Chris Noonan brings a vivid biography of one of the most popular writer, Beatrix Potter, into live. The movie is a beautiful story of an independent spinster who strives her best to fulfill her passion and ideals of life.
The story begins with the image of nervous Beatrix Potter trying to persuade tradesman with newly drawn book with an ambition to become a children author. At first, the publishing house owners, the Warne brothers, think that her drawing of a rabbit is ridiculous and unpromising. However, they still agree to publish her story, as they promised their youngest brother, Norman, a project. With the help of Norman, Beatrix’s book sales are successful and copies are available in many stores despite her mother’s disapproval. At Chrismas …show more content…
Beatrix Potter was born into an affluent middle class family in 1866, which means she has the priviledged upbringing. However, in Victorian times, woman is supposed to be in the home, happy with housework and children. They receive inequal opportunity of edudation compared to boys and normally cannot decide their own life. In spite of being restricted by her gender, Miss Potter expresses herself unlike the social stereotypes, with outstanding artistic talent and the desire to prove herself independent. The movie depicts her passion with wonderful drawings by the use of anthropomorphism to make her characters