#little women and the goldfinch have absolutely nothing to do with each other except having similar changes in their adaptations

[antacideclan]

ok i cant get over how perfectly greta gerwig intertwined the childhood and adulthood timelines in little women!!!!! fucking flawless!!!!! tying together past and present through common themes!! like, the writer of the goldfinch film really had a similar idea of changing the original chronological story into a nonlinear adaptation, but it failed because it was clear he had no idea why he was making that change. meanwhile greta is out here with the ***wild*** idea that if you tell your story in flashbacks, maybe you should make it clear that your nostalgic past and your present actions are related thematically! the power of greta’s mind