Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Deleted line(s) 8 (click to see context) :
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Both the book and the film, despite having a child protagonist, focuses on ParentalNeglect and the psychological and emotional toll it has over a child in a fairly realistic and grim take. That's not to say there are some light and humorous moments, but the more emotional scenes are pretty hard to get through. The book is seen as an important story to read regarding neglect and the film adaptation has received positive reviews from professional critics, scoring an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Deleted line(s) 7 (click to see context) :
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: ParentalNeglect and HandsOffParenting are serious issues to the development and health of a child if taken too far, as shown with Beale and Ida/Susanna. Furthermore, it is important to look after a child's needs and their emotional state, as Mrs. Wix (novel) and Margo and Lincoln (movie) demonstrate.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: For the film version, one might get the impression that because the central character is a little girl, the story would be somewhat light in tone. And then you realize the book that the film is based upon is in no way, a children's book and that the film itself has a lot of depressing moments and a decent amount of swearing.
to:
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: For the film version, one might get the impression that because the central character is a little girl, the story would be somewhat light in tone. And then you realize the book that the film is based upon is in no way, way a children's book book, and that the film itself has a lot of depressing moments and a decent amount of swearing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Beale leaving Maisie for the last time. Did he leave because he felt that he wasn't a good enough father or was it because Maisie was becoming too much of a burden to him and decided to depart for his own needs. He did mention London as being dark and full of rain, presumably as a way to dissuade his daughter from joining him, suggesting the latter. That said, he does show genuine concern for Maisie, which links to the former.
* BrokenBase: Is the film a worthy adaptation to the book, especially given that a common concensus about Creator/HenryJames is that his works are considered hard to adapt.
* BrokenBase: Is the film a worthy adaptation to the book, especially given that a common concensus about Creator/HenryJames is that his works are considered hard to adapt.
to:
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Beale leaving Maisie for the lasttime.time in the film. Did he leave because he felt that he wasn't a good enough father or was it because Maisie was becoming too much of a burden to him and decided to depart for his own needs. He did mention London as being dark and full of rain, presumably as a way to dissuade his daughter from joining him, suggesting the latter. That said, he does show genuine concern for Maisie, Maisie and the two share a hug before departing, which links to the former.
** Also in the film, Susanna's final meeting with Maisie. While they do have a bittersweet moment and that Maisie is shown [[HappilyAdopted happily living with Margo and Lincoln]] afterwards, it's left up to the air whether Susanna has cut off from Maisie despite each other's affection or if they will continue to meet up. That said, even if they didn't do a good job looking after her, it's clear that Maisie loves her biological parents, so there is a possibility that at least Susanna would make an effort to keep in contact with her daughter.
* BrokenBase: Is the film a worthy adaptation to the book, especially given that a commonconcensus consensus about Creator/HenryJames is that his works are considered hard to adapt.
** Beale leaving Maisie for the last
** Also in the film, Susanna's final meeting with Maisie. While they do have a bittersweet moment and that Maisie is shown [[HappilyAdopted happily living with Margo and Lincoln]] afterwards, it's left up to the air whether Susanna has cut off from Maisie despite each other's affection or if they will continue to meet up. That said, even if they didn't do a good job looking after her, it's clear that Maisie loves her biological parents, so there is a possibility that at least Susanna would make an effort to keep in contact with her daughter.
