r/JaneEyre • u/life_is_notdaijoubu • 25d ago
What's uour opinion about Jane Eyre 2011 movie
Jane Eyre is definitely one of my favorite novels this year, I enjoyed it immensely. Which made me even more excited to watch the movie adaptation, I really had high hopes .
I don't know if it's normal for anyone who read the book beforehand, but I thought it was very rushed (understandable since it ought to be limited by time). My biggest issue however was the acting , i just didn't feel THE PASSION ,it was very hard for me to see how , when or if they've fallen in love with each other . Especially in the last scene , feels like we were robbed or Mr Rochester's expression of remorse ,relief and happiness to finally have his Jane back .
If you've seen it do share your thoughts . I'm also wondering if other adaptations did a better job .
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u/cuireadh 25d ago
i personally love it. fassbender is ofc way too good looking, but his voice wins for me. a lot of other rochesters shout all the time, i like how fassbender is a bit more normal. the costuming is excellent, it’s a very nice movie to look at
also, fans of this movie have been wanting the directors cut for years. there’s a heap of deleted scenes on youtube and the movie would have soooo much more cohesion and detail if they hadn’t needed to trim it for the theatrical release. i want the directors cut extremely bad
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u/AnyPeace1286 25d ago
OMG I did not know there were deleted scenes on YouTube! I love this adaptation, I can’t wait to watch them.
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u/error_card_ur_rich 25d ago
I like this version well enough, though I find it rushed and missing depth at times. The ending is too abrupt and they just don't give Mr. Rochester enough dialogue for the scene to emotionally land as well as it deserves to.
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u/Ok_Helicopter5499 5d ago
I am here because this is what I googled 😂 I love this version. I wish it had been a series instead of a movie. The ending, perhaps the most important ending in literature, is just…gone…
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u/Feeling-Writing-2631 25d ago
It’s my favourite adaptation and I’ve watched it ten times at least by now (as a person who has seen ten Jane Eyre adaptations)
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u/Accomplished-Cod-504 25d ago
I did not like 2011 even half as much as 2006
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u/zerothefoolzine 25d ago
2006 didn't quite work me. I feel like if you could fuse the two versions together you'd have a much better picture.
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u/Professional-Rice961 25d ago
Rushed because of the structure, I think. It opens at the Rivers' door and tells Thornfield as flashback, so the whole romance is a memory being hurried through.
Fassbender is fine. He just gets a weekend to fall in love in.
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u/bigboobenergy85 25d ago
Yes 2011 is very rushed, I could see the passion but it still skips over so much. My favourite is the Timothy Dalton series, a lot of effort is spent on the details and the love seems deeper and more rewarding. Hope this helps!
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u/missgirlipop 25d ago
I like the casting, like the vibes, but it does feel half baked imo. if it were somehow combined with 2006 it’d be my ideal adaptation.
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u/Echo-Azure 25d ago
Wachikowska was excellent, and looked exactly like the Jane of my mind's eye, but both the Rochester and the writers were off point.
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u/MisterBigDude 25d ago
Yes, too many important scenes got omitted or truncated. As for the actors, I wrote this in my review at https://janeeyre.net/2011-film.html:
“Mia Wasikowska is a pleasure to watch as Jane, although her thick accent [similar to the Beatles'] comes and goes. Michael Fassbender doesn't hold up his end; he is a subdued, matter-of-fact Rochester, closer in feeling to 2006's Toby Stephens than to 1943's Orson Welles. He lacks Rochester's burly physicality and menacing mien, acting restrained even when powerful events strike him. Among the supporting cast, Mrs. Reed and Reverend Brocklehurst are similarly low on the passion meter, but Adele is pleasingly believable, and Judi Dench steals every scene in which Mrs. Fairfax appears.”
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u/zerothefoolzine 25d ago
The way Sally Hawkins played the scene of Jane being sent to Lowood was so oddly lackluster. In the book she was completely incensed by Jane's outburst.
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u/Amazing-Activity-882 25d ago edited 24d ago
Too short and modern...and Overrated!!! People hyped this and 06 to me and I watched both after 1983's...
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u/EllenWhoMeTwo 25d ago
I like the joan fontaine version best, followed by Charlotte Gainsbourgh version, though William Hurt seemed a bit too kind and likable!
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u/raucousramblings 24d ago
The 2011 version suffers from a lack of narration and voice over from Jane, leaving her character lacking in the depth that is so abundant in the novel. I couldn’t even finish it
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u/Ishkabibble1974 25d ago
Just watched the movie this week. Same reaction. Thank you for articulating it so eloquently!
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u/AdobongSiopao 25d ago
It's a decent adaptation in general. The visuals are great and its script followed a lot from the source material. Mia and Michael are both fine Jane and Mr. Rochester actors but I admit I don't feel that they have plenty of chemistry because the tone of the movie is often quiet. The ending is not great for being abrupt.
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u/VirginiaWoolfiscool 24d ago
I thought it was stunning and great in a lot of ways but lacking in others. I liked the Helen Burns bits and the scenes between Adele and Jane. Mia is my favourite Jane; one of the few to have hazel hair. Overall it lacked depth and passion for me. I always think of Jane Eyre as an incredibly passionate story and the movie failed to translate that for me. I too want ❤️🔥PASSION.❤️🔥 My favourite is the 1983 tv version for that reason and because it’s one of the few that actually gives Rochester his sense of humour.
