Book to Movie Adaptations: Trailers

There are three movies that I know of coming out later this year that are based on books I have read and enjoyed. Two of them have trailers that I have seen, one of them has a trailer premiering after I plan to publish this. Let's review the first two trailers!

• Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 

So I genuinely forgot how wonderful this book was. I had to read my freshman year and truthfully we probably didn't devote as much time to it as we should have. But this movie looks amazing and it makes me want to read the book again.

• The Great Gatsby  by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This trailer looks really weird to me. When I watched it the first time, I was really confused. Not because it deviates from the story, but because the style was not what I was expecting. Then I remembered Baz Luhrman was directing it and suddenly it all made sense. I'm looking forward to it.

The other book I know of that has a movie adaptation coming out this year is The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. As far as I'm aware, the trailer will not premier until tomorrow, but everything I've seen so far for this movie looks good.

Jane Eyre Book Review

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is simply a classic, but I know I'm not the first person to say that. Yes, it is long. Yes, it is mostly geared toward women of the early Victorian Era. But, it is well worth the read.

Jane is an orphan and her life sucks. She lives with relatives who hate her. She is sent to an institution to become a governess. Her only friend at the school dies. Life sucks. But once she becomes a governess, she is employed. Then stuff starts happening. Mr. Rochester and Jane exchange clever dialog. And she embarks on a adventure of love and mystery.

That's all I can give away without spoiling the story. There are several adaptations available including a BBC miniseries on the novel and movie that is already available/will be available April 8th. I plan to see the movie and write a review as well.

Overall, I would say this is an excellent book worth reading. Yes, it is a classic and most people who see a classic run screaming, "AH CLASSIC! I AM NOT SMART ENOUGH TO READ THIS/ NOT STUCK UP!" One does not have to be smart or stuck up to read a classic. One just simply has to be willing to learn.