😣
Beth is so sweet and calm. She would rather be there for her family than go out and live a famous life like the rest of her sisters. In this scene she is so observant and careful she doesn’t want to be any worse to the situation, to get at Amy or to attack Jo. She is wiser than all other girls although she doesn’t brag about it, and I love her sense of respect to everyone and everything. She died giving food to a sick child and catching the illness. Rip Beth, you were simply beautiful. ❤️ 😊 🥰
A family like this have a so hard time to be living.
The 1860s were the Darkest Decade of the 19th Century.
@@robnewman6101agreed
Winona Ryder did this scene better than any other adaptation.
On the contrary, both Winona Ryder and Saoirse Ronan did these scene better in both versions (1994 and 2019).
Facts dude......
@Lydia Fraz Get out.
@Lydia Fraz What the heck do you mean?
Saoirse did an amazing job too. I think both were equally good and managed to present a different version of Jo.
If only Jo had typed it with Microsoft Word! She could've then just printed another copy! Where's a time machine when you need it?
technically the copy that was burned was a rewrite; she'd just destroyed the older manuscript. so the moral of the story is always keep the original copies at hand
Archage AlienMagician, yes, keeping copies is a must! What a heartbreaker to lose the work.
If computers existed, Amy would have deleted the file.
Lukas Miller, not if Jo kept it under lock and key or somewhere else.
Yeah Totally I was watching this and I was like wow why don’t you write two? One that’s good and if someone else doesn’t like it write another one totally different
This scene played off so different in the 2017 PBS remake and not as effective as this version, for one, they aged up Amy to 16 at the time of the book burning which makes Amy seem more vindictive and petty rather than just immature and impulsive, here I get it because Amy is 8yrs-old and you can forgive her and understand why she would lash out in that way, not so much with a 16yr-old Amy.
They aged her up in the 1949 film version, too. 16-year-old Elizabeth Taylor was 'Amy,' who in this adaptation was the second youngest. They made 'Beth' the youngest, inexplicably. I think because they wanted 11-year-old Margaret O'Brien, who was a big child star at the time.
Amy was 12 here too
@@AylaNoelleLee 12 years old is still young enough
@@hannahwilliams5681 No I'm saying that Amy is 12 not 8 like Julianne said
I completely agree
I love the 2019 film but this scene works so much better because Kristen Dunst is actually a child. The 2019 version with 20-something Florence Pugh isn't nearly as effective, and just makes Amy seem like an evil diabolical bitch, instead of a stupid immature kid who doesn't understand the gravity of what she just did.
In the 2019 version it was pure spite and malice but here it seemed like a spur of the moment decision with instant regret.
I disagree. In the books Amy's 12 not 8 as she comes off here, and Florence Pugh manages to expertly act the way a girl who's just coming into being a teenager but still isn't old enough to be treated like a woman feels. Also Jo is only 15 and she's very spiteful to Amy in the way that only sisters can be. Yes, it's vindictive, but Amy absolutely learns her lesson and nearly dies when she goes on the ice. In the book, she realises that it was her punishment and she apologises and does her best to be better.
@@sims2lovealot She's 12 here too. The actress was 12
@@sean.furlong1989cause that's what it was, even in the book is clear that Amy intended to be evil, yes she was a child but she did a mistake consciously, that doesn't make her a bad person
Yes. Dunst also appeared in numerous films including Crazy/Beautiful, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Marie Antoinette, Bring It On, Anastasia and Spider-Man (the original Spider-Man movie trilogy).
I love how Beth just walks in and is like “What the Hell?”
Bless her heart ♥️♥️
POOR SWEET BETH. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE FIGHTING ABOUT
She didn't even ask Meg, Jo, Amy or their mother what Jo and Amy were fighting about.
Nah I think she just gets it. She’s quiet, caring, and intuitive, so she probably had observed the events/trends that motivated this conflict and probably glimpsed the manuscript in the fire
"I'm sorry Jo." More like she's sorry..... she got caught and called out.
