Personally, I did not enjoy The Jane Austen Book Club movie. I felt that it was a really cheesy movie and all around extremely predictable. I think that the weaknesses of the movie outweigh the strengths, seeing as though the plot was very shallow and straightforward with nothing very original in itself. I feel that anyone who has read or skimmed through the Jane Austen books already knows exactly what will happen in the movie, because everything fits together perfectly and everyone is happy in the end. The movies strengths are that there were dogs in the movie, and I like dogs. I found it to be a boring movie with nothing very special about it. If I had to make a recommendation, it would probably be to a mom who really likes Jane Austen.
I feel as though life imitates art in such a way that we don't often hear of. For example, there is a real man named Walter White who got arrested for cooking meth in Alabama, similar to the plot of the show Breaking Bad. In the case of literature, I feel like there are many instances where a situation seems to be from a book. As a typical high school student, I see a lot of situations around me that result in a lot of drama, though I do not involve myself in them. I've heard people talk to me about situations that sound a lot like classic novels, like Wuthering Heights or various Shakespeare plays. I think situations like these really highlight the impact literature has on us as a society; the literature in which these similar situations are occurring often act as a guide for the people involved. They may see the actions of the characters in the book and, depending on whether or not it worked out for them, find a solution for themselves.