* BrokenBase: Is the film a worthy adaptation to the book, especially given that a common
Changed line(s) 7 (click to see context) from:
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Both the book and the film, despite having a child protagonist, focuses on ParentalNeglect and the psychological and emotional toll it has over a child in a fairly realistic and grim take. That's not to say there are some light and humorous moments, but the more emotional scenes are pretty hard to get through. The book is seen as an important story to read regarding neglect and the fillm adaptation has received positive reviews from professional critics, scoring an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
to:
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Both the book and the film, despite having a child protagonist, focuses on ParentalNeglect and the psychological and emotional toll it has over a child in a fairly realistic and grim take. That's not to say there are some light and humorous moments, but the more emotional scenes are pretty hard to get through. The book is seen as an important story to read regarding neglect and the fillm film adaptation has received positive reviews from professional critics, scoring an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.Tomatoes.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: For the film version, one might get the impression that because the central character is a little girl, the story would be somewhat light in tone. And then you realize the book that the film is based upon is in no way, a children's book and that the film itself has a lot of depressing moments and a decent amount of swearing.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: For the film version, one might get the impression that because the central character is a little girl, the story would be somewhat light in tone. And then you realize the book that the film is based upon is in no way, a children's book and that the film itself has a lot of depressing moments and a decent amount of swearing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 7 (click to see context) from:
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Both the book and the film, despite having a child protagonist, focuses on ParentalNeglect and the psychological and emotional toll it has over a child in a fairly realistic and grim take. That's not to say there are so e light and humorous moments, but the more emotional scenes are pretty hard to get through. The book is seen as an important story to read regarding neglect and the fillm adaptation has received positive reviews from professional critics, scoring an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
to:
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Both the book and the film, despite having a child protagonist, focuses on ParentalNeglect and the psychological and emotional toll it has over a child in a fairly realistic and grim take. That's not to say there are so e some light and humorous moments, but the more emotional scenes are pretty hard to get through. The book is seen as an important story to read regarding neglect and the fillm adaptation has received positive reviews from professional critics, scoring an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 7 (click to see context) from:
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Both the book and the film, despite having a child protagonist, focuses on ParentalNeglect and the psychological and emotional toll it has over a child in a fairly realistic and grim take. That's not to say there are so e light and humorous moments, but the more emotional scenes are pretty hard to get through. The book is seen as an important story to read regarding neglect whereas the fillm adaptation has received positive reviews from professional critics, scoring an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
to:
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Both the book and the film, despite having a child protagonist, focuses on ParentalNeglect and the psychological and emotional toll it has over a child in a fairly realistic and grim take. That's not to say there are so e light and humorous moments, but the more emotional scenes are pretty hard to get through. The book is seen as an important story to read regarding neglect whereas and the fillm adaptation has received positive reviews from professional critics, scoring an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: In the film version, nearly every main character gets some sort of screen time to flesh out much of their characterization... except Beale. While his conflict towards Susanna remains an important impetus, he turns out to be the least significant out of the story and is mostly there when something about Susann or Margo is involved. It's telling that in the climax, Beale is the only main character who is absent, as he goes away to London due to his inability to look after Maisie.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Both the book and the film, despite having a child protagonist, focuses on ParentalNeglect and the psychological and emotional toll it has over a child in a fairly realistic and grim take. That's not to say there are so e light and humorous moments, but the more emotional scenes are pretty hard to get through. The book is seen as an important story to read regarding neglect whereas the fillm adaptation has received positive reviews from professional critics, scoring an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Both the book and the film, despite having a child protagonist, focuses on ParentalNeglect and the psychological and emotional toll it has over a child in a fairly realistic and grim take. That's not to say there are so e light and humorous moments, but the more emotional scenes are pretty hard to get through. The book is seen as an important story to read regarding neglect whereas the fillm adaptation has received positive reviews from professional critics, scoring an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added line(s) 2 (click to see context) :
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Beale leaving Maisie for the last time. Did he leave because he felt that he wasn't a good enough father or was it because Maisie was becoming too much of a burden to him and decided to depart for his own needs. He did mention London as being dark and full of rain, presumably as a way to dissuade his daughter from joining him, suggesting the latter. That said, he does show genuine concern for Maisie, which links to the former.
* BrokenBase: Is the film a worthy adaptation to the book, especially given that a common concensus about Creator/HenryJames is that his works are considered hard to adapt.
* BrokenBase: Is the film a worthy adaptation to the book, especially given that a common concensus about Creator/HenryJames is that his works are considered hard to adapt.
