Greta Gerwig wrote and directed, 2019’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel titled Little Women by the same name. The film starred the likes of Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, and Timothée Chalamet. It was the seventh adaptation of the novel, which was published way back in 1868.

The movie upon its release received critical acclaim with Gerwig being praised for her screenplay and direction along with actors being appreciated for their performances respectively. But fans still have a hard time accepting Florence Pugh’s character Amy March. Why? Let’s find out.

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Florence Pugh and Timothée Chalamet
Florence Pugh and Timothée Chalamet

Florence Pugh as Amy March in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women differs from the novel

Greta Gerwig adapted Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women in 2019 by the same name starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, etc. The ones who have read the novel might be aware that Amy March played by Pugh is the most misunderstood character of the novel.

According to Collider, Amy’s character is described as a brat and like an entitled child who grows into a young woman who decides to change her entire personality to pursue her childhood crush. However, Gerwig’s version of Amy is written in a way that gives her character some level of depth to showcase the complexities of a growing young woman. The need for that young woman to compete with her talented sisters with a desire to always stand out. This drives her to do weird things to get attention or make people hear her.

Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen
Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen

Given that, there is no denying that the movie included a range of bizarre scenes, including one in which Amy is seen burning Jo’s novel, which was the name of Saoirse Ronan’s character. Gerwig’s version of Amy showcased that the character felt guilt about her act but other versions showcased her giving a shy apology to her sister.

What fans admired about Gerwig’s version of the character was how she was given the chance to be who she wanted to be. To be a child, learn from her mistakes and evolve, and most importantly a chance to connect with her sisters which is very different from how she had been written originally.

One significant change that was endearing for the fans to note was how Amy after Beth’s death is given a moment to mourn when she fails to return home to say goodbye to her. Laurie played by Timothée Chalamet comforts her and she tells him, “Beth was the best of us”, which goes on to say that she did love her family.

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Fans do not like Florence Pugh’s Amy March

There is no doubt that Gerwig writes her female characters with complex natures exceptionally well and are liked by people but Amy March stands out. A section of the audience still have a hard time accepting her even as someone tweeted,

“The way Florence Pugh pissed me off so bad in this movie I still hate her to this day,” while another wrote, “She was so spoiled and then had the audacity to say Jo got handed everything. She took literally everything from Jo.” Another person tweeted, “He looked at her like she was nothing.”

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Florence Pugh and Timothée Chalamet
Florence Pugh and Timothée Chalamet

These tweets can also be seen as evidence of Laurie having feelings for Jo. However, she is seen rejecting him in the movie but eventually realizes that she has similar feelings as well.  A user noted, “I hate this so much especially because Amy and Laurie aren’t even intended to be together in the original version of the book.” They also mentioned that the younger version of the character should have been played by a younger actress and not Florence.

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A user mentioned that the movie had them hating Pugh for the longest time and they truly believed that they should have left her character in that frozen pond.

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