I wished Laurie would be more persistent about his love for Jo & fought for it. I think Jo was just only confused & scared about the sudden proposal; she's not confident about herself.. Man, how I wished it would be Jo who end up married to Laurie :) why it should be Amy?? I mean, from the impression I got, Amy only look a man from his fortune (like when she was about to be proposed by *Mr. I forgot* :D).
I watched this in FoxFamily & it gave me a bad day up to some extent, due to this scene :))
@sophie3howl Amy refused a man much richer than Laurie because she realized she didn't truly love him, and she didn't want to marry just for money, as she had believed before. So she was definitely in love with Laurie. Jo never was... she certainly loved him as a friend, but it was never romantic.
I love Winona shes amazing. I feel so bad for them. Her lil sister was annoying.He looks like Tom Cruise, for a second I thought he was. That is him right??
That's good to hear thought. You're looking at it from Jo's perspective :) some of us here who have commented against it just love these two together-especially in this scene
Yeah :) but my god I dont think him and amy should have been lovers at all. I hate how laurie turned out here in the movie. Jo made him a better person. When he lost her, he just became awful!
biggest mistake Alcott made in this movie, going on the assumption her character actually looked like christian bale lol Christian Bale asks to marry you & give you everything you say yes! lol My biggest disappointment in this film yet still one of my favorite movies & books
Oh my GOD!!! i just cant forgive L.M.Alcott for doing this to Jo and Laurie!!!!! :''''''( and even though Laurie pretends he's over her i Just know that he still loves Jo the same as ever!!!
Awww:(:(:( this part breaks my heart every time I watch it:( I love Laurie and Jo together sooooo much:( why Jo, why???!!!! I HATE Amy and Laurie together:( does anyone else think Laurie was still in love with Jo even though he married amy??
Poor Laurie. :( He's forever stuck in the friend zone. probably seen as a brother to Jo. WHY JO??! , If you don't want the man, I'll take him! The hell with Amy, she doesn't deserve him. *Takes Laurie and runs off with him* :D
this is the most disappointing part ever of a very good book..just because alcott wanted to do something different out of everyone's notion that jo and laurie will be together she changed the a major part of the story..grrrr
heres the thing it makes sense that Jo ended up with the professor. However, i feel Laurie "settled" for Amy and so in my opinion everyone married "up" except for Laurie. Amy can only pad an ego, not stimulate a man the way Laurie should be stimulated
My class watched this today, and we all had a collective rage/groan when everything falls to pieces after this lovely awesome scene. I think it's safe to say that most people would love for their hot awesome funny best friend to confess his undying love and devotion to them...and we sure and hell wouldn't be saying "don't". Hah!
the whole book just give you hints about Laurie being in love with Jo and how he used to tease her and be comfortable with her.. Suddenly Amy steps in and ruins eveything.. What was Alcott thinking anyway, that mismatches are a far more general and close to reality ?
You know, I have hated this scene every single time until just now. He can't stand up to his grandfather, and even understandably so, but the only thing that will make him happy is Jo... I think if he could defy his grandfather and follow his passion music, she might have been more receptive to his proposal.
Still, they are beautiful together. Best friends make beautiful lovers.
@ana19941995 omg i know right!? Just today i read the refusal and honestly i see jo's point of view but i was rooting for them the entire time! I haven't finished the book yet. pleeeaase tell me she changes her mind!
i think its sad really you can tell by the look on jo's face that deep down she loves him but her stubbonrness is saying that she has to die alone and if you think of it like that its really depressing
I never really liked the idea of Jo and Laurie together (I never got the impression that she liked him as more than a close friend, almost like a brother); but, watching this scene alone, I feel like Jo made a mistake in saying no. They get along well; you never really see them "quarrel" as often as Jo insists. And Jo showed interest in him by kissing him on the cheek when he returned, she put her hand on his arm, and seemed to be enjoying the kiss, despite the surprise and how "wrong" it was =\
You push too hard to make someone something you want, and you break what you have. It has to be there choice to be with you, or else it's not really love.
This scene breaks me inside. I rooted so hard for them to get married. They would have had been such a fun couple. Oh well, you can't force what's not there.
@1089aef I never liked Amy with Laury, the relationship seemed so forced, not at all like the relationship he had with Joe, granted it was friendship on her part. The professor was ok.
@jnctf Yeah, I know what you mean, I hate when I'm watching something and you want a certain couple to get together and then they don't. What's up with that? :)
@themisstraveller Okay this is my interpretation from the book: Laurie married Amy because he wanted an excuse to remain close to Jo, even if it meant being her brother-in-law. Jo later realized she probably did have feelings for Laurie. Beth's death made her re-evaluate her whole life and how arrogant and near-sighted she was, but by then Laurie and Amy were married (or engaged) and Jo did not want to mess that up. So there is regret and you know what, its heartbreaking because it's so real.
I still want Laurie and Jo together (I hate Amy) even though I know they wouldn't be happy...The very same thing ended up happening between my best friend and myself - even our personalites are the same as these two..Sad thing is, it's utterly ruined our friendship and we don't speak anymore.
Ah that's horrible, happened to me too :( thing is I dont think he realised how much he meant to me as a friend, that's whats so sad. I wish it never happened!
