![]() Yet the film has somehow also strayed too far from Austen’s light to succeed. The Netflix film has lost the delight of those modern Austen re-imaginings by not being original enough. Persuasion’s anachronisms, however, comprise the kinds of phrases you’d find scattered on a wine mom’s Facebook wall or overhear at a sorority pregame, where one of the girls can’t stop whining about her ex. But while this Persuasion blends Regency-era gowns with 2020s-styled language (a la Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette), it’s a far cry from the joys of the Taylor Swift-soundtracked Bridgerton. Why? Plenty of other Jane Austen adaptations take the anachronistic route-see Clueless or Fire Island-and have been met with critical acclaim. ![]() ![]() Netflix’s new rendition of Persuasion, which premiered Friday, has already been taking a lot of hits for its use of anachronistic language. ![]()
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