Comments on: A New Journey to Highbury: BBC’s Emma 2009 Review http://www.heiressintraining.com/2009/10/23/review-of-bbcs-2009-adaptation-of-jane-austens-emma/ The online home of a real-life Aaress Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:35:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jo http://www.heiressintraining.com/2009/10/23/review-of-bbcs-2009-adaptation-of-jane-austens-emma/comment-page-1/#comment-5844 Jo Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:11:05 +0000 http://www.heiressintraining.com/?p=170#comment-5844 It is funny, as I was not expecting, that I'm not quite able to compare the movie and this BBC series. All I can say is that, even though I still love the movie version, everytime I want to re-watch Emma, I go for this series...I just like it more, but never really tried to compare every details between the series and the movie because even though it's the same story, they approach it in such a different way, it feels like a fresh new start for Emma's story. I liked Romola's portrayal right away, unlike you. What took me longer to get used to was Knightley, although his acting was very good (loved their first bickering by the end of the first episode). I think that Romola embraced this character more naturally, I can't explain very well - it just felt right. Her acting convinced me in every line and gesture - I didn't find her expressions exagerated at all. It is funny, as I was not expecting, that I’m not quite able to compare the movie and this BBC series.
All I can say is that, even though I still love the movie version, everytime I want to re-watch Emma, I go for this series…I just like it more, but never really tried to compare every details between the series and the movie because even though it’s the same story, they approach it in such a different way, it feels like a fresh new start for Emma’s story.

I liked Romola’s portrayal right away, unlike you. What took me longer to get used to was Knightley, although his acting was very good (loved their first bickering by the end of the first episode). I think that Romola embraced this character more naturally, I can’t explain very well – it just felt right. Her acting convinced me in every line and gesture – I didn’t find her expressions exagerated at all.

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