It's funny... even though I know how Jo feels, I don't care I still think they had something special going :)
@FunnyMsFace I'm sorry 'bout that :( Y'know, Alcott could of made Jo/Laurie happen, because it's a BOOK. I know it might not have worked in real life, but gosh - nothing wrong with it happening in the story! Amy is so dreadfully bland and shallow; so "plastic" - Jo was real and spicy and such a wonderful compliment to Laurie!! Even though I likve the Prof. a lot, Jo/Laurie is the best.
I'm with you on that! She was just being realistic about it all - that just because someone declares their love for you doesn't mean you're on the same page as him or her. But Jo and Laurie are the best :) haha
Ahhh. I think about this scene sometimes. I saw this movie when I was quite young and it moved me so much but now that I am in my 20s, and a simialr situation has happened to me, it moves me even more. Jo turned down something that seemed so perfect but she knew in her heart that it wasn't right. It is so easy to hurt a man. They are more fragile than we know. Sometimes to follow your own heart is to break another's heart.
Jo is that type of person who just won't let anybody get in her way or distract her, lauie here says she does not need to write, and she loves writing. Wait does laurie marry amy instead?
I agree. It would never work out between Jo and Laurie. They are too alike and too different in the same time. While they are still stubborn and quick-tempered, Jo became more and more serious and ambitious and intellectual, while Laurie remained an unlearned child, having no aims besides having his ways. While I'm not a fan of dull Prof. Baer, he was the right match for Jo.
@shorecallssea Well, people are human. Human's have spit. In all honesty it's a realistic kiss. Last time I checked when you kiss in real life - you can't have multiple takes to make sure your first kiss doesn't have an ominous string of spit. Seriously, Hollywood makes kisses and, for that matter, sex scenes overly dramatized. It's refreshing to see a realistic kiss in a movie.
For all those who haven’t read the book, please do yourself the biggest favor and read it. It really covers everything so much better than a movie ever could. I really really wanted Jo and Laurie together too and I hated the idea of he and Amy together until I read the book. It really amazed me how it completely changed my mind for me, Alcott really outdid herself and made it be alright to let the young lovers be with the people they really should be with. That’s great writing!
@sweetmystique32 I agree. I loved the movie because considering it IS a movie, they fit it really well with the book's plot. Almost nothing was changed. :D
@Alias1495 Agreed. I think they did a really great job with the movie. Of course they can’t be exactly the same, how can they be? They’re completely different mediums. I saw the movie before reading the book and I still really like the movie, I just understand it a little better now. The movie shows things you wished you could see out of the book and the book explains things they can’t possibly show in the movie. It’s the best of both worlds.
While I do agree that Laurie and Jo were so wonderful for one another, and I really do feel for Laurie in this scene, I really feel like Professor Baer was a better suited romantic interest. As far as Laurie and Amy together- YUCK.
@muddysneakers Well, she did eventually mature, though. Also, it's not as well depicted in the movie, but they were together for months. Alone. In Europe. ALONE!
Those words "I loved you since I first clapped my eyes on you" ALWAYS make me cringe horribly, whoever, however talented, says them. SOOO cheesy. Only suitable for cheap harlequin romantic crap, not for great love stories. This is about the only real love scene I ever saw Bale in, and this line almost completely ruins it for me.
@FunnyMsFace In the book he says "I've loved you ever since I've known you, Jo". I don't think it's this concept of loving her since he met her that tinwen21 had a problem with so much as the "clapped eyes on you" phrasing. I think what he says in the book is totally appropriate to an 18-19 year old boy in 1869 New England that is in love for the first time. If you didn't have anybody tell you that "fluffy filmsey" stuff as a teenager... well, I'm sorry.
The reason I thought it flimsey is simply because i believe you don't fall in love with someone "the moment" you see him/her. Lust, yes of course. Yeah the book might have had it written differently, but I'm only basing my opinion on the movie, not the book here.
I'm not someone who attaches easily to the kinda fantasy, flimsy stuff in some movies/books....because sometimes its all just words. Show it! I've had someone special say it and just as "tinwen21" said, its kinda cheesy
@FunnyMsFace I guess I can see that and I can't respect your opinion, but I do think people outside of film and literature DO say stuff like that. I've had it said to me. I do agree that it's probably more akin to lust and infatuation rather than actual love, but my point was that it is not limited to movies and books.
You know what? If you've had it said to you in that way, I say kudos. I think love is a strong emotion and shouldn't be thrown out there and said too soon or too quickly. I'm sure the person who told you that really meant it :).
In this movie i do think Laurie truly loved Jo, more than she knew and that's what is so sweet about it. They knew each other for years. Yeah its cheesy, but hey.
@tinwen21 Yeah, this line isn't great. They should have stuck to the book on lines like these. He simply says "I've loved you ever since I've known you, Jo". More appropriate to the character.
Such Suspense this book causes,especially this scene In particular.Very well written.Alcott Builds Up this whole Plot between Laurie & Jo it seems just to Break Hearts In the End.As Much as I would Love & will fantasize that she would've ended Up with Teddy life doesn't always ends so Perfectly with that Fairy-Tale kind of ending It would've seemed to be with Teddy & Jo..So I guess This touches On some Life Lessons,That's why the Book is so relevant to Many Peoples Lives.A True Classic.<3
Ah, it just wasn't meant to be with these guys...
