2011 version is VISUALLY the best. It has rich colours, great cinematography, awesome soundtrack, gorgeous costumes... Mia and Fassy acted well but as an overall adaptation of my favourite novel, 2006 is still the best. The most characteristic essence of the book was the PASSION. You could feel it through the pages. Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens portrayed that the best.
I tried to watch this the other day but only got half way through before being bored, I personally think it didn't compare to the 2006 tv version. Especially this seen, in the 2006 version there is so much more emotion and feeling expressed through Jane and your heart breaks when she says her speech and lifts back up again when Rochester holds her. This scene in this version makes me feel nothing...
I just watched the 2006 version and I loved them both. I think the 2006 version was a little more accurate but I'm sorry...I love Michael Fassbender and I though the chemistry between him and Jane was innocent yet passionate. I love this movie.
I enjoyed this version. The only problem I had with it was that it was so short. I cut out a lot of what was in the book. This version was very well done, and I liked the fact that is changed up the time sequence. It gave it a different feel than both the 1996 and 2006 versions.
jane is strong and isnt really to be sobbing her eyes out.. she cried and shook and compared to the rest of the film which porttrayed stillness its great!
if you think this is bad acting you dont know what acting is! especially since its not overacted like to 2006 version. Mia was great and portrayed jane great! Jane doesnt show much emotion to begin with even though she is passionate. she's knows for being reflective and reserved, which shows how emotional this scene really is, with the movement and every little thing!
@christine4xoxo ...Didn't like the 2006 version either, but the acting here is sub par. There is a 1996 version that is absolutely wonderful. I LOVE Michael and I don't know who the girl is so I have no opinion, but here she is horrendous.
@bella50008 You said everything that I thought!! I love that 1996 version with William Hurt it is just amazing and really does the book justice I think, though it is less faithful to the end. But this version, I don't like the girl but love Michael!! Will have to watch it properly though to get a better opinion!
The BBC version may be better because it is complete (stayed faithful to the book), but I believe these two actors are the perfect Rochester and Jane.
I like all Jane Eyre films, honestly I do, but to be honest 2006 was much better portrayed along the lines of passion, emotions, and of the like. This is distant, too serious, and cold.
Okay, who cares about which adaptations was better. I, for one, think that Mia Wasikowska did not do a very good job on this scene/speech on representing the strength of the actual novel. Jane's speech in the book was so powerful and passionate. However, I did not get much of this from here.
ok no hating on me, i love jane eyre, the adaptations, each one has it's own..... what's the word, aura?ambience?atmosphere,,,lol...but seriously, the 2011 version is my favorite, as in my most favorite, i love michael as rochester, mia as jane, i love the chemistry between them..prolly i loved this version because it was the 1st one i watched, and if i had watched the other versions first like the 2006, it'll prolly be my favorite.
Comparing the 2006ver to this. To me Mia acted better. Seems that the 2006ver has more passion in it, but 1)this movie is much shorter so it can't build as much atmosphere2)In this ver, she seemed reserved because their relationship has been dubious + a rich man was not supposed to marry a governess. The correct emotion should be angry instead of crying because Jane wouldnt dare to be with him in the first place but angry becoz he resorted Jane.
@97venice Please read chapter 23 and note: "my tears gushed out....I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress.....I again wept".
@FantasyEmrys TOTALLY agree. I LOVE the 2006 Jane Eyre. This marriage proposal SUCKS and she can't act sad enough about it, while the 2006 one was PERFECT! :D
@supergran1000 EXACTLY!! thank you!!! i've been wanting someone to say that forever!!! the 2006 TOPS the list! :) eviola, trust us. watch the 2006 one, u'll be AMAZED!
@FantasyEmrys Exactly! The chemistry between the characters in the 2006 version where Amazing! You could actually feel that they could not live without each other
This film is like visual poetry. It captures Jane as an artist best. I think it even ends with a tableau that becomes artwork doesn't it? Jane is repressed. After being polite and holding in her true feelings the whole film, seeing her finally say what she's been holding in here... it's great! It works great in context IMO. Also, this version of Jane expresses so much through her artwork.
I LIKE FASSBENDER AND MIA THEY ARE AWESOME BUT NOT AS GOOD AS TIMOTHY DALTON AND ZELAH CLARKE IN THE 1983 ADAPTATION.DALTON BECOMES ROCHESTER WHILE CLARKE LOOKS SO PLAIN JUST LIKE SHE SHOULD BE.WATCH THIS TV SERIES I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ALL THE JE FANS.EVER SINCE I WATCHED IT I CANNOT FORGET IT.ESPESSIALY THE GOODBYE SCENE,SO HEARTBRAKING.TIMOTHY FOREVER!!!
I think Mia looks perfectly how I imagine Jane would look, in the BBC version the actress, Ruth, is too "interesting" or "odd" looking, defintely not plain enough... But although Mia acts well too, Ruth is definitely the better actress in terms of capturing the part! Also, in this version, during the whole movie I felt that Jane was a monotonous, reserved, sad little thing...but Ruth gives Jane more light and joy! Fassbender though is just as good as the BBC Rochester!
To be honest, this version was wonderful,wonderful,wonderful!! This scene is not representative I think, for the whole film. I very much recommend this movie! The music is awesome, the scenery is so beautiful and some shots are so intimate that I could sense everything even more, right through the screen. Loved, but I also loved the 2006 version.
To those who are comparing this to the 06 version, have any of you actually seen the movie? The whole thing? The emotions (or restrain of) are clearly there, and are more realistic than any prev. version. True, Fassbender may be too handsome for Rochester, but Wasikowska practically WAS Jane in this version: she was so good I forgot that she was Wasikowska. That isn't to say that Ruth didn't do well - but she lost Jane's subtle feistiness and mousy intelligence very quickly. She barely talked.