First Meg's hair was burned and then Jo's manuscript...
don't forget Jo's dress
Shayna Ortolani Meg was right Jo always stood close to the fire 🔥 and was always burning stuff
@@lauracorbett4577 is there a meaning to it? It sounds like symbolism right here with Jo and fire
Joseph Hernandez I don't know I guess that since she always like to stand closer to the fire 🔥 and that's how Amy got her back by burning her book
So the girls have burning issues
With how precious paper was back then, I can't imagine the effort and time that Jo put into that manuscript and then to lose it... When I was a kid, I loved to write too. One time, my mom made me throw out everything I'd written in order to punish me, I can't remember what for. I didn't have the heart to write for years after that, unconsciously afraid that she'd do it again if I screwed up. Years after, when I started to write again, that punishment came up in conversation and she admitted that she shouldn't have made me do that, but I brushed it off. I was a rebellious teen, yes but that broke my heart more than anything because it was something I created. I've never verbally forgiven her for it and I'm not sure that I ever will. Having to throw away books as punishment is one thing because they can be replaced nowadays, but when something you've personally created is taken away by force... I can sympathize with Jo.
burned her book, stole her man, damn Amy, you're a savage 😂
Jo never loved her “man” anyway. She was in love with another man.
Not to mention the Europe trip
@@christineking2855 that's a lie. there was never other man. The thing is "she never loved Laurie like that". simple. then she moved to new york.
@@Maca494 Exactly which is why I said she's in love with another man.
@@christineking2855 but is not true to when she rejected Teddy. she already rejected him before new york. so she wasnt in love with anyone.
if she had lived in htown would she had also been "in love with other man"?
What a CAST!
The acting in this movie was phenomenal
I know right. Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice vs Claudia from Interview with the Vampire and broken up by Jane Spofford from The Witches of Eastwick.
This is why Kirsten Dunst is the best Amy. She knows straight away that she went too far and she's horrified at how she hurt her sister. 2019's Amy is just a demon who gloats at how much she wanted to hurt Jo
I had been writing my novel for almost 15 years... If my sister ever did that to me.... *sigh
I wish Marmee would have let Jo pry the manuscript out with tongs to salvage what she could. She could have put the fire out with a blanket. I think saving something you worked on for months would be worth a couple hand burns.
The scariest part of the film, like the scary part in Emma when she is rude to Miss Bates
This scene was the hardest to read in the book and the hardest watch in both adaptations. Losing a manuscript containing so much work was a huge blow.
If Jo were me, there would have been two burnt possessions in that house.
I was surprised that Amy did this, but reading the book I realized that Jo was no saint to Amy, she treats her like a burden and Amy does feel guilty for what she does
I can think of 5 things before this scene in the book displaying Jo's harsh treatment to Amy is justify the reason when she does burn Jo's stories, she isn't punished.
Ollie Lane if I had a little sister that burned my manuscript just to get back at me for not taking her somewhere that I wanted to go by myself I probably would do the same thing Jo did to Amy to make her feel sorry
Laura I would as well, but I was thinking of book/screen adaptation and so if you wish I will delete my previous comment
Ollie Lane Amy just did that because Laurie and Mr. Brooke reserved just 4 seats at the theater.
Ollie Lane I'd rather have a little brother to put up with than a little sister
It's never that easy, my older sister has Jo's tempter and the whole world can be her Amy.
As a writer myself, is someone ever destroyed my journal, I’d be acting just like Jo, except I wouldn’t just slightly touch the fire. I would dive right in
Also it should be noted that Jo had no other copy of her book.. And that she had hoped to make a present of it to her father.. She had burned all the rough notes she had..
Serves her right. Man, I remember the time my brother tore my stories up.
Luis Zamora Someday I am
When i was younger i lost a notebook with many stories that i used to write when i was bored. I can say it's one of the worst feelings that i ever experienced.
she did say YOU WILL BE SORRY FOR THIS JO MARCH!
The movies and the book are all different. That's why
What's best is that there's a series called *Little Women* and Maya Hawke (the actress of Jo March in the series) and Winona Rider are together in a series called Stranger Things
Additional fun facts:
Christian Bale (Laurie) and Samantha Mathis (old Amy March) also starred in the movie "American Psycho" (2000).