It's funny how those of us who've seen the movie or read the book all seem to think Laurie was the guy and that was that. Life's just waaay more complicated hahaha
It's funny how those of us who've seen the movie or read the book all seem to think Laurie was the guy and that was that. Life's just waaay more complicated hahaha
Alotta people hate Jo for doing this to Laurie, and I'll admit I was one of them haha.
But I know what she means...a friend of mine told me he wanted more than friendship and it really is a horrible situation when all you want is to be friends.
Ya feel so sorry for the guy, it aint nice to be rejected.
Poor Laurie. But ya would think Jo would come to her senses in the end...they would be so good together I think, compared to him and Amy. Man that was a wrong move Alcott!
I loved Amy and Laurie in the book (and weirdly enough, little Amy and Laurie in the movie)...but Jo and Laurie work better here :) They had no long-term potential, though...
@TheMintyMuffin I agree...I wonder if all the people that say they are upset Jo and Laurie don't end up together have ever read the book because you totally see (well, read) how Amy and Laurie fall in love and the movie totally glosses over that whole section.
This movie ships Jo/Laurie, haha :-) I watched it when I was kid and even I was like, wait. Are they trying to say these two are meant to be or something?! Because in the book they are totally not. Also, I think that they deliberately cast and directed Amy in a way that made her seem kind of dull. Book Amy had backbone, she challenged him just as much as her sister did and yet she was still smart and sophisticated enough to complement him. Movie Amy...not so much :-/
To be honest I only ever saw a few scenes from that version, though I would like to watch it again :-) I remember the Jo/Laurie rejection and it was true to the books...
@roshylov: Well, Louisa May Alcott was most probably a lesbian, and the character of tomboy Jo is based on her. She said frankly later in life, "I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man." She did not want the character to marry at all, but in the end the publishers insisted.
what's worse than Laurie ending up with Amy is Jo ending up with Freidrich.... don't get me wrong; i love Gabriel Byrne, but he was much too old to be playing her love interest.
not to come off as insulting but if you read the actual book he's supposed to be nearly twice her age. though i've always hated how jo ended up with him and laurie with amy. i feel louisa may alcott was high or something and ran out of good ideas and just let it end so poorly
@bersibear26 i read the book in like 5th gr. lol, i know he's supposed to be older, but Gabriel just LOOKS older than other guys his age, in my mind. yeah, it was good til the end haha
@bersibear26 That was common back then, and some women are attracted to older people. Why do you hate it so much? You should read it again and see Jo for who she really is. She's a woman of her own, and didn't want to become what everyone else was becoming. The book is loosely based on her own life, so I doubt she was "high". You are of course entitled to your opinion, but I would hope you'd take another look at it later.
not to come off as insulting but if you read the actual book he's supposed to be nearly twice her age. though i've always hated how jo ended up with him and laurie with amy. i feel louisa may alcott was high or something and ran out of good ideas and just let it end so poorly
bit different to Bateman :p
TheEnglishRedRose 4 days ago
I wished Laurie would be more persistent about his love for Jo & fought for it. I think Jo was just only confused & scared about the sudden proposal; she's not confident about herself.. Man, how I wished it would be Jo who end up married to Laurie :) why it should be Amy?? I mean, from the impression I got, Amy only look a man from his fortune (like when she was about to be proposed by *Mr. I forgot* :D).
I watched this in FoxFamily & it gave me a bad day up to some extent, due to this scene :))
sophie3howl 1 week ago
@sophie3howl Amy refused a man much richer than Laurie because she realized she didn't truly love him, and she didn't want to marry just for money, as she had believed before. So she was definitely in love with Laurie. Jo never was... she certainly loved him as a friend, but it was never romantic.
hoopyfroodyford 5 days ago
I love Winona shes amazing. I feel so bad for them. Her lil sister was annoying.He looks like Tom Cruise, for a second I thought he was. That is him right??
YurrahAlHadi 1 week ago
This is the part I hate the most... I wasn't expecting this
g3frog 2 weeks ago
That's soo unfair... Jo needs to be with laurie.. they are the perfect matching couple
g3frog 2 weeks ago
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But I'm personally happy that Jo went with the Professor.
MusicEvryDay 3 weeks ago
@MusicEvryDay
That's good to hear thought. You're looking at it from Jo's perspective :) some of us here who have commented against it just love these two together-especially in this scene
FunnyMsFace 3 weeks ago
They are perfect, I will hate Amy forEVER!
Glitt3rySparkl3Music 3 weeks ago
omg at 1:19 you can see a string of saliva when they pull apart from the kiss eww if i were the director i would have redone that lmao
chimichurri91 3 weeks ago
im in 6th grade and i read this. i hated this part the most. :(
awesomekid5436 3 weeks ago
They're good friends, but not meant to be lovers.
Laurie would never have helped Jo grow as a writer. The professor pushed her to new limits!
MsFloopdedoop 3 weeks ago
@MsFloopdedoop
Yeah :) but my god I dont think him and amy should have been lovers at all. I hate how laurie turned out here in the movie. Jo made him a better person. When he lost her, he just became awful!