Changed line(s) 2 (click to see context) from:
* [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Given that this is her first major film role, it's all the more impressive to see Onata Aprile play the title character with a lot of emotional nuance and insecurity about herself. Evidently, Onata's performance won her awards from the Newport Beach Film Festival and Women Film Critics Circle Awards for ''Outstanding Achievement (Acting)'' and ''Best Young Actress'' respectively.
to:
* [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Given that this is her first major film role, it's all the more impressive to see Onata Aprile play the title character with a lot of emotional nuance and insecurity about herself. Evidently, Onata's performance won her awards from the Newport Beach Film Festival and Women Film Critics Circle Awards for ''Outstanding Achievement (Acting)'' and ''Best Young Actress'' respectively.respectively.
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: ParentalNeglect and HandsOffParenting are serious issues to the development and health of a child if taken too far, as shown with Beale and Ida/Susanna. Furthermore, it is important to look after a child's needs and their emotional state, as Mrs. Wix (novel) and Margo and Lincoln (movie) demonstrate.
* TheWoobie: When this book/movie is about neglect, loneliness and sadness from not being given parental love and being caught in-between a pair of angry parents who hate each other and demand that they be given custody to their child, it's pretty clear Maisie is in the center of all this. She has to witness her parents describing each other spitefully and, in the novel, see their daughter as a prize that they must win from the other. Even when in their company, they barely spend any quality time with her, which leaves Maisie despondent and desperate to be loved and looked after. While the film softens the parents up, it isn't enough, what with her being all alone one night in a New York Street in one of the most depressing and frightening scenes in the movie. At the end of it all, anyone would want to give Maisie a cuddle for how much she goes through.
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: ParentalNeglect and HandsOffParenting are serious issues to the development and health of a child if taken too far, as shown with Beale and Ida/Susanna. Furthermore, it is important to look after a child's needs and their emotional state, as Mrs. Wix (novel) and Margo and Lincoln (movie) demonstrate.
* TheWoobie: When this book/movie is about neglect, loneliness and sadness from not being given parental love and being caught in-between a pair of angry parents who hate each other and demand that they be given custody to their child, it's pretty clear Maisie is in the center of all this. She has to witness her parents describing each other spitefully and, in the novel, see their daughter as a prize that they must win from the other. Even when in their company, they barely spend any quality time with her, which leaves Maisie despondent and desperate to be loved and looked after. While the film softens the parents up, it isn't enough, what with her being all alone one night in a New York Street in one of the most depressing and frightening scenes in the movie. At the end of it all, anyone would want to give Maisie a cuddle for how much she goes through.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2 (click to see context) from:
* [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Given that this is her first major film role, it's all the more impressive to see her play the title character with a lot of emotional nuance and insecurity about herself. Evidently, Onata's performance won her awards from the Newport Beach Film Festival and Women Film Critics Circle Awards for ''Outstanding Achievement (Acting)'' and ''Best Young Actress'' respectively.
to:
* [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Given that this is her first major film role, it's all the more impressive to see her Onata Aprile play the title character with a lot of emotional nuance and insecurity about herself. Evidently, Onata's performance won her awards from the Newport Beach Film Festival and Women Film Critics Circle Awards for ''Outstanding Achievement (Acting)'' and ''Best Young Actress'' respectively.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* {{Moe}}: It's hard to deny that Maisie is adorable.
* [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Given that this is her first major film role, it's all the more impressive to see her play the title character with a lot of emotional nuance and insecurity about herself. Evidently, Onata's performance won her awards from the Newport Beach Film Festival and Women Film Critics Circle Awards for ''Outstanding Achievement (Acting)'' and ''Best Young Actress'' respectively.
* [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Given that this is her first major film role, it's all the more impressive to see her play the title character with a lot of emotional nuance and insecurity about herself. Evidently, Onata's performance won her awards from the Newport Beach Film Festival and Women Film Critics Circle Awards for ''Outstanding Achievement (Acting)'' and ''Best Young Actress'' respectively.