@hanluy1215 When I saw the film - the whole thing :) - you couldn't deny that the talent was there. I just got the feeling that there wasn't as much of a *spark* between Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender as there was between Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens, which is why I personally prefer the 2006 version.
I suppose the director wanted to go for the more 'pure and simple' approach rather than the BBC's more theatrical one.
@lippy88lizzy I do agree that the proposal was a bit sudden, and that the characters weren't as fleshed out to show their full passions like the 06 version. But that made sense as the latter had four hours while this movie had two. As for the spark, Toby Stephens did a great job igniting it again and again - but Ruth was just...she was not Jane enough. Now I'm curious about what would happen if we put Mia in her place w/ Toby. That would be fun.
@hanluy1215 Ruth was perfect! Mia can't convey the emotions like Ruth can. This scene is so stale, there is so passion in her speech like in the book or the 2006 version. And Mia is too pretty for Jane, people seem to like a pretty Jane, but she is supposed to be plain and forgettable.
@summzzxoxo Mia isn't pretty, but she's ethereal and mousy, which is exactly what Jane is. I concur that Ruth portrayed emotions very well, but remember that Jane Eyre didn't. And Mia understood that.
@supergran1000 This original conversation was between me and lippy88lizzy. Therefore I won't continue to comment as I don't want to drag this discussion out with more and more diff. users.
Fab movie, trailer seems to have more. Actors are great! Michael Fassbender is passionate, very believable and Jane is an outstanding portrait of fine actressess. Too bad they don't write something as a seriers for the two of them.
It's not the acting in this that doesn't live up to the 2006 version, it's the screenplay. These 2 are my favourite Jane and Rochester, I think their individual characters and their chemistry are the best yet, but the dialogue is truncated due to the film's length - a shame because they've both got the book's spirit spot on. With the 2006 screenplay they'd be perfection.
Thumbs up for this Jane who's strong enough to express herself through words and not tears! 2006 version is more for women who cry to get what they want.
I really want to like this version but this is my favourite scene and the BBC 2006 adaptation managed to give the scene more chemistry, in my opinion.
I love this movie, for so many reasons. One of them being that he looks in and through Jane and studies who she really is. There is not sex in the relationship until after they are married, so there is no pressure. Jane is just a plain girl, but it's why I love the characters, potrayed perfectly. My favorite movie.
i loooove this scene! i saw this movie today and cried my eyes out in the cinema even after the movie was long finished!! mia and michael played this couple so perfectly! she should get an oscar!
Although this was a great version and I really enjoyed it, I have to say I prefer the 2006 version. I just see better chemistry between Jane and Rochester in that one. But everyone feels connections to different things and this was a great film.
This is such a beautiful story...It includes all of the emotions that the book makes you feel. Such a heart wrenching story...Such a classic. Loved it.
i haven't seen it yet but i've watched some scenes and I really don't like Mia as Jane. I didn't even like her as Alice she is emotionless and not great to watch. I have nothing against her i just don't think she's anything special. I guess i'm saying all this because I love the 2006 version so much this scene is suposed to be VERY emotional and outbursting this scene is just disappointing! Though Michael Fassbender is a rather beautiful Mr Rochester... but nothing like Toby Stephens!!<3
@tvfanatic4ever sorry for the late reply! Yes much! It's set over four one hour episodes so they could obviously fit a whole lot more in, that and the two main actors are just perfect as Jane and Rochester, definitely recommend watching it!
@mydreamcast101 Yes, yes you should! I'm currently re-reading it. If you've got an e-reader you can download it for free. Also if you use say a kindle (I've got kindle on my phone) you can touch the words you don't know (there are a few not in modern use) and get a dictionary definition, which is quite handy. It's my absolute favourite classic, well this and Dracula. ;-)
This scene should have been an exploding vulcano on Jane's part. Traits of her character, behaviour, feelings, spirit, desire to live life fully all come to clash at this point of the story. This is the culminating point of the story. Instead, this movie version decides to give a luke warm Jane, who sounds like she doesn't even care if she has to leave Thornfield!
Where was the kiss? Wasn't he supposed to kiss her (according to the book)? But, I still like this scene, since this is the Mr. Rochester I imagined^^!
Ruth Wilson wins, without a doubt. I have read the original and unabridged version of the novel several times over, and Jane is distinctly mentioned to have finally lost control and started sobbing uncontrollably at this point of the novel. She finally caves in to her emotions. Mia's performance as a stand alone one is brilliant, but when one reads that scene in the book and compares it to Ruth's performance, Mia's (and Michael Fassbender's) performances are weak, bland and depthless.
@masencullen I haven't yet seen this film - another two weeks for us in the UK! But I can't imagine, from these clips, that anyone can surpass Ruth's performance. Her portrayal in the corresponding scene is flawless. I cannot understand why anyone would think she is overdramatic. This is NOT a scene of restraint and stoicism!
I so look forward to seeing this in September if I can, I love this story even through all the different versions, I think this will be the best yet :)
I so look forward to seeing this in September if I can, I love this story even through all the different versions, I think this will be the best yet :)
I applaud Michael & Mia’s performance - Although out of context, I did watch the proposal scene from the 2006 movie...I felt as though it was difficult to watch, slightly sloppy & overly dramatic. Jane’s character is resolute, direct & articulate - the 06' performances seemed to be anything but. I believe Mia stayed true to the character, she held her own. But agreed, more scenes between them would have been great. 2011 movie lines & language were beautifully written.
