Which adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is the closest to the novel?

Submitted by LunaHarukawa t3_ygxh2m in movies

I don't know if it's the correct subreddit to ask that question but which adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is the best to watch (story wise)? I have to read multiple books for university and the only one I haven't read yet is Pride and Prejudice. The thing is, --and I'm very sorry Jane Austen fans-- I don't like the way Jane Austen writes her novels. So I was hoping to watch a movie instead. I heard there is a movie from 2005 and a short series from 1995. So which one is the closest to the novel?

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sgmctabnxjs t1_iuaz2fm wrote

>I don't like the way Jane Austen writes her novels

You need to get your head out of your ass, madam.

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sgmctabnxjs t1_iuazo8p wrote

Just to expand this answer a little.

I had to read Pride and Prejudice at school when I was 14. We had to write a summary of every chapter. There were 61 chapters! I found it really difficult at first, I wasn't in top set for English, probably have dyslexia/add/autism, but after a while I really got into it, and loved it. Still 35 years later one of the best books I've ever read.

You're at university. You can cope. Grow up and do the work.

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LunaHarukawa OP t1_iub1cny wrote

If it was going to be something really that important for this class I would. But it's not. Also, English isn't my first language so it's more difficult. Reading stories with this kind of setting in my first language was tedious enough. But reading it in a foreign language and it being twice or three times longer, all of that for a minor class? Sorry but I have enough work already. Anyways I understand what you're saying but I know I'll take forever to read it and it's not really worth it this time.

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sgmctabnxjs t1_iub2bwn wrote

Okay. Apologies, I'm sure you know your priorities better than I do. Good luck with your studies!

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LunaHarukawa OP t1_iub2r37 wrote

Thank you! I understand where you're coming from tho. I know that watching a movie instead of reading the book gives some "lazy kid" vibes but I really don't have the time for this.

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LunaHarukawa OP t1_iuazgjo wrote

I'm sorry :( But to be fair, other than the writing (Which isn't bad, I just don't like it) I think the thing that puts me off the most is the setting. It's just not the kind of story I like to read.

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Syn7axError t1_iub9olw wrote

"Every time I read Pride and Prejudice I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone."

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Mossad_CIA_Shill t1_iuaz3mo wrote

The zombie adaptation for sure...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1374989/

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LunaHarukawa OP t1_iub02u8 wrote

Yup, it's probably the closest to the novel! (I didn't even know it existed lol, what IS this)

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Mossad_CIA_Shill t1_iub0fym wrote

Occasionally Hollywood runs out of ideas and decides to randomly drop zombies into a movie.

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NoHandBananaNo t1_iublclp wrote

Hollywood isnt that original. "Pride And Prejudice And Zombies" was a bestselling book before it became a movie.

Sense And Sensibility And Sea Monsters is better.

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JasonTodd123456 t1_iuaz5xl wrote

Both are good, but you are obviously going to get more of the book in the series, just due to the time they have to expand on things

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Hamiltoncorgi t1_iub03wv wrote

None are close enough to fool a professor.

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LunaHarukawa OP t1_iub1lut wrote

Yeah but we aren't going to study it. We really just have to know the general story and understand it (since it's in a foreign language).

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ilovescones t1_iucpf1r wrote

You should try the audiobook - Rosamund Pike reads it and does a great job

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Wahnsinn_mit_Methode t1_iue1574 wrote

There should be plenty of digested texts in the internet? Read those - it‘s far quicker than watching a dilm for 1.5 hours.

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Environmental_Bug900 t1_iub3ugd wrote

The 1995 is probably the closest but it really depends on why you are reading it and what you are studying. It's not a difficult book. If there are minor differences between the show and the book, and you mention them somehow, you can bet your lecturer will spot it. For e.g. I watched, and really enjoyed the recent Emma adaptation, but I'm pretty sure they changed the dynamic of Emma's sister and her husband.

I remember suffering through a number classic French novels (not my first language). I barely remember them but it was really worth it in terms of improving my reading and writing.

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LunaHarukawa OP t1_iub4o5s wrote

It's more of a global comprehension of the book. We won't go into details, that's one of the reasons I allow myself to watch an adaptation. Tbh even if reading in English (a foreign language for me) is more difficult, I enjoy some classic English literature. It's just that Jane Austen is one of the author I can't fully appreciate.

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RynShouldBeReading t1_iub1sm8 wrote

1995 mini series, it’s among the best and most accurate book adaptations I have ever seen. The 2005 movie is fine and a really good watch, but its much shorter and makes changes to make it more of a romance movie (less societal commentary) and is not nearly as historically accurate.

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LunaHarukawa OP t1_iub22gz wrote

That's the one I'll watch. Historical inaccuracies always put me off.

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picknicksje85 t1_iub302g wrote

I don't know anything about the novel, but I always liked the 2005 film. So you may want to check it out?

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LunaHarukawa OP t1_iub3k7u wrote

According to most people here, the 1995 is more accurate. If it turns out I really like the story I'll watch the 2005 film(it's usually not my kind of thing but who knows? Maybe It'll surprise me).

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Somerset76 t1_iufgfps wrote

The 2005 version with Kiara knightly

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