FunnyMsFace 3 weeks ago
@FunnyMsFace yeah i agree. Laurie and Amy should not be together :\
MsFloopdedoop 2 weeks ago
The book was much more beautiful than any of the movies, but I wished Jo and Laurie were together :'(
Ayeshaque 4 weeks ago
I love how she says she's not right for London yet she wants to travel the world!
lind17789 1 month ago 2
Spit LOL
TheWriter056 1 month ago
haha! "We'd kill each other" that is a very reasonable excuse to refuse marriage. XD
maskeyfilmz117 1 month ago 2
If Jo won't marry him, I happily will!!
NewsiesIsMyLife 1 month ago
biggest mistake Alcott made in this movie, going on the assumption her character actually looked like christian bale lol Christian Bale asks to marry you & give you everything you say yes! lol My biggest disappointment in this film yet still one of my favorite movies & books
Anglynn74 1 month ago
@bleedblueandpurple Rofl I would xD
spazzykaty934 1 month ago
"you say you won't but you will" YEAH TOO BAD YOU GO AND MARRY HER SISTER.WTF
i hate that >.< i wana rewrite another ending XP
CarMELized121 1 month ago
@CarMELized121
yeah i feel like he went for second best. Like he couldn't have jo so he settled for her sister. Kinda creepy.
FunnyMsFace 1 month ago
i wouldn't have said 'yes' or 'no'; i would've just passed out.
christian bale is so ridiculously gorgeous <3
EmmaOberst 1 month ago
Oh my GOD!!! i just cant forgive L.M.Alcott for doing this to Jo and Laurie!!!!! :''''''( and even though Laurie pretends he's over her i Just know that he still loves Jo the same as ever!!!
superdespicableme123 1 month ago
omg jo T_T I would kill for a guy like teddy or someone who acted and looked like him!
stewartpictures 1 month ago
who here would have melted if laurie said "I want you" to them? I would!
bleedblueandpurple 1 month ago
Jo has totally freaked out!!
rockchickhotaru15 1 month ago
"We'd kill each other"! Hilarious. I love this movie.
skirts27 1 month ago
Awww:(:(:( this part breaks my heart every time I watch it:( I love Laurie and Jo together sooooo much:( why Jo, why???!!!! I HATE Amy and Laurie together:( does anyone else think Laurie was still in love with Jo even though he married amy??
spazzykaty934 1 month ago
@spazzykaty934
Hell yeah! Course he was...I feel like he went for her sister cos he wanted to be part of Jo's life in some way...
FunnyMsFace 1 month ago
Poor Laurie. :( He's forever stuck in the friend zone. probably seen as a brother to Jo. WHY JO??! , If you don't want the man, I'll take him! The hell with Amy, she doesn't deserve him. *Takes Laurie and runs off with him* :D
SoulRythm 1 month ago
the scene is adorable but the spit makes me cringeee
HaHaLooLoo 2 months ago 4
Christian Bale will always be my Laurie:)
stewartpictures 2 months ago
jo was my favorite character but i didn't expect her to say no to handsome and friendly laurie
shreyasi99 2 months ago
this is the most disappointing part ever of a very good book..just because alcott wanted to do something different out of everyone's notion that jo and laurie will be together she changed the a major part of the story..grrrr
twin4rce 2 months ago
Turns out perpetually and relentlessly replaying this won't change Jo's mind. GOD DAMNIT. WHY, JO, WHY?
Dandinigirl13 2 months ago 3
Friendzone - level 100
xsqueefluffx 2 months ago
@xsqueefluffx He's the Master of the Friend Zone haha
skkygirl 2 months ago
heres the thing it makes sense that Jo ended up with the professor. However, i feel Laurie "settled" for Amy and so in my opinion everyone married "up" except for Laurie. Amy can only pad an ego, not stimulate a man the way Laurie should be stimulated
( intellectually)
IhaveaPhDinTV 2 months ago
I always felt so heartbroken and mad at this part </3
converse729 2 months ago
My given name is Jo so watching this, I keep feeling like he's talking to me.
JoTheAnomaly 2 months ago
i like the video but at the same time i hate it..how could she say no to laurie..how sad...
risa6995 2 months ago
kairita nman si louisa alcot!!!bkit nya ginwang gnito!!!!!argg!!!!
risa6995 2 months ago
i like jo for laurie and not amy for laurie!!
this is one of fav.stories but learning that in good wives that amy ended up with laurie made me hate it..
risa6995 2 months ago
This is the only book that made me love and hate it at the same time. :(
aimatme02 2 months ago
My class watched this today, and we all had a collective rage/groan when everything falls to pieces after this lovely awesome scene. I think it's safe to say that most people would love for their hot awesome funny best friend to confess his undying love and devotion to them...and we sure and hell wouldn't be saying "don't". Hah!
skkygirl 2 months ago
the whole book just give you hints about Laurie being in love with Jo and how he used to tease her and be comfortable with her.. Suddenly Amy steps in and ruins eveything.. What was Alcott thinking anyway, that mismatches are a far more general and close to reality ?
aimoo220 2 months ago 2
How could she ever tell him "don't"?
ennylekalb 3 months ago
This was so romantic I just kept repeating it over and. Over again
1nelta 3 months ago
As much as I wanted Jo and Laurie to be together, I love how realistic the story was.
schmaltziness 3 months ago 2
You know, I have hated this scene every single time until just now. He can't stand up to his grandfather, and even understandably so, but the only thing that will make him happy is Jo... I think if he could defy his grandfather and follow his passion music, she might have been more receptive to his proposal.
