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I just don’t understand why we’re doing that fourth wall-breaking take with Persuasion when Northanger Abbey is right there and grossly under-adapted compared to other Austen works?
— nel (father) (god?) (@nelscorner) June 14, 2022
They should have to defend your script in front of a promotions committee before they let you convince to film https://t.co/wxU22pBEH8
— Miquella defender (@zenyanna) June 14, 2022
I think writers should write whatever they want, but whoever wrote that needs to be sent to a penal colony for life. pic.twitter.com/Q17sAsLEpJ
– Brandon (@blgtylr) June 14, 2022
Finally, many critics said they would have been satisfied with a historical piece with all the quirks of this trailer if it hadn’t been named conviction. Many felt that these experimental ideas should have been reserved for something less beloved.
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Self-assured
Raise your hand if you feel personally bullied by the new Persuasion trailer pic.twitter.com/8Y3ZTqoc68
— Nirali 🧡🤍💗 (@firewordsparklr) June 14, 2022
The Bridgertonfication of Persuasion is a loss to sad girls everywhere.
— fran (@galacticidiots) June 15, 2022
Many critics laughed at themselves and the rest of social media for the quickness and ferocity of their response. They urged each other to be thoughtful in their criticism, as many would like romance writing in general to be taken more seriously.
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“A Modern Approach”
So what you’re saying right now is that because the director fully explained the rewriting of the main character and most famous lines as “a modern approach,” people aren’t entitled to have their opinions and share their opinions? Huh… pic.twitter.com/kfGe8nuwnf
— Wilde Renata (@milhopan) June 14, 2022
As some pointed out, Cracknell said from the start that this should be a “modern version”. conviction. However, critics felt that such an approach should have retained the tones and themes of the source material.
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hopeful
I will do the same, hopefully the trailer is a poor representation of the film.
And YES, Ciaran Hinds’ version is amazing. Love the realism in it.
— Ben Randall (@BenRandall) June 21, 2022
The shift in tone from the book worries me a bit, not sure if it’s about breaking the 4th wall (Anne is really introverted so maybe it’s a plus for conveying emotion, but it seems way too light-hearted to be) Belief is more nostalgic, more mature… I will try but not optimistic.
— Kamash_Bookworm (@BookwormKamash) June 14, 2022
Many critics admitted that they still plan to see this movie and hope the trailer didn’t do it justice.
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write comparisons
Yes! ‘Exes’ sounded to me like she had said ‘Bitcoin’, totally out of place and a far cry from the lovely description Austen had written.
— J’Wren (@JenneyD) June 14, 2022
Soon, users were lining up quotes from the trailer with passages from Austen’s novel. Many were appalled at the difference.
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‘Bridgertonification’
Netflix can bolt right away with this Bridgertonification of Persuasion. This isn’t meant to be a fun, romantic romp — it’s about the tragedy of giving in to societal pressures instead of doing what’s best for yourself. Get Dakota Johnson out of my Jane Austen, please.
— Abolish the Police (Sting, we’re cool) (@420AttyChicago) June 14, 2022
Seems they’ve removed the most interesting part of Jane Austin’s stories: the social settings of the time and the women who are forced to navigate them. This appears to be a modern teen drama in 18th century garb. No thank you.
— Ben Randall (@BenRandall) June 14, 2022
Several users have attributed this misinterpretation of Austen’s novel to recent plays such as Bridgeton which are intentionally not historically accurate. They felt that a work like this should be adapted more faithfully to keep its vital messages intact.
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location
Jane Austen wrote Persuasion towards the end of her life when she was ill and living in poverty, with the kind of life she did not expect or plan.
She, her mother and sister lost everything when Jane’s father died.
— Cate Eland (@RomancingNope) June 14, 2022
We don’t like women who are complicated or made mistakes to have a happy ending. So we need to smooth out her complications and blame others for her mistakes – something Anne Elliot never did – to make her worthy of filming her own love story.
— Cate Eland (@RomancingNope) June 14, 2022
A viral Twitter thread by Cate Eland explained the situation Austen was in at the time conviction was written. It also helped shed some light on why the shift in tone in this adaptation duped many fans of Austen and the romance genre in general.
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