Winona Ryder starred in the short film "Welcome" (2007), which was Kirsten Dunst's (young Amy March) debut film as a director.
Winona Ryder, Samantha Mathis and Claire Danes (Beth) reunited a year later to do "How To Make An American Quilt" (1995).
Kathryn Newton (Amy March in the "Little Women" series) starred alongside Saoirse Ronan (Jo in the 2019 "Little Women" version) in "Ladybird" (2017), directed by Greta Gerwig, who also directed the 2019 version of "Little Women". Furthermore, Saoirse Ronan starred in "Death Defying Acts", directed by Gillian Armstrong (director of the 1994 "Little Women" version).
Winona Ryder starred in "Black Swan" alongside Natalie Portman, who auditioned for the role of young Amy March in 1994's "Little Women".
This scene is less infuriating with the younger Kirsten Dunst. With old ass Florence Pugh playing her in the new one it just made me dislike Amy more.
Even when you write something (homework or some work etc) for 1-2 pages, losing it is a nightmare. If my novel that I had worked on so much were burnt, I really couldn't get better at least for 1 month.
This reminds me of when i was 11 and i was working on a story. I was running out of ideas for characters and to characterize them. So I created characters that were based on them but with an opposite personality. One day I came home from school and my oldest sister was reading my story on the last page I had left, and i wrote 45 pages of it. On the last page, her face was filled with anger and hurt that she reacted the same way as Jo did but this time she tore it up. My other older sister comforted and understood that I needed more characters and wanted to give my book a dash of something to catch readers. My parents heard about it and they were furious at her for it
Both had been so wrong in the book.
Amy was too selfish, and Jo should use other way to talk Amy into stay Home.
This scene is kinda sad.
Siblings can be our best friends and worst enemies in one
been searching for this scene for the better part of three years, finally found it
The scene in where Jo refuses to allow Amy to come to the theater with her, Meg and Laurie cuts a little too close to home. It’s a little sister’s nightmare - not only is Amy excluded but Jo actively prevents Meg from including her, calling her a baby, telling her not to whine, refusing to go if Amy does. Why doesn’t anyone remember this part? Or the death-by-a thousand-cuts exclusions Amy constantly endures? No, in typical style, they only recall Amy’s response: the burning of Jo’s manuscript.
I’d never say Amy’s arson-tantrum was okay - as a writer myself, I have have felt the cruel sting of lost works - but it’s the understandable reaction of an emotional 12-year-old, who was never going to be Jo’s first choice, or her second.
Replace "12-year-old" with "brat" and I'll agree with you.
Suck it up, buttercup. No one is entitled to anything, no one will ever get everything they want. Your sisters don't owe you anything. It's something that everyone learns in life, and that yellow-haired brat is no exception.
I remember this scene terrified my little sister when we first saw it all those years ago.
I remember sitting in the movie theater seeing this scene. I lol-ed at Kirsten Dunst’s reaction. It’s so real! 😂
It was a so dark & hard period in America like this during the 1860s Decade!
I'm with Jo on this one. I'd be livid too!
How come here she is a little kid but in 2019 version it came off as an adult acting like a baby?
I have no idea and I find it quite dumb but I liked this Amy because they cast a girl who was the same age as Amy in the book, the older Amy not so much
They both would've been in trouble if it were my kids.
My sister and I are close but she told me sorry but she would never forgive me if I burned something that important to her. "It would change our relationship forever. I wouldn't care if you almost drowned."
The Claudia in her really comes out in this scene which makes sense because she was Claudia in “Interview With A Vampire” and both of these movies came out around the same time
A lot of these comments are very true, as much as Amy is a child, she should’ve been punished severely for that!
My sister did something similar. She threw my paper copy in the poor and smashed my laptop because I went to my aunts house for 2 weeks. I haven’t been able to finish a story since.
This reminds me at the time when I was little I accidentally deleted my dad's important essay
I found myself thinking of this scene after this morning when I discovered someone in my house had thrown away these pancakes that I had made into the trash. To be honest the pancakes I made weren’t all that good but still the fact that they did this without asking me is pretty infuriating. What’s ironic is that I do also write and I would feel the same way as Jo if my manuscript got deleted too! But such a scenario is pretty unlikely because my draft is backed up on my computer. Sadly Jo did not have that option back in her day.