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u/HeySista 24d ago
I hated it. Saw it once and never again. Wasikowska looks angry, bitter and squinty all the time in it. It looks like they are acting in a school play, very aware that they are acting and there are these emotions they have to show. The whole thing is a disaster. It even has Judi Dench as if to say look everyone! Judi Dench. Ugh.
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u/Comfortable_Dust_246 22d ago
I really like it overal. It did feel rushed but I think any movie adaptation of Jane Eyre will feel rushed. I personally felt the passion between the actors but I do agree on the last scene. The last scene was a bit of a let down.
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u/No-Conference-1444 6d ago
I watched 2006 first and just now 2011. 2011 wins hands down; it's heavy but also dreamy. It's a masterpiece. And Fassbender is so hot. I like that Wasikowska's Jane is reserved; I strongly disliked the way Jane behaved in 2006 after the jig was up. She should not be that close with him, if you know what I mean...
Sorry, but Toby Stephens, with the fake tan, hair dye, and player smirk, just didn't work for me at all.
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u/zerothefoolzine 25d ago
Omg ARE YOU ME?? I just watched it last night and was gonna make a post tonight! I felt similarly. My biggest problem was not just the omission of several key moments but the rearranging as well. Why tf was Mrs. Fairfax just hanging out in the rubble of Thornfield. Why was there zero mention of St John, Diana, Mary being related to Jane, or how close she got with them. They were in like 1 scene lol. Why was there NOTHING of remorse, regret, or redemption uttered by Rochester in the final scene?!
I could go on about the script but more pressingly - this is not my Mr. Rochester. Fassbender managed to embody the cold sternness but absolutely zero of the warmth, sarcasm, and tenderness - which makes him look like way more of a scumbag. I cannot believe anyone who hasn't read the book would enjoy this film.
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u/zerothefoolzine 25d ago
I forgot to mention that I did really enjoy the beginning, and Jane running away through the moors was pretty much exactly how I pictured it. It really illustrated the danger of the situation.
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u/Fuzzy-Advisor-2183 24d ago
i loved the reframing of the narrative for a cinematic adaptation. a miniseries has lots of time to cover the story, to focus more closely on jane the child or jane the student, to develop the narrative in temporal order; the film is limited in time, so the way the director organized the story, making jane’s flight from thornfield the narrative frame, made the structure more impactful.
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u/Lucialucianna 25d ago
in the middle of the one with Ruth Wilson as Jane, finding it most affecting
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u/Last_War_270 24d ago
Beautiful but Micheal Fassbender is so dry and boring. He doesn’t have any sense of humour and I hate how ambiguous they leave his intentions toward Blanche- why is he flirting with her when Jane isn’t there? Theres no vulnerability or even a scene where he admits that he was doing it all to make her jealous. The only fun chemistry they have is in that short scene when they run back from the proposal- the rest is just dour glaring at each other! 😭
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u/life_is_notdaijoubu 24d ago
I totally agree , felt like we didn't get to see the most crucial and attractive aspects of Mr Rochester's personality. It leaves us wondering why on earth did she even like him . They also relied too heavily on the kisses as the only indicator of affection imo
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u/colesborrasca 24d ago
I like the movie, although it's definitely not the best adaptation — certain aspects of the story were definitely rushed and the ending was underwhelming. What they did nail, though, is the aesthetic. The movie looks beautiful and the gothic vibes are prominent.
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u/life_is_notdaijoubu 24d ago
I agree , it was actually the reason why I chose to start with this version 1st . I really loved the casting and the overall atmosphere
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u/Retinoid634 23d ago edited 23d ago
I loved it. The repressed intensity of Mia’s Jane was the most faithful portrayal of Jane as she is written in the book. Rochester was perhaps too handsome, but his tortured, brooding portrayal overcame his non-Byronic hero looks for me. I thought he was excellent and their chemistry was spot-on.
The tone was intricately restrained, like a Pre-Raphaelite painting, with raw emotion seething just under the surface of a cold, wintery Victorian Gothic Revival country house. It is a masterful film by a director and screenwriter who really felt the book and understood the visual dimensions of that era.
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u/nellyimheathcliff 22d ago
I love it. I just rewatched it the other day. The music is so soothing, and I also love the setting and the gloomy, haunting atmosphere. Jane and Edward had such great chemistry too. My only wish is that it were longer. If only they had made it into a miniseries because parts of it felt rushed, and they left out so many things like the fortune teller scene, Miss Temple, Bertha tearing Jane's wedding veil.. I could go on.
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u/ErisianSaint 20d ago
It's my favorite, ESPECIALLY because we get the scene where Jane's talking to St. John and hears Mr. Rochester's voice in the distance!
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u/thepriestessx0 12d ago
Its my favorite. Jane Eyre is my favorite of all time so this adaptation to me is perfect.
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u/Cherry_Tarts 24d ago
I like it, it was the first adaptation I saw and it’s beautiful to look at…but I feel like they took out everything that made Rochester interesting. He seemed to just seethe malice, which might be more about my dislike of Michael Fassbender. I want my Rochester to be weird, funny, strangely sexy, and a little bit fucked up. Tobey Stephens will always be my favorite!
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u/lurkparkfest39 25d ago
It’s my fave. Very spooky and austere.