Love and
hate, husband and lover, pride and shame, son and daughter… and Anna Karenina. This
movie is an unusual twist on Leo Tolstoy’s novel. Set in late 19th century
Russian high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing
affair with Count Vronsky. This is, without a doubt, the greatest love story of
all time. After seeing Joe Wright’s vision of the piece, Romeo and Juliette are
a thing of the past.
The main
themes of this movie are love and shame. Anna is a free spirit, and she was not
afraid to leave it all behind for someone who, she thought, was worth it all. Although
she struggled to leave her son, she knew that one day he would understand. She
didn't care about what people had to say, and that was one of her best
qualities. All in all, I thought the movie was fantastic, but the movie critics
weren't so kind. Upon the release, the film received some positive reviews from
critics, but later they noticed Wright's apparent preference for style over
substance, and I agree. Some scenes could have lasted longer and could have
been more explanatory. I realised that I wouldn't have understood a thing if I
hadn't read the book previously. There is one more thing that caught the critic’s
eye. In the book it is explicitly said that Anna is a curvaceous woman with wild,
black curly hair. Keira Knightley doesn't exactly meet the criteria.
Even so, if
you enjoyed reading the Russian classic, than this is the movie for you.
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