Netflix: Subscribers Are Annoyed by Dakota Johnson’s Persuasion

In Insuasion, Dakota Johnson becomes Anne Elliot, Jane Austen’s heroine. The feature film is not a faithful classic adaptation of the original work, but instead offers a modern reinterpretation that evokes the Bridgerton series more than the work of the author.

If the dialogues are simplified, not to say distorted – the word “the former” is even used in the movie! – The main character breaks the fourth wall to speak directly to the audience, towards the camera. This storytelling technique is not new, but above all it echoes another recent series, Fleabag, a British phenomenon created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

In this modernization effort, assurance It is clearly trying to attract a young audience unfamiliar with the work of a great writer. This is the object of disappointment for a large part of the audience who, after watching the film, did not refrain from expressing their feelings on social networks:

“I’m particularly angry that Netflix’s adaptation of Persuasion doesn’t trust its audience with Jane Austen’s carefully and intelligently chosen words. But I’m also angry because I wasted an afternoon watching the sad murder of a beautiful and eloquent story..”

“Jane Austen is rolling over in her grave.”

Once the trailer was released, director Kerry Cracknell faced some criticism from Jane Austen purists. In an interview with IndieWire, the filmmaker explains his choice to radically change his tone: “It is very important to me that the film captures the longing, grief and complexity of Anne Elliott’s experience. I tried to calibrate that carefully and find a more anarchic and comedic energy.”

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