Little Women (1994)

Drama
1994 / 118 min
Rating: 9/10

Taking only minor liberties with Louisa May Alcott’s book, Little Women tells the tale of Marmee March’s four daughters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as they grow up in the shadow of the US Civil War. Each sister is quite the character, with Meg, the older sister, who dreams of marriage and starting her own family, Jo the tomboy who wants to write, the sickly but caring Beth who is always thinking of others, and the spoiled littlest sister Amy who does some growing up, becoming a lovely young lady.

This is all about family, coming together in hardship when Beth gets sick, and coming together for family fun too, like when all the sisters take parts in a play written by Jo. Oh, and there’s also falling in love too!

Cautions

Nowadays, if a film isn’t made by Christians, it seems almost a given that it is going to have some sort of vulgarity, blood-splattering violence, or woke agenda. Little Women has none of it. Yay! The worst I can think of is a few strange references to Transcendentalism (an early New Age movement) but it is referred to only in passing.

Conclusion

This may be appreciated more by the ladies: a female friend has watched this 10 times while her husband thought once was more than enough.

However, if you are a fan, you’ll want to check out the 1949 version, which is both funnier and sadder, but also a bit harder to follow if you aren’t already familiar with the book. A 1933 version is over the top, but the 1940 sequel of sorts, called Little Men, is another good one.

Check out the trailer below.