Still, they are beautiful together. Best friends make beautiful lovers.
elmdia 3 months ago 2
This was the movie that made me take notice of Christian Bale.
Aritul 3 months ago
awwww :'(
demoxgirlxwithaxhart 3 months ago
Hot damn hes gorgeous
PrincessCarly22 4 months ago 34
Ive seen this movie about 500 times since my childhood and to this day, the thing I remember most about this scene is that stream of spit. lol
Sumbdy2luv 4 months ago 3
i don't remember them kissing in the book..
ciaron121709 4 months ago
She should have taken Laurie! Stupid girl.
RedTailFinnMedia 4 months ago 4
I'll never forgive Louisa May Alcott for doing this.
When i read the refusal i felt like she cheated me during all the first volume of the book. I will ship Jo&Larie for all eternity.
ana19941995 4 months ago 27
@ana19941995 omg i know right!? Just today i read the refusal and honestly i see jo's point of view but i was rooting for them the entire time! I haven't finished the book yet. pleeeaase tell me she changes her mind!
maskeyfilmz117 1 month ago
@ana19941995 You have to understand life doesn't always plan out like thayy
milkdovettes 1 week ago
@ana19941995 wow you're so right!...i cried during reading this moment..
TheSynyster23 2 days ago
Nice spit string!
CFulcher1029 4 months ago
der arme tut mir richtig leid wie kann sie ihm sowas an tun ich würde ja sagen.
i love you christian bale <3 :*
KathrinHighel 5 months ago
i think its sad really you can tell by the look on jo's face that deep down she loves him but her stubbonrness is saying that she has to die alone and if you think of it like that its really depressing
XxmissejaynexX 5 months ago
THEY WER'E MEANT TO BE TOGETHER! *dies*
suzi56000 5 months ago 4
I never really liked the idea of Jo and Laurie together (I never got the impression that she liked him as more than a close friend, almost like a brother); but, watching this scene alone, I feel like Jo made a mistake in saying no. They get along well; you never really see them "quarrel" as often as Jo insists. And Jo showed interest in him by kissing him on the cheek when he returned, she put her hand on his arm, and seemed to be enjoying the kiss, despite the surprise and how "wrong" it was =\
writerspen010 5 months ago 4
You push too hard to make someone something you want, and you break what you have. It has to be there choice to be with you, or else it's not really love.
dianacameronmcqueen 6 months ago
@dianacameronmcqueen well said
nitecrawler26 5 months ago
@nitecrawler26 thanks, an ugh I meant "their". :)
dianacameronmcqueen 4 months ago
This scene breaks me inside. I rooted so hard for them to get married. They would have had been such a fun couple. Oh well, you can't force what's not there.
starlitwisher 6 months ago
Ahh I hate this! But the book is ahhmazing! But seriously what the he'll Louisa Mary Alcott?! Laurie and Jo were like invented for each other.
Clues4Rosemary 6 months ago 4
He's soo sweet and cute that was really wrong! && she ended up with a non so good lookin man in my opinion! ? But I loved the movie! : )!'
MzBatmanForever 6 months ago
why did jo and laurie don't be together. its so sad that laurie just had to marry amy!
jofina123000 6 months ago
At the end of the kiss they have this big glob of slobber!!! Watch the video and see. :D
jofina123000 6 months ago 4
i imagined laurie in a totally different way!!
dedaicalok89 6 months ago
@dedaicalok89 How? :)
WordDrink 6 months ago
@thefiercefalcon I totally agree with you. The kiss was realistic and it really showed that they are both young.
seiyasprincess 6 months ago
why does everyone hate amy? i like her in the book
phantomwaltz 6 months ago
what the fuck are you smoking jo. what. the. fuck.
girlinSPARKLES21 6 months ago 4
I love this scene, Laurie is so sweet!!
patobale 6 months ago
LOL! That;s a gross kiss...SPIT EVERYWHERE!!! O_o anyways...i wish they stayed together...:(
morikahjo 6 months ago
@morikahjo
yes, me too. I like this kiss, is very nice!!
patobale 6 months ago
Personally, I liked Jo with the other guy. I forget his name. Laurie fit Amy.
1089aef 6 months ago
@1089aef I never liked Amy with Laury, the relationship seemed so forced, not at all like the relationship he had with Joe, granted it was friendship on her part. The professor was ok.
jnctf 6 months ago 2
@jnctf Yeah, I know what you mean, I hate when I'm watching something and you want a certain couple to get together and then they don't. What's up with that? :)
1089aef 6 months ago 4
How on earth could she say no to Laurie?
I just hate Laurie and Amy being together,
Oh and that old guy with Jo.
That just sucks ):
Amy just won everything over Jo, everything ):
themisstraveller 6 months ago 31
@themisstraveller you snooze you lose...she did want the young stud so she had to settle for the old dud hmmmm
karykares 6 months ago
@themisstraveller I feel you on that lol
skkygirl 2 months ago
@themisstraveller Okay this is my interpretation from the book: Laurie married Amy because he wanted an excuse to remain close to Jo, even if it meant being her brother-in-law. Jo later realized she probably did have feelings for Laurie. Beth's death made her re-evaluate her whole life and how arrogant and near-sighted she was, but by then Laurie and Amy were married (or engaged) and Jo did not want to mess that up. So there is regret and you know what, its heartbreaking because it's so real.
bluemeanie81 2 months ago
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galinkame 6 months ago
I remember seeing this when I was little and was all, "Eww, gross!" at the string of spit when they pulled away from the kiss, haha!