Great movie look how young Kirsten dunst is in this she's only a year older than me
Same goes with National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007) which the grandfather threw the torn page into the fireplace before he was brutally shot during the Civil War
Coincidence? I think *NOT!!!!!!!!*
Kirsten Dunst also appeared in Get Over It (2001)
I’m having a play and I’m Amy so I’m observing
1:01 What Amy did was unforgivable, and I know it as a writer. Her mom should not comfort her like that
Best scene ever but kinda sad…? You get a wierd feeling of anger and sadness agter watching it but you still wanna watch it again…?
She figured it out real fast.
Her novel is gone, Amy is very quiet, and the fire is on... slight clues.
Jo- Typhoon, Amy- Hurricane, Meg- Cyclone, Beth- Tornado
I love this movie with a passion, the feels!! 💗❤💗 thanks to Thomas Newman for an incredible soundtrack!!😁💗❤💗
I know exactly how Jo feels, all that hard work and having to start all over again. They did a great job on this scene by making it believable.
Jo treated and teased her little sister Amy badly and she paid a terrible price for it. Being the youngest child myself, I would have been exceedingly angry at someone like Jo if I saw them mistreat their youngest sibling like that.
How did she mistreat Amy? Amy was a complete brat.
@@petalchild So am I. We both have our own flaws. But Jo infuriated her by saying “Still sulking?”. Can you imagine your older siblings saying that to you because you couldn’t go anywhere with them?
@@christineking2855 I am the second child of four sisters, like Jo, and therefore cannot agree with your opinion.
@Christine King I completely understand you. I'll never defend what Amy did, but I understand what you're saying that when an older sibling constantly belittles you, it affects your relationship forever. People call it "teasing," so they don't think it's a big deal. It's not teasing. It's instigating a younger, less rational, less powerful person, and it escalates all the fights. It's a terrible feeling to be powerless, so both siblings are constantly getting even until something breaks. Or burns, in this case...
I know Jo teased her little sister, Amy and treated her badly. That's why her little sister, Amy liked to annoy Jo.
1:04 You can see that Sarandon pulls Ryder away and escorts her out as a stunned Danes looks on.
As a kid I wanted to be Jo. I realize I am Jo for modern day views but Amy at times
I legit cried at this in the remake 🙄
I wouldn't have forgiven my sister for this. Ever.
You don't mean that. Sisters love each other.
@@andrewcolinwilson1 Oh, yes, I mean it. I'm not saying this to be a bitch. Just because you're related, it doesn't mean you can do whatever you want and, eventually, the other person will forgive you OR keep loving you. Everything has a limit, everyone has a line that if you cross, there is no coming back. No way to repair the relationship or the trust. I wouldn't abandon my sister, but I wouldn't ever forgive her or trust her again. I wouldn't be able to.
I know Amy "is just a child", but she is old enough to be aware of what she is doing. I know she is "angry", but she should have stopped to realize that this might make Jo hate her forever. My sister would know that if she did this, I wouldn't forgive her and, no matter how angry she was with me, she would remember that. Just like, no matter how angry I get, I don't do or say things that I know are going to hurt her too much for our relationship to recover.
The only way I would forgive her is if she were a toddler (so unable to grasp the seriousness of what she just did) or mentally ill/handicapped. Not what happened here.
I know I must sound cold, but I believe people should take care of their relationships and never fall in a "comfort zone" that makes them think they can say or do whatever because the person "won't mind so much", "will forgive me eventually" or "We're friends/related, so it's just a joke".
@@andrewcolinwilson1 Oh yes she does. Burning a manuscript isn't the action of someone who loves their sister nor one who deserves love from their sister.
@@anthyavila9726 Just because people say things when they're upset doesn't make them true.
Does anyone know what song plays at the beginning when Jo realizes the manuscript is missing? I don’t see it in my Little Women soundtrack...
No but when Marmie is taking Jo out of the room, the violins playing is called "Ashes."
