This meme celebrates an awesome adaptation related to a weekly category. Any format of adaptation (television series, film, web series, etc.) is acceptable as long as it is based in some form on a book. Awesome Adaptations was created by Alisa Selene at PictureMeReading.
An Awesome Adaptation I'm Thankful For
This web series has Jane, a 21 year old university student, working as a nanny for Mr. Rochester's daughter Adele. She vlogs about her life, and through the videos we get to meet all the people in her lives. Of course, as a huge fan of Jane Eyre, I was so glad that someone decided to adapt this book in a style similar to the Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Jane Eyre is a bit harder to adapt in this style than Pride and Prejudice but the cast and crew have been doing an amazing job so far retelling the book as a realistic, modern life story.
I do have some issues with this as an adaptation though. Sometimes I lose focus on what some episodes are trying to adapt from the novel - it doesn't always flow well for me, and I had an issue with Jane taping people in the beginning without their consent. I mean she can accidentally leave the camera on, but she doesn't have to post it. But the reason why that bothers me is because Jane is supposed to have better sense than that. She can be a bit naive, but she always knows what's right and wrong. But then again, it is difficult to adapt this kind of story! The audience would want to see these people! The series is also only about halfway through, so I'm sure all the kinks in trying to start this series and find a way to make the format work for the story are practically ironed out, and now the best is yet to come.
At the moment, we have a clear idea that Jane and Rochester are interested in each other and I am really enjoying seeing them interact. While the side characters are really well done (Blanche is very believable, the Reed sisters were just as exasperating as they should be, and I loved the scenes that sassy Suzanna, the maid was in) it is very important that Jane and Rochester's relationship develops believably and I believe it so far! I really look forward to seeing how they will adapt Rochester's secret and Jane's reaction to that!
I am so thankful to the cast and crew of this series for creating another adaptation of Jane Eyre I can scrutinize, sigh, and exclaim over, and I am particularly grateful that so far this has been such an excellent adaptation!
I do have some issues with this as an adaptation though. Sometimes I lose focus on what some episodes are trying to adapt from the novel - it doesn't always flow well for me, and I had an issue with Jane taping people in the beginning without their consent. I mean she can accidentally leave the camera on, but she doesn't have to post it. But the reason why that bothers me is because Jane is supposed to have better sense than that. She can be a bit naive, but she always knows what's right and wrong. But then again, it is difficult to adapt this kind of story! The audience would want to see these people! The series is also only about halfway through, so I'm sure all the kinks in trying to start this series and find a way to make the format work for the story are practically ironed out, and now the best is yet to come.
At the moment, we have a clear idea that Jane and Rochester are interested in each other and I am really enjoying seeing them interact. While the side characters are really well done (Blanche is very believable, the Reed sisters were just as exasperating as they should be, and I loved the scenes that sassy Suzanna, the maid was in) it is very important that Jane and Rochester's relationship develops believably and I believe it so far! I really look forward to seeing how they will adapt Rochester's secret and Jane's reaction to that!
I am so thankful to the cast and crew of this series for creating another adaptation of Jane Eyre I can scrutinize, sigh, and exclaim over, and I am particularly grateful that so far this has been such an excellent adaptation!