UncleSimpson 6 months ago
I'm sad that Jo and Laurie didn't end up together! I'm actually pissed that Amy and Laurie ended up together. I wish Jo didn't say no. :(
purpleshake0698 7 months ago
OH MY GOD. he is quite attractive.
hellomynameisKATiiE 7 months ago
I still want Laurie and Jo together (I hate Amy) even though I know they wouldn't be happy...The very same thing ended up happening between my best friend and myself - even our personalites are the same as these two..Sad thing is, it's utterly ruined our friendship and we don't speak anymore.
missmuggledetector 7 months ago
@missmuggledetector
Ah that's horrible, happened to me too :( thing is I dont think he realised how much he meant to me as a friend, that's whats so sad. I wish it never happened!
It's funny... even though I know how Jo feels, I don't care I still think they had something special going :)
FunnyMsFace 1 month ago
@FunnyMsFace I'm sorry 'bout that :( Y'know, Alcott could of made Jo/Laurie happen, because it's a BOOK. I know it might not have worked in real life, but gosh - nothing wrong with it happening in the story! Amy is so dreadfully bland and shallow; so "plastic" - Jo was real and spicy and such a wonderful compliment to Laurie!! Even though I likve the Prof. a lot, Jo/Laurie is the best.
missmuggledetector 1 month ago 2
@missmuggledetector
I'm with you on that! She was just being realistic about it all - that just because someone declares their love for you doesn't mean you're on the same page as him or her. But Jo and Laurie are the best :) haha
FunnyMsFace 1 month ago
@FunnyMsFace I feel like I'm at contradiction crossroards with this couple xD
missmuggledetector 1 month ago
Ahhh. I think about this scene sometimes. I saw this movie when I was quite young and it moved me so much but now that I am in my 20s, and a simialr situation has happened to me, it moves me even more. Jo turned down something that seemed so perfect but she knew in her heart that it wasn't right. It is so easy to hurt a man. They are more fragile than we know. Sometimes to follow your own heart is to break another's heart.
aannnneejj 7 months ago
I used to hate Professor Behr because Jo loved him and refused Laurie, but I watched this recently and realized how amazing Behr is for Jo.
moviemusicfan10011 7 months ago
my god. why is there a string of spit? gross. absolutely gross.
adi058 7 months ago
@adi058 :D :D oh yes, i noticed that too. :d
SuperDictionar 7 months ago
Oops, sorry.
shorecallssea 7 months ago
Jo is that type of person who just won't let anybody get in her way or distract her, lauie here says she does not need to write, and she loves writing. Wait does laurie marry amy instead?
osnapitzlpstime 10 months ago
@osnapitzlpstime Correction, he said she doesn't have to write unless she WANTS to.
skkygirl 2 months ago
I agree. It would never work out between Jo and Laurie. They are too alike and too different in the same time. While they are still stubborn and quick-tempered, Jo became more and more serious and ambitious and intellectual, while Laurie remained an unlearned child, having no aims besides having his ways. While I'm not a fan of dull Prof. Baer, he was the right match for Jo.
salexo9 10 months ago
Grossest movie kiss ever. Was it impossible to do a take without a string of spit?
shorecallssea 10 months ago
@shorecallssea AHHHH!!! i never even noticed it and now i can't watch without being appalled!
cecilyantigone 7 months ago
@shorecallssea Well, people are human. Human's have spit. In all honesty it's a realistic kiss. Last time I checked when you kiss in real life - you can't have multiple takes to make sure your first kiss doesn't have an ominous string of spit. Seriously, Hollywood makes kisses and, for that matter, sex scenes overly dramatized. It's refreshing to see a realistic kiss in a movie.
thefiercefalcon 7 months ago
@whitneystarr No. Laurie and Amy get married.
bajablastin 10 months ago
don't tell me to read the book just answer me this; DO THEY END UP TOGETHER
whitneystarr 10 months ago
Christian Bale<3
kailaNkieryn 11 months ago
I was like, "Ooh, Christian Bale," but then I was like, "Eww, Winona Rider."
andrewmcdow 11 months ago
if christian bale snogged me like that i'd be like "hell yes! let's get out of here..."
TheDowntown86 11 months ago
man whats happened to wiona ryder?
she really needs to act again.
WildWildWest30000 11 months ago
For all those who haven’t read the book, please do yourself the biggest favor and read it. It really covers everything so much better than a movie ever could. I really really wanted Jo and Laurie together too and I hated the idea of he and Amy together until I read the book. It really amazed me how it completely changed my mind for me, Alcott really outdid herself and made it be alright to let the young lovers be with the people they really should be with. That’s great writing!
sweetmystique32 11 months ago
@sweetmystique32 I agree. I loved the movie because considering it IS a movie, they fit it really well with the book's plot. Almost nothing was changed. :D
Alias1495 10 months ago
@Alias1495 Agreed. I think they did a really great job with the movie. Of course they can’t be exactly the same, how can they be? They’re completely different mediums. I saw the movie before reading the book and I still really like the movie, I just understand it a little better now. The movie shows things you wished you could see out of the book and the book explains things they can’t possibly show in the movie. It’s the best of both worlds.
sweetmystique32 10 months ago
I love this film so much
PS I miss Winona Ryder
1992VoodooChild 11 months ago
,that other guy is FREDRICK<333
sprluver1234 11 months ago
im gonna cry!
veritasaequitas333 11 months ago 3
why is Christian Bale talking so funky in this scene? hes taking a breath every word he says
RSG1994 11 months ago
@RSG1994 agreed!It sounds like he`s been running!