I love this scene. Just shows that even in these perfect families like the March family where everything seems so harmonic there are fights between siblings. Amy is a little b**** and I never liked her character in the books nor in the movie but I like the Kirsten Dunst. She plays her soooo well.
There are no perfect families.
Calling a child a "b**" is extreme. Amy is high spirited and Jo's artistic rival. She did a dumb childish thing which she later regrets. Never understood why girls hated her so much. She's much more interesting than bland Meg.
@@choosekindness613
Gary is much more bossy than Amy
Amy - high spirited and Jo's artistic rival
Gary - high spirited and Ash's cheerful rival
@@choosekindness613 Burning the only copy of someone's manuscript is extreme and the action of a certified B*TCH.
As an author, I would have used the poker
Winona forever
That's actually what Johnny Depp had tattooed on his arm.
He who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery in his heart..
There once was a woman who gave all her money to the poor.. It was two small coins I guess.. And Jesus said.. " Do you see what this woman has done? I tell you she gave more than all these other people gave.. They gave only from what they had to give.. Their surplus.. But this woman gave everything that she had.. "
Jo shouldn't have been that rough with Amy since she still had a cold. Beth must be a heavy sleeper, she didn't even come in until Marmee already dragged Jo out of the room.
she burnt her manuscript, she burnt her book, she burnt one thing that jo was passionate about. u r not a writer. she burnt something that jo worked so hard for. only writers & intelligent people would understand
I want to watch this movie so bad now but the cinema in my area don't show this movie anymore
Unforgivable
In Britain during the Victorian Era (1837-1901).
The Lifestyle of the Victorian Policeman was particularly harsh & the pay was very poor, about the same as a Farm Labourer, well through it was better in some City Forces.
Woah calm down Abigail.
Don’t pull out John Proctor...
I know what Amy did was so cruel but can we just take a moment and realize how jo is so mean to Amy I mean like I watch the anime little women and jo was being very mean to Amy
I guess Jo being mean to Amy made Amy want to get in Jo's hair.
I know it was wrong of Amy to burn something so important to Jo after knowing how she’s such a passionate writer but Jo being the second oldest could’ve been less mean towards Amy . She was just a little girl after all
When Joyce Byers goes out of control again..
You shouldn't say that to heather chandler right after Heather chandler's death
i angry on my then 3 year old younger sister for breaking my barbie doll when i was six
I think she said it’s ok its ok cuz she was crying that she got attacked like that and never witnessed that before so probably just scared so mom wasn’t happy with what she did but like it’s ok cuz she was scared to death and screaming for help
As I see, most of people understand Jo and feel for her, and judge Amy. I know that it doesn’t justify Amy completely, but Jo was very rude to her before this scene for no reason. Amy only asked where Meg and Jo were going, and Jo answered sharply. And before this, “You were whispering and laughing together on the sofa last night, and you stopped when I came in”, this is a quote from the book, said by Amy. This was offensive for a child. So… maybe, if Jo was nicer to Amy, nothing of this would have happened. But of course, Amy picked the worst possible thing to do. She would better hide this book and say that she burned it, and after a while give it back. It would be so much better.
Correct. Amy takes revenge on Jo by burning one of her manuscripts (Little Women) = Bella takes revenge on Jasmine by interrupting and annoying her for 24 hours (The Mir Fam).
This is why i totally hate the Amy Character
dude she is only 8 years old here
@@cadespencer6320 She's 12 read the book and Kirsten was 12 when she did the role
- Amy burns Jo's manuscript -
People: 😡
- Jo lets her kid sister almost drown -
People: "Y'all hear sum"
The reaction to the first incident is appropriate, but it always baffles me how the second one is not called out nearly as much.
when did she let her drown? she immediately ran to get her when she saw she fell in.
I wouldn’t scream and Yell and Run and try to murder someone I’d be like mad but I wouldn’t do Violence to them that’s the wrong way to go just be like omg why did you do this that wasn’t ok???? So if this was real at any case it wouldn’t be ok and looks like That was done really hard so that scare the s**t out of anyone
Why she burn the book ?
