Journal 7

I believe that the works of Jane Austen have been remediated from the original historical novels to contemporary forms. Beginning in the early 90s, many film producers (such as the BBC and A&E) began to make adaptions to Jane Austen's beloved books (there were of course older movies made, like those black and white movies, but recently there has been more popularity in these newer versions). Her books that now have film adaptions include Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abby, Persuasion, and Mansfield Park to name a few. I think after watching many versions of all of the Jane Austen movies, that each one has their own slight changes. Of coarse, the movies are not exactly like the book, even though they may be pretty similar. Some versions add additional characters, and some leave characters out. I like both the original novels and the movies. The novels are fun to read because they are classics. I like the movies too because you can see the facial expressions made by the characters and the music soundtracks bring various moods into the novel. Movies about Jane Austen have also been made such as Jane Austen Regrets, Lost in Austen, and The Jane Austen Book Club. Also, contemporary authors have written their own continuations, endings, and series based on Jane Austen's novels.