Liplocker101 11 months ago
@RSG1994 Probably emphasizing how nervous he is while he is proposing.
Alias1495 10 months ago
While I do agree that Laurie and Jo were so wonderful for one another, and I really do feel for Laurie in this scene, I really feel like Professor Baer was a better suited romantic interest. As far as Laurie and Amy together- YUCK.
muddysneakers 11 months ago 5
@muddysneakers Well, she did eventually mature, though. Also, it's not as well depicted in the movie, but they were together for months. Alone. In Europe. ALONE!
Alias1495 10 months ago
NOOOOO!!! God, she had to say yes :( Everytime i see this scene, i feel myself like melting. They were meant to be for each other!
Ayelen013 1 year ago
Those words "I loved you since I first clapped my eyes on you" ALWAYS make me cringe horribly, whoever, however talented, says them. SOOO cheesy. Only suitable for cheap harlequin romantic crap, not for great love stories. This is about the only real love scene I ever saw Bale in, and this line almost completely ruins it for me.
tinwen21 1 year ago 3
@tinwen21
Yeah same. Its hard to believe he loved her the moment he saw her?! Fluffy flimsey stuff right there ahaha
FunnyMsFace 1 year ago
@FunnyMsFace In the book he says "I've loved you ever since I've known you, Jo". I don't think it's this concept of loving her since he met her that tinwen21 had a problem with so much as the "clapped eyes on you" phrasing. I think what he says in the book is totally appropriate to an 18-19 year old boy in 1869 New England that is in love for the first time. If you didn't have anybody tell you that "fluffy filmsey" stuff as a teenager... well, I'm sorry.
Penelope1261 11 months ago
@Penelope1261
The reason I thought it flimsey is simply because i believe you don't fall in love with someone "the moment" you see him/her. Lust, yes of course. Yeah the book might have had it written differently, but I'm only basing my opinion on the movie, not the book here.
I'm not someone who attaches easily to the kinda fantasy, flimsy stuff in some movies/books....because sometimes its all just words. Show it! I've had someone special say it and just as "tinwen21" said, its kinda cheesy
FunnyMsFace 11 months ago
@FunnyMsFace I guess I can see that and I can't respect your opinion, but I do think people outside of film and literature DO say stuff like that. I've had it said to me. I do agree that it's probably more akin to lust and infatuation rather than actual love, but my point was that it is not limited to movies and books.
Penelope1261 11 months ago
@Penelope1261
You can or can't respect my opinion? lol
You know what? If you've had it said to you in that way, I say kudos. I think love is a strong emotion and shouldn't be thrown out there and said too soon or too quickly. I'm sure the person who told you that really meant it :).
In this movie i do think Laurie truly loved Jo, more than she knew and that's what is so sweet about it. They knew each other for years. Yeah its cheesy, but hey.
Check out the 1949 version-you'll like it id say
FunnyMsFace 11 months ago
@FunnyMsFace Oops, I meant to say that I CAN, but I see you understood me since you didn't flame me! lol :)
Penelope1261 11 months ago
@tinwen21 Yeah, this line isn't great. They should have stuck to the book on lines like these. He simply says "I've loved you ever since I've known you, Jo". More appropriate to the character.
Penelope1261 11 months ago
Did I see a string of saliva as they pulled away from that kiss? o_O
iridescenceoflife 1 year ago 20
@iridescenceoflife lmao gross! i didnt even notice before hahaha
lachantefleurie 4 months ago
@iridescenceoflife I know saw that...ewww
luvbites23 4 months ago
@iridescenceoflife
oh god you did! thats nasty!
peacychic831 4 months ago
@iridescenceoflife Yes, you did.... O_O
kaptinkudzu 3 months ago
Such Suspense this book causes,especially this scene In particular.Very well written.Alcott Builds Up this whole Plot between Laurie & Jo it seems just to Break Hearts In the End.As Much as I would Love & will fantasize that she would've ended Up with Teddy life doesn't always ends so Perfectly with that Fairy-Tale kind of ending It would've seemed to be with Teddy & Jo..So I guess This touches On some Life Lessons,That's why the Book is so relevant to Many Peoples Lives.A True Classic.<3
BlackPride951 1 year ago
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Ah, it just wasn't meant to be with these guys...
It's funny how those of us who've seen the movie or read the book all seem to think Laurie was the guy and that was that. Life's just waaay more complicated hahaha
FunnyMsFace 1 year ago
Ah, it just wasn't meant to be with these guys...
It's funny how those of us who've seen the movie or read the book all seem to think Laurie was the guy and that was that. Life's just waaay more complicated hahaha
FunnyMsFace 1 year ago
@roshylov People who don't smear their lipstick all over posters on their wall.
mmmdonutsyay 1 year ago
Mee to hopes for jo and laurie
Frickis 1 year ago
Alotta people hate Jo for doing this to Laurie, and I'll admit I was one of them haha.