Kirsten Dunst did another incident in another movie
My theory: they both did horrible things to one another that are def not acceptable, but since Jo is the older one, I believe she could’ve handled this situation a lot more maturely and might’ve been able to avoid the outcome. Jo was going to get what was coming to her eventually. She may have been able to get away with mistreating Meg and Beth bc they are very passive characters and will try to avoid the confrontation. But little Amy is more like Jo in personality. Yes, they are from a loving family but both sisters are headstrong and stubborn. Which is probably why they butt heads the most, out of the group. Amy would definitely not let someone like Jo get away with not inviting her to that show or whatever that she really wanted to attend, and also being really snarky and rude about it. Amy finally made her pay for that disrespect, and Jo should’ve saw it coming and try to reason with Amy. I mean, Amy even blatantly warned her! “You’ll be sorry for this Jo March!” Like hello!! She’s only 12 too, she doesn’t know how to talk things out rationally, so of course she’s going to fight back by doing something spiteful. Also, if Jo couldn’t calmly reason with Amy, she could’ve gone to Marmee. There’s so many ways to go about it. Jus’ sayin’
how else could she have handled it? there were four tickets.. she couldn’t go w them. she’s twelve, not five it’s not hard to comprehend. she knew how much Jo’s writing meant to her. sisters tease and bug each other all day, but that was as you said was spiteful. even as she got older she remained disloyal. she was a shitty, selfish person and me personally i would’ve never spoken to the girl again.
I like Amy she certainly knows how to get revenge on Jo.
Zsofi Maka then you are like everybody else who misses the point and simply hates Amy because she's the "pretty" one who "gets" Laurie. She's not a brat....she's a CHILD who does a childish thing which she later regrets. If you paid any attention to the book at all, she's one of the most interesting sisters. She's just as flawed as Jo, with more personality than Meg. I always liked her too.
Ewwww nooo, NOBODY deserves this. I don't care if you've killed someone; that is WORK that somebody has created.
And yes I do mean every word of that sentence.
@@choosekindness613 You know, the author should have made her *8 years old* instead of 12
Yeah and she went too far
Similar to Bella who is possibly getting revenge on Jasmine just by interrupting and annoying her for 24 hours.
Video’s title: INTERRUPTING MY SISTER & ANNOYING HER FOR 24 HOURS! BELLA GETS REVENGE ON JASMINE!!
Bro i m a writer too, but even if my sis throws away my 5 yr of work i will nvr treat her this way. She my baby.
Oh, snap! 0:29
I couldn’t stand Amy! 😡
I think she should have written it 2x is Then no trouble
Everyone hates Amy for this one moment, and while I’m not excusing her actions, it isn’t completely unprovoked or out of nowhere like most of them think. Yes, Amy was being a brat whining about not going to the theatre, but Jo was acting like a jerk too. She didn’t stop Amy from going because she genuinely thought she was too young, she just didn’t want the burden of dragging her little sister along, and it was obvious to everyone. Amy was more in the wrong, but Jo wasn’t completely innocent.
Some people hate when these important things are written but I mean come on write two so you could do something if you were going somewhere like New York to get it seen to be published but you got bummed out then give them your second see if they might like that one instead
You DO understand how handwritten manuscripts work, right? Or are you just complete fucking moron?
I know it wasn’t ok for Amy to do this when her Mom said it’s ok it’s ok Just probably as in A way of don’t be scared she’s off now I don’t think Amy was Expecting Jo to Come at her like that or do that maybe be like why did you do this? But don’t go jumping on people an attacking them if you really kill someone not ok
Okay, moron confirmed.
You know, I know that Amy annoyed Jo sometimes but I've never seen her annoy Meg or Beth and I've never seen Beth annoy Jo or Meg and I've never seen Jo annoy Meg.
Because she knows Jo is more easy to irritate and that her buttons are easier to push.
What do you do when your sister gets in your hair like when Amy gets in Jo's hair?
I think because they are so similar they but heads a lot
She can't be trusted. Be Polite to her from now on, but nothing more.
Did anyone else notice Jo somewhat sounded like… Joyce? Stranger Things? Anyone?
Anna Toevs I can’t tell if you’re joking or not, but just in case you didn’t know, this is the woman who plays her - Winona Ryder :)
Bcoz that's Winona Ryder....................