This had so much potential purely because Michael Fassbender was in it. But I constantly found myself wondering when the build up of their relationship was going to begin, when suddenly, he proposed marriage. It just didn't flow right. There was so many scenes of Jane acting all melancholy but not enough of her and Rochester. Major fail. The only thing that vaguely saved it was the brilliant musical score.
This Mia Whatsername is diabolical in this part. She doesn't have any passion, it seems she's more focused on saying the words in a perfect English Accent than actually acting them. Jane Eyre wasn't the perfect little English girl, she had passion that was the whole point! Please i BEG YOU watch the BBC version of this with Ruth Wilson, she is perfect.
It's weird, I've been reading the comments here and noticed people mentioning that there are man who dislike the cast and this movie but it's got brilliant reviews and I find that the two of them gave an amazing performance. Only thing that seems lacking are more scenes between the two.
Give me the BBC version any day. Toby Stephens has more passion in his little finger than this guy. Was really looking forward to seeing this film but I think I might just give it a miss. Watch the BBC version much better acting and quality drama.
I'm a huge die-hard fan of Timothy Dalton's Rochester. Nothing can surpass that performance for me but I must say I enjoyed Fassbender a bit here and the girl playing Jane stood out. I think TD's version was the closest to the book and so this Jane was probably too fragile and emotional and teary but I enjoyed it and I cried at this scene through her acting. Nice job. It's odd to see it vary so much from the book but still a great movie
I don't care what people say Mia and Michael did a beautiful job with this scene. I've always said that Rochester's and Jane's love is a love with so many layers and complications because of the era they live in. And they portray the layers so beautifully! Mia shows how guarded jane is because of the harsh life she lives, they say Mia showed her without showing emoton but that's how Jane IS, and that's what makes it so great, because only with Edward do we see her smile and show true happiness
@SVgirl09 Because for the first time she knows true happiness, she knows love, something deprived from her her whole life. And Michael did an awesome Rochester, because Rochester is a tormented man because he is trapped in a marriage with a demented woman. You can understand why he's always somewhat in a foul mood and why he can't stand living there, he hardly goes there, but because of jane he returns more frequently, because he's intrigued by her! ALL of this is so subtle but that is what
@SVgirl09 to me makes it beautiful. Their passion which build throughout the whole movie makes them I think one of the best to protray these characters. Sorry for the rant I'm just sick of people saying this version sucked, when I think it's one of the best yet.
I don't think this is as bad as people are saying.. when I saw it I thought it was good considering I had hardly heard the girl speak or show much emotion the whole bloody time until this point. It seemed in character that she wouldn't lose it but remain dignified.
this distroyed my image in my head of this scene. in the book she said it with such anger and saddness. because she knew she had to go and had no want to.she had no same feeling and this isnt the speech in the book, im depresed at this
This film bored me. I am very familiar with the book, yet I was confused as to what was happening in the first 20 minutes. It seemed to skip out vital pieces of dialog between characters, leaving the viewer to guess. I much prefer the 2006 version with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens, their chemistry was perfect and, in my opinion, they were both much better actors. Besides, they both had fitting accents. (That isn't a reference to her being Australian, it's a reference to the others' accents.)
I just saw X-Men: First Class and now am obsessed with Michael Fassbender. He's so hot!! I love this movie though, I thought it was better paced than other Jane Eyre's that I have seen and very well acted!
And the problem here is not that it is too restrained - it isn't. Wasikowska's line delivery is rushed and seems rehearsed. Restraint requires something - passion, emotion - to be restrained; I don't sense anything underneath. Fassbender is simply lackluster here in comparison with both the intensity and the subtle shifts of mood and character that Timothy Dalton brought to Rochester. Clarke and Dalton knew what restraint really was.
@payasoinfeliz - I don't know who Tyler Perry is, but I really like Zelah Clarke's performance of this scene, and indeed, her whole performance of Jane Eyre.
@llamala2010 If you think this is bad, you clearly know nothing about acting. What's your idea of a good performance, Kristen Stewart in Twilight? Please.
@MizNelson - again, I've never seen Twilight, and I gave my opinion of a good performance - Zelah Clarke and Timothy Dalton in this same scene in the 1983 Jane Eyre.
I hate too say it, (this is just from the various clips and trailers on youtube) but this version of Jane Eyre seems too hollywoodafied. It appears to be painted with too many well known actors, unlike the 2006 television version which made me want to read the book because of the little known actors. Compared to Toby Stephens who played Mr Rochestor, Michael is too much Mr Darcy, hes too soft (or appears so) and too typical of that time handsome, unlike how Stephens was made up.but thats just m
2011 version is VISUALLY the best. It has rich colours, great cinematography, awesome soundtrack, gorgeous costumes... Mia and Fassy acted well but as an overall adaptation of my favourite novel, 2006 is still the best. The most characteristic essence of the book was the PASSION. You could feel it through the pages. Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens portrayed that the best.
autumnsoliloquy 4 days ago
I tried to watch this the other day but only got half way through before being bored, I personally think it didn't compare to the 2006 tv version. Especially this seen, in the 2006 version there is so much more emotion and feeling expressed through Jane and your heart breaks when she says her speech and lifts back up again when Rochester holds her. This scene in this version makes me feel nothing...
xmysteriousxeyesx 6 days ago
I just watched the 2006 version and I loved them both. I think the 2006 version was a little more accurate but I'm sorry...I love Michael Fassbender and I though the chemistry between him and Jane was innocent yet passionate. I love this movie.
MsSillywilly18 6 days ago
He didn't say i love you! I preffer with Toby and Ruth! You can see passion in their eyes...
anayellow1 1 week ago
I enjoyed this version. The only problem I had with it was that it was so short. I cut out a lot of what was in the book. This version was very well done, and I liked the fact that is changed up the time sequence. It gave it a different feel than both the 1996 and 2006 versions.
smwildmon01 1 week ago
I'm sorry, I'd have focused on the actual scene, but the mereidea of Rochester makes my sanity die and fills my head with endorphins.