But I know what she means...a friend of mine told me he wanted more than friendship and it really is a horrible situation when all you want is to be friends.
Ya feel so sorry for the guy, it aint nice to be rejected.
Poor Laurie. But ya would think Jo would come to her senses in the end...they would be so good together I think, compared to him and Amy. Man that was a wrong move Alcott!
FunnyMsFace 1 year ago 16
@FunnyMsFace
I loved Amy and Laurie in the book (and weirdly enough, little Amy and Laurie in the movie)...but Jo and Laurie work better here :) They had no long-term potential, though...
TheMintyMuffin 1 year ago
@TheMintyMuffin I agree...I wonder if all the people that say they are upset Jo and Laurie don't end up together have ever read the book because you totally see (well, read) how Amy and Laurie fall in love and the movie totally glosses over that whole section.
thinkingofthesea 1 year ago
@thinkingofthesea
This movie ships Jo/Laurie, haha :-) I watched it when I was kid and even I was like, wait. Are they trying to say these two are meant to be or something?! Because in the book they are totally not. Also, I think that they deliberately cast and directed Amy in a way that made her seem kind of dull. Book Amy had backbone, she challenged him just as much as her sister did and yet she was still smart and sophisticated enough to complement him. Movie Amy...not so much :-/
TheMintyMuffin 1 year ago
@TheMintyMuffin
Do you think Jo and Laurie's relationship was portrayed well in the 1949 version with Liz Taylor?
Gonna check out the book now...
FunnyMsFace 1 year ago
@FunnyMsFace
To be honest I only ever saw a few scenes from that version, though I would like to watch it again :-) I remember the Jo/Laurie rejection and it was true to the books...
TheMintyMuffin 1 year ago 2
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x3SuffoKATE 1 year ago
LOL I love how he says "I can (keep my temper)! Unless provoked...." Oh Christian Bale. You and your anger issues.
bbgum12345 1 year ago 2
@bbgum12345
Haha made me lol :)
FunnyMsFace 1 month ago
I'D be hanged to see him marry Amy. Jo and Laurie forever!
ghostxxxrebirth 1 year ago 3
he kinda creeps me out.........
kitkat5902 1 year ago
@kitkat5902
It's his teeth right?! haha
FunnyMsFace 1 year ago
I don't know what it is about Christian Bale's mouth, but it really REALLY creeps me out. He has ferengi teeth or something.
nomnomchikhan 1 year ago
I love Christian Bale hes gorgeuos!!!
lorenaCS2000 1 year ago 2
im auditioning to be jo at my school, thats gonna be a bitch to conquer saying no to his face.
joejonasfan2013 1 year ago
omg, just hear the way he breathes through this scene... :D <3
ShakletonStudios 1 year ago 4
Everyone thinks hes so hot....i don't think Laurie is that hot lol
AntonioisHot13 1 year ago
I am trying out in the play at school to be laurie. this is gonna be a bitch!!
nintendo768 1 year ago
who the fuck says no to christian bale? dumb bitch.
roshylov 1 year ago 79
@roshylov Winona Ryder... because she IS a dumb bitch!
Penelope1261 11 months ago
@roshylov Read the book, she doesn't love him. They are too alike and argue even before they're in a relationship, it would never work.
Browncoatt22 10 months ago
@roshylov LOL MADE MY DAY!!!!!!!
maryy294 6 months ago
@roshylov: Well, Louisa May Alcott was most probably a lesbian, and the character of tomboy Jo is based on her. She said frankly later in life, "I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man." She did not want the character to marry at all, but in the end the publishers insisted.
HollywoodHillsCookie 5 months ago
what's worse than Laurie ending up with Amy is Jo ending up with Freidrich.... don't get me wrong; i love Gabriel Byrne, but he was much too old to be playing her love interest.
grobiegirl12 1 year ago 21
@grobiegirl12
not to come off as insulting but if you read the actual book he's supposed to be nearly twice her age. though i've always hated how jo ended up with him and laurie with amy. i feel louisa may alcott was high or something and ran out of good ideas and just let it end so poorly
bersibear26 1 year ago 11
@bersibear26 i read the book in like 5th gr. lol, i know he's supposed to be older, but Gabriel just LOOKS older than other guys his age, in my mind. yeah, it was good til the end haha
grobiegirl12 1 year ago
@bersibear26 That was common back then, and some women are attracted to older people. Why do you hate it so much? You should read it again and see Jo for who she really is. She's a woman of her own, and didn't want to become what everyone else was becoming. The book is loosely based on her own life, so I doubt she was "high". You are of course entitled to your opinion, but I would hope you'd take another look at it later.
dianacameronmcqueen 4 months ago
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@grobiegirl12
not to come off as insulting but if you read the actual book he's supposed to be nearly twice her age. though i've always hated how jo ended up with him and laurie with amy. i feel louisa may alcott was high or something and ran out of good ideas and just let it end so poorly
bersibear26 1 year ago
I've liked him since I was 16 and he was a year older. Nobody had any idea who Christian Bale was when I mentioned his name.
bookwoman53 1 year ago 3
I loooove this scene but after they kissed Laurie making and AAAGGHHH! face
mmmdonutsyay 1 year ago