Jane Austen’s endings always leave a smile on my face. How could anyone be but pleased at Mr. Knightley’s declaration:
“I cannot make speeches, Emma . . . If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”
Everyone ends up properly engaged or married to their rightful mate and Emma has grown so much as a character. Mr. Knightley – or perhaps we’ve now earned the right to call him George – has won me all over again at his offer to live at Hartfield so that Emma’s father is not left alone. The third section of Emma always leaves me in Austen fangirly speechlessness and a tendency to ramble on incessantly about how modern men lack a Knightley-esque finesse.
My overall impressions of the story have not changed – I freakin’ ADORE this book and it’s my favorite Austen, for sure. Before I get all blubbery, let me just leave you with a perfect scene from the 2009 BBC version of Emma as Mr. Knightley makes his speech that’s not a speech and you can all feel free to swoon with me.
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The only movie version of Emma I have seen is the production with Gwenyth Paltrow in it, but I would love to see this one as well. I am so glad that your reread didn’t disappoint, and that Emma is still a favorite!
I love the Gwenyth Paltrow adaptation, but the 2009 BBC takes the cake. Just so true to the source material with great actors and beautiful cinematography. Highly recommended. You can watch it for free on youtube!
I don’t think I’ve watched a movie version of Emma. I’m not a big fan of Austen, but I do enjoy reading her books.
I’m definitely an Austen fan girl, but would love the movie versions even if I weren’t! The BBC does such an excellent job on anything they touch.
The 2009 version of Emma is so perfectly in tune with the spirit of the book. I love the scene that you posted 🙂
I wholeheartedly concur! Love this version and could watch it over and over again.