CompletlyBunned 2 weeks ago in playlist Autres vidéos de hitfixcom
Is he married already then or something? Rock the polygamy scene dude.
Acquiescence 3 weeks ago
to my mind mike is completely too silent and indefferent to be convincing mr. rochester... doesn't still matter, i'll by this movie anyway ;)
Barbatipu 1 month ago 2
Being the complete geek I am.. The "wife" part was INCORRECT as in the books she's says bride instead x)
MidnightHexKiss 1 month ago
@MidnightHexKiss who cares?
cadetgc 1 month ago
WELL HELLO MR ROCHESTER ;)
wynnpot 1 month ago
Kudos to Mia for attempting a Yorkshire accent ;-)
3kingfishers3 1 month ago
jane is strong and isnt really to be sobbing her eyes out.. she cried and shook and compared to the rest of the film which porttrayed stillness its great!
christine4xoxo 1 month ago
if you think this is bad acting you dont know what acting is! especially since its not overacted like to 2006 version. Mia was great and portrayed jane great! Jane doesnt show much emotion to begin with even though she is passionate. she's knows for being reflective and reserved, which shows how emotional this scene really is, with the movement and every little thing!
christine4xoxo 1 month ago
@christine4xoxo ...Didn't like the 2006 version either, but the acting here is sub par. There is a 1996 version that is absolutely wonderful. I LOVE Michael and I don't know who the girl is so I have no opinion, but here she is horrendous.
bella50008 1 month ago 2
@bella50008 You said everything that I thought!! I love that 1996 version with William Hurt it is just amazing and really does the book justice I think, though it is less faithful to the end. But this version, I don't like the girl but love Michael!! Will have to watch it properly though to get a better opinion!
marieLND1 1 week ago
Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens FOR THE WIN!
suanapop 1 month ago 6
I LIKED THIS VERSION QUITE ENOUGH BUT THE BEST I THINK IS THE ONE STARRING TIMOTHY DALTON(1983).IVE NEVER SEEN A BETTER PERFORMED ROCHESTER
annetekoul 1 month ago
The BBC version may be better because it is complete (stayed faithful to the book), but I believe these two actors are the perfect Rochester and Jane.
kdizon24 1 month ago
I like all Jane Eyre films, honestly I do, but to be honest 2006 was much better portrayed along the lines of passion, emotions, and of the like. This is distant, too serious, and cold.
JayLynnization 1 month ago 5
because of this movie, i found my another favorite movie couple.
mr.fassbender is hunk and ms.wasikowska is calm, elegant
will they make movie together again?
crashertime 1 month ago
I can't help but to feel somewhat excited by the anguish he shows....good clip
evilla8i8 1 month ago
I think this shows how no matter strong Jane is, she can express sorrow and hurt without sobbing her eyes out. awesome!
DeadHelena 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos 2
I can't see how people dislike this clip. Have you not seen the whole film? Obviously not. Their chemistry is amazing.
DreamsHorsesRolex 1 month ago
This scene bugs me in this rendition. Jane is supposed to be sobbing and shaking.
FatGurlSlimm 1 month ago
Alice =).
MuziekFan1995 1 month ago
I wouldn't mind being as "plain" as Jane and marrying such an "ugly" man as Rochester. *cough*
schokomoerder 1 month ago
Lol :-P i came here, for watching top 10 oldest accounts on youtube :-O
Rasmus5393 1 month ago
this is the most amazing scene ever :) mia's acting is amazing
ttumbledore 1 month ago
This is just the best scene!
naomi22345 1 month ago
Not a Jane Eyre fan until this movie. Loved it!
WhoSayQueNo 1 month ago
Beautiful scene and Michael is perfect!!!!
MsPatataki 2 months ago
the bbc version is x1000 better :P
Mjvcc145 2 months ago 2
beautiful scene... wow
phantomwaltz 2 months ago
Okay, who cares about which adaptations was better. I, for one, think that Mia Wasikowska did not do a very good job on this scene/speech on representing the strength of the actual novel. Jane's speech in the book was so powerful and passionate. However, I did not get much of this from here.
neonsunsets 2 months ago
@neonsunsets really? hmmm I did. I thought she did so well, I was blushing and then I cried like a baby, it thought it was very emotional...oh well
phabbiola 2 months ago
@neonsunsets maybe she did not cry as much as other did on this scene but her eyes were powerful. The way her face was hurting...I dont know...
phabbiola 2 months ago 2
best rochester and jane ever....he is amazing....the 2006 version was quite fake....beautiful scene this one!
winchestergurl85 2 months ago
ok no hating on me, i love jane eyre, the adaptations, each one has it's own..... what's the word, aura?ambience?atmosphere,,,lol...but seriously, the 2011 version is my favorite, as in my most favorite, i love michael as rochester, mia as jane, i love the chemistry between them..prolly i loved this version because it was the 1st one i watched, and if i had watched the other versions first like the 2006, it'll prolly be my favorite.
tresannas 2 months ago
Comparing the 2006ver to this. To me Mia acted better. Seems that the 2006ver has more passion in it, but 1)this movie is much shorter so it can't build as much atmosphere2)In this ver, she seemed reserved because their relationship has been dubious + a rich man was not supposed to marry a governess. The correct emotion should be angry instead of crying because Jane wouldnt dare to be with him in the first place but angry becoz he resorted Jane.
that's what i think :/ :P
97venice 2 months ago
@97venice Please read chapter 23 and note: "my tears gushed out....I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress.....I again wept".
supergran1000 2 months ago
@FantasyEmrys I AGREE!
righteousgroove 2 months ago
@FantasyEmrys TOTALLY agree. I LOVE the 2006 Jane Eyre. This marriage proposal SUCKS and she can't act sad enough about it, while the 2006 one was PERFECT! :D
finalfantasygirl369 2 months ago
Mr Rochester: "I have no wife."
Me: Well that's a blatant lie and you know it!
TheEmziiPop 2 months ago 105
@TheEmziiPop True, but Rochester has managed to convince himself that he has no wife in any meaningful sense - and that he was tricked into marriage.
supergran1000 2 months ago
Parts of this movie break my heart
AleyTheFreak55 2 months ago 4
Mia Wasikowska is a lucky bitch
randa9711 2 months ago
@FantasyEmrys How is that better than this?
eviola11 2 months ago
@eviola11 Hope you don't mind a third party wading in, but do please watch the proposal scene in 2006. The link is opposite.
The emotion that exudes from Ruth Wilson is exactly as Bronte describes in the book. No other actress has come close IMO.
supergran1000 2 months ago 3
@supergran1000 EXACTLY!! thank you!!! i've been wanting someone to say that forever!!! the 2006 TOPS the list! :) eviola, trust us. watch the 2006 one, u'll be AMAZED!
finalfantasygirl369 2 months ago 3
fuck this shit
PAINRedefinedxFN 3 months ago
@FantasyEmrys Exactly! The chemistry between the characters in the 2006 version where Amazing! You could actually feel that they could not live without each other
AstaMaack 3 months ago
It's wonderful to see the naturalism that a modern director can inject into such a hallowed conversation. Right on!
eglantinelass 3 months ago
ruth wilson and toby stephens are the best jane and mr rochester. end of.
fireandlights 3 months ago
"do you doubt me?"- Mr. Rochester
"entirely."- Jane Eyre
AmaniRabai 3 months ago 4
No Passion...
2006? Yes!!
MsAppleofhiseye 3 months ago 2
This film is like visual poetry. It captures Jane as an artist best. I think it even ends with a tableau that becomes artwork doesn't it? Jane is repressed. After being polite and holding in her true feelings the whole film, seeing her finally say what she's been holding in here... it's great! It works great in context IMO. Also, this version of Jane expresses so much through her artwork.
Elihulove 3 months ago
I LIKE FASSBENDER AND MIA THEY ARE AWESOME BUT NOT AS GOOD AS TIMOTHY DALTON AND ZELAH CLARKE IN THE 1983 ADAPTATION.DALTON BECOMES ROCHESTER WHILE CLARKE LOOKS SO PLAIN JUST LIKE SHE SHOULD BE.WATCH THIS TV SERIES I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ALL THE JE FANS.EVER SINCE I WATCHED IT I CANNOT FORGET IT.ESPESSIALY THE GOODBYE SCENE,SO HEARTBRAKING.TIMOTHY FOREVER!!!
annetekoul 3 months ago 5
I think Mia looks perfectly how I imagine Jane would look, in the BBC version the actress, Ruth, is too "interesting" or "odd" looking, defintely not plain enough... But although Mia acts well too, Ruth is definitely the better actress in terms of capturing the part! Also, in this version, during the whole movie I felt that Jane was a monotonous, reserved, sad little thing...but Ruth gives Jane more light and joy! Fassbender though is just as good as the BBC Rochester!
in2ennui 3 months ago 4
my favourite scene's right after this when they kiss at the stairs all happy and in love
1foottall 3 months ago
Michael Fassbender is such a talented actor. Hope to see more of him in other projects.
Ashleyls17 3 months ago 2
no me gusta.
AikoUmbrella 4 months ago
To be honest, this version was wonderful,wonderful,wonderful!! This scene is not representative I think, for the whole film. I very much recommend this movie! The music is awesome, the scenery is so beautiful and some shots are so intimate that I could sense everything even more, right through the screen. Loved, but I also loved the 2006 version.
Lemontree23 4 months ago 50
@Lemontree23 Wow, everything you've said is exactly what I think!!!
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awesome movie..yall should check it out
raul7wade3 4 months ago
i think mia did a great job playing jane eyre, but i like the 2006-mr. rochester more. :)
MsEli92 4 months ago
To those who are comparing this to the 06 version, have any of you actually seen the movie? The whole thing? The emotions (or restrain of) are clearly there, and are more realistic than any prev. version. True, Fassbender may be too handsome for Rochester, but Wasikowska practically WAS Jane in this version: she was so good I forgot that she was Wasikowska. That isn't to say that Ruth didn't do well - but she lost Jane's subtle feistiness and mousy intelligence very quickly. She barely talked.
hanluy1215 4 months ago 7
@hanluy1215 I couldn't agree more.
kagomehater4ever 4 months ago
@hanluy1215 When I saw the film - the whole thing :) - you couldn't deny that the talent was there. I just got the feeling that there wasn't as much of a *spark* between Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender as there was between Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens, which is why I personally prefer the 2006 version.
I suppose the director wanted to go for the more 'pure and simple' approach rather than the BBC's more theatrical one.
lippy88lizzy 4 months ago
@lippy88lizzy I do agree that the proposal was a bit sudden, and that the characters weren't as fleshed out to show their full passions like the 06 version. But that made sense as the latter had four hours while this movie had two. As for the spark, Toby Stephens did a great job igniting it again and again - but Ruth was just...she was not Jane enough. Now I'm curious about what would happen if we put Mia in her place w/ Toby. That would be fun.
hanluy1215 4 months ago
@hanluy1215 Ruth was perfect! Mia can't convey the emotions like Ruth can. This scene is so stale, there is so passion in her speech like in the book or the 2006 version. And Mia is too pretty for Jane, people seem to like a pretty Jane, but she is supposed to be plain and forgettable.
summzzxoxo 4 months ago
@summzzxoxo Mia isn't pretty, but she's ethereal and mousy, which is exactly what Jane is. I concur that Ruth portrayed emotions very well, but remember that Jane Eyre didn't. And Mia understood that.
hanluy1215 4 months ago
@hanluy1215 Jane Eyre - ethereal and mousy? Didn't portray emotion? Did we read the same book?
supergran1000 4 months ago
@supergran1000 This original conversation was between me and lippy88lizzy. Therefore I won't continue to comment as I don't want to drag this discussion out with more and more diff. users.
hanluy1215 4 months ago
This is empty and emotionally redundant compared to Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens. Nothing can compare to the BBC's 2006 version I'm afraid.
ladycatkin 4 months ago 7
this is a 0 compared to the 2006 version...no passion in this one... such a shame!
KikaKika94 5 months ago 3
clumbsy, lol.
StaringCompetition 5 months ago
@FantasyEmrys It's true!! The 2006 version outshines them all!
jamma77 5 months ago 4
Damn, this one never came to belgian cinemas... I so want to see this!!! Hope the dvd will find its way to belgium
pumba16121983 5 months ago
Fab movie, trailer seems to have more. Actors are great! Michael Fassbender is passionate, very believable and Jane is an outstanding portrait of fine actressess. Too bad they don't write something as a seriers for the two of them.
Very well done!
saintsdancenrome 5 months ago
I'm sorry but this is the best version!
kagomehater4ever 5 months ago
@kagomehater4ever me too this is my favorite!!!but i love he other adoptations as well!!!
tresannas 2 months ago
0:30-0:41
"do you think that because i am poor, obscure, plain and little, that i am soulless and heartless?" favorite line(:
LoveMeetsDestruction 5 months ago
The 2006 version of JANE EYRE is the best adaptation ever! Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens were fantastic. They are the TRUE Jane Eyre & Mr.Rochester.
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FlowersForFirth 5 months ago
It's not the acting in this that doesn't live up to the 2006 version, it's the screenplay. These 2 are my favourite Jane and Rochester, I think their individual characters and their chemistry are the best yet, but the dialogue is truncated due to the film's length - a shame because they've both got the book's spirit spot on. With the 2006 screenplay they'd be perfection.
O1ivette 5 months ago
That's the wrong Alice :P
FRAUDOgetsHEADSHOTS 5 months ago
this. this. THIS.
xxN00Rxx 5 months ago
I find that 2011 had some really good intense scenes but I don't buy their love for each other compared to 2006
I think Fassbender is sooooo hot and he's a great actor, plays the character quite dark, but feel that Mia is too restrained and lacks obvious warmth
rockgrrly 5 months ago
No, Fassbender is delicious and well cast but there really isnt any chemistry. I can practically see the script that Mia is reading from.
kithargrave 5 months ago 2
Mr. Rochester is ho0o0o0t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
breathespoetry89 5 months ago
Only a warrior from the movie 300 is strong enough and good enough to play Mr.Rochester!
ThiiNatawii 5 months ago 2
Thumbs up for this Jane who's strong enough to express herself through words and not tears! 2006 version is more for women who cry to get what they want.
ThiiNatawii 5 months ago 2
You tell him Jane!
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Nothing will ever live up to the 2006 version. <3
Livvy24601 5 months ago 7
I really want to like this version but this is my favourite scene and the BBC 2006 adaptation managed to give the scene more chemistry, in my opinion.
ItsyBitsyChelly 5 months ago 5
I love this movie, for so many reasons. One of them being that he looks in and through Jane and studies who she really is. There is not sex in the relationship until after they are married, so there is no pressure. Jane is just a plain girl, but it's why I love the characters, potrayed perfectly. My favorite movie.
TorqueBrooklyn 5 months ago
2006 BBC version did this scene better
WonderfullyWierd1 5 months ago 7
i loooove this scene! i saw this movie today and cried my eyes out in the cinema even after the movie was long finished!! mia and michael played this couple so perfectly! she should get an oscar!
alinecalves 5 months ago
Although this was a great version and I really enjoyed it, I have to say I prefer the 2006 version. I just see better chemistry between Jane and Rochester in that one. But everyone feels connections to different things and this was a great film.
AmethystStar28 5 months ago 2
This is my favorite version. Period!!! AHH! MICHAEL FASSBANDER IS SERIOUSLY FRICKING HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KarliMarieRoberts 5 months ago
This is the best proposal on Jane Eyre takes, 1996 or 2006
MoviesYourWay 5 months ago
@FantasyEmrys Agree 100%.
cateym 5 months ago
This is such a beautiful story...It includes all of the emotions that the book makes you feel. Such a heart wrenching story...Such a classic. Loved it.
jumpincrickets91 5 months ago
i haven't seen it yet but i've watched some scenes and I really don't like Mia as Jane. I didn't even like her as Alice she is emotionless and not great to watch. I have nothing against her i just don't think she's anything special. I guess i'm saying all this because I love the 2006 version so much this scene is suposed to be VERY emotional and outbursting this scene is just disappointing! Though Michael Fassbender is a rather beautiful Mr Rochester... but nothing like Toby Stephens!!<3
Krissyxxlyn 6 months ago 5
@Krissyxxlyn Yeah I agree, nothing can top the 2006 version.
xTheCranberriesx 5 months ago 41
@xTheCranberriesx I haven't seen it,but I like the version with William Hurt.
girl4mac4 4 months ago
@xTheCranberriesx Is the 2006 version closer in comparison to the book?
tvfanatic4ever 4 months ago
@tvfanatic4ever sorry for the late reply! Yes much! It's set over four one hour episodes so they could obviously fit a whole lot more in, that and the two main actors are just perfect as Jane and Rochester, definitely recommend watching it!
xTheCranberriesx 3 months ago
What a powerful, heartfelt performance by Mia Wasikowska. I can't wait to see this!
poodledreams 6 months ago 2
@mydreamcast101 Yes, yes you should! I'm currently re-reading it. If you've got an e-reader you can download it for free. Also if you use say a kindle (I've got kindle on my phone) you can touch the words you don't know (there are a few not in modern use) and get a dictionary definition, which is quite handy. It's my absolute favourite classic, well this and Dracula. ;-)
mtaukiri 6 months ago
This scene should have been an exploding vulcano on Jane's part. Traits of her character, behaviour, feelings, spirit, desire to live life fully all come to clash at this point of the story. This is the culminating point of the story. Instead, this movie version decides to give a luke warm Jane, who sounds like she doesn't even care if she has to leave Thornfield!
genta74 6 months ago 4
This is definitely not the best version of Jane Eyre, for the emotions of the characters are poorly insufficient.
pinkpink1217 6 months ago 4
Where was the kiss? Wasn't he supposed to kiss her (according to the book)? But, I still like this scene, since this is the Mr. Rochester I imagined^^!
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i was pretty disappointed with this adaption of "Jane Eyre"!!! I'm sticking with the 2006 adaption!!
hopelessromantic1311 6 months ago
i feel like there is NO emotion in this scene!!!
hopelessromantic1311 6 months ago 5
Ruth Wilson wins, without a doubt. I have read the original and unabridged version of the novel several times over, and Jane is distinctly mentioned to have finally lost control and started sobbing uncontrollably at this point of the novel. She finally caves in to her emotions. Mia's performance as a stand alone one is brilliant, but when one reads that scene in the book and compares it to Ruth's performance, Mia's (and Michael Fassbender's) performances are weak, bland and depthless.
masencullen 6 months ago 8
@masencullen I haven't yet seen this film - another two weeks for us in the UK! But I can't imagine, from these clips, that anyone can surpass Ruth's performance. Her portrayal in the corresponding scene is flawless. I cannot understand why anyone would think she is overdramatic. This is NOT a scene of restraint and stoicism!
supergran1000 6 months ago 6
GAHH I cant decide which remake portrays the characters best! >:O
iKyndal11 6 months ago
I so look forward to seeing this in September if I can, I love this story even through all the different versions, I think this will be the best yet :)
Nancyblu081 6 months ago
I so look forward to seeing this in September if I can, I love this story even through all the different versions, I think this will be the best yet :)
Nancyblu081 6 months ago
this is y favorite part♥
sabriMHA96 6 months ago
"will you marry me?"
"Dude, your like fourty.." :P
Jennygirl111 6 months ago 2
@Jennygirl111
I'd sooner he than a mummy's boy emo lol, he's a brilliant actor and of good breeding ;)
Nancyblu081 6 months ago
I applaud Michael & Mia’s performance - Although out of context, I did watch the proposal scene from the 2006 movie...I felt as though it was difficult to watch, slightly sloppy & overly dramatic. Jane’s character is resolute, direct & articulate - the 06' performances seemed to be anything but. I believe Mia stayed true to the character, she held her own. But agreed, more scenes between them would have been great. 2011 movie lines & language were beautifully written.
fightoffyourdemons66 6 months ago 3
I saw both scenes, the one from the 2006 adaption and this one. Wow, quite a difference.
1CLKL 6 months ago
This had so much potential purely because Michael Fassbender was in it. But I constantly found myself wondering when the build up of their relationship was going to begin, when suddenly, he proposed marriage. It just didn't flow right. There was so many scenes of Jane acting all melancholy but not enough of her and Rochester. Major fail. The only thing that vaguely saved it was the brilliant musical score.
LCMac3 6 months ago
This Mia Whatsername is diabolical in this part. She doesn't have any passion, it seems she's more focused on saying the words in a perfect English Accent than actually acting them. Jane Eyre wasn't the perfect little English girl, she had passion that was the whole point! Please i BEG YOU watch the BBC version of this with Ruth Wilson, she is perfect.
naomijme 6 months ago
It's weird, I've been reading the comments here and noticed people mentioning that there are man who dislike the cast and this movie but it's got brilliant reviews and I find that the two of them gave an amazing performance. Only thing that seems lacking are more scenes between the two.
evenieves 6 months ago 4
T-T!
azumikino 6 months ago
Give me the BBC version any day. Toby Stephens has more passion in his little finger than this guy. Was really looking forward to seeing this film but I think I might just give it a miss. Watch the BBC version much better acting and quality drama.
jo2707 6 months ago 2
I'm a huge die-hard fan of Timothy Dalton's Rochester. Nothing can surpass that performance for me but I must say I enjoyed Fassbender a bit here and the girl playing Jane stood out. I think TD's version was the closest to the book and so this Jane was probably too fragile and emotional and teary but I enjoyed it and I cried at this scene through her acting. Nice job. It's odd to see it vary so much from the book but still a great movie
GrissomLovesSara 6 months ago 4
@GrissomLovesSara drama, yeah...quality, i dont think so.
Monasofia77 6 months ago
I love Mia
viksturs 6 months ago
Perfektni pribeh a velmi me mrzi ze mam mezery ve vzdelani, nebo jsem chybel? Snad me to jako Teen nezajimalo, aleopravdu krasny film BRAVO
wawinek 6 months ago
I don't care what people say Mia and Michael did a beautiful job with this scene. I've always said that Rochester's and Jane's love is a love with so many layers and complications because of the era they live in. And they portray the layers so beautifully! Mia shows how guarded jane is because of the harsh life she lives, they say Mia showed her without showing emoton but that's how Jane IS, and that's what makes it so great, because only with Edward do we see her smile and show true happiness
SVgirl09 6 months ago 5
@SVgirl09 Because for the first time she knows true happiness, she knows love, something deprived from her her whole life. And Michael did an awesome Rochester, because Rochester is a tormented man because he is trapped in a marriage with a demented woman. You can understand why he's always somewhat in a foul mood and why he can't stand living there, he hardly goes there, but because of jane he returns more frequently, because he's intrigued by her! ALL of this is so subtle but that is what
SVgirl09 6 months ago 2
@SVgirl09 to me makes it beautiful. Their passion which build throughout the whole movie makes them I think one of the best to protray these characters. Sorry for the rant I'm just sick of people saying this version sucked, when I think it's one of the best yet.
SVgirl09 6 months ago
Jane may have been written plain..and they may have tried making Mia plain..but she's still beautiful in my opinion.
simplelikesnow 6 months ago
I like what I see - of course it won't be for everyone nothing ever is :)
DARKTID3 6 months ago
I don't think this is as bad as people are saying.. when I saw it I thought it was good considering I had hardly heard the girl speak or show much emotion the whole bloody time until this point. It seemed in character that she wouldn't lose it but remain dignified.
comeandfindmex 6 months ago 2
Bitch just say yes! :P xxx
yourchant 6 months ago
this distroyed my image in my head of this scene. in the book she said it with such anger and saddness. because she knew she had to go and had no want to.she had no same feeling and this isnt the speech in the book, im depresed at this
OpenMindsAreKey181 6 months ago
This is AWFUL... It's dead, LIFELESS!
Search for "Jane Eyre Proposal Scene". Ruth Wilson's performance in 2006 is, by far the best, for me at least.
djcata7474 6 months ago 3
So passionless it makes me cringe.....:/
ThePiglet12345 6 months ago
ughhhh jane annoys me so much
UhClaire 6 months ago
Oh, it just hurts my heart (and ears) to hear that lack of passion in Mia's performance. Well, a red face does not make it up.
Gaaaaaawd. So bad.
PieDelhi 6 months ago
noooo the last 30 seconds of this scene is left out. It is the part where she says something like "then i will marry you" or so :(((
mesacryse 6 months ago
This film bored me. I am very familiar with the book, yet I was confused as to what was happening in the first 20 minutes. It seemed to skip out vital pieces of dialog between characters, leaving the viewer to guess. I much prefer the 2006 version with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens, their chemistry was perfect and, in my opinion, they were both much better actors. Besides, they both had fitting accents. (That isn't a reference to her being Australian, it's a reference to the others' accents.)
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SoundOfGirlsAloud 6 months ago
Fassbender and Ruth Wilson would have been the perfect leading couple!
DuduTheFlapper 6 months ago
Mia's trying so hard to get the brit accent, that its so hilarious!!
JusticeisCool 6 months ago 3
This is nice but Ruth Wilson did it so much better
Tabroxfcc 6 months ago 3
I just saw X-Men: First Class and now am obsessed with Michael Fassbender. He's so hot!! I love this movie though, I thought it was better paced than other Jane Eyre's that I have seen and very well acted!
TheMechanicalHound 6 months ago 3
Mr Rochester in the book is not handsome and acutually refered to as 'ugly' but this Mr Rochester looks handsome to me...
LLawlietXD 6 months ago
FASSBENDER! I would watch this movie if I didn't hate the book so much
barbaro267 6 months ago
And the problem here is not that it is too restrained - it isn't. Wasikowska's line delivery is rushed and seems rehearsed. Restraint requires something - passion, emotion - to be restrained; I don't sense anything underneath. Fassbender is simply lackluster here in comparison with both the intensity and the subtle shifts of mood and character that Timothy Dalton brought to Rochester. Clarke and Dalton knew what restraint really was.
llamala2010 6 months ago
better than the previous version imo
payasoinfeliz 6 months ago
I just love how the whole romance develops! Completely under-the-table!
LoveAndHearts0 7 months ago
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llamala2010 7 months ago
you no doubt prefer the more blatant emotive displays of actors in movies by tyler perry.
payasoinfeliz 6 months ago
@payasoinfeliz - I don't know who Tyler Perry is, but I really like Zelah Clarke's performance of this scene, and indeed, her whole performance of Jane Eyre.
llamala2010 6 months ago
@llamala2010 If you think this is bad, you clearly know nothing about acting. What's your idea of a good performance, Kristen Stewart in Twilight? Please.
MizNelson 6 months ago 4
@MizNelson - again, I've never seen Twilight, and I gave my opinion of a good performance - Zelah Clarke and Timothy Dalton in this same scene in the 1983 Jane Eyre.
llamala2010 6 months ago
There is no chemistry between these two....... The scene is dry...... She is rushing when speaking with zero emotion in her voice......
No, this is not Charlotte's Jane! These two really suck! Any other version of J.E. is better than this! My favorite is 1973 and 2006 version.
genta74 7 months ago
Zela Clarke is the best Jane Eyre, and Timothy Dalton is the best Rochester. This scene and acting in it is ridiculous compared to that 80s version
irynahnatyuk 7 months ago
I hate too say it, (this is just from the various clips and trailers on youtube) but this version of Jane Eyre seems too hollywoodafied. It appears to be painted with too many well known actors, unlike the 2006 television version which made me want to read the book because of the little known actors. Compared to Toby Stephens who played Mr Rochestor, Michael is too much Mr Darcy, hes too soft (or appears so) and too typical of that time handsome, unlike how Stephens was made up.but thats just m
Crumpers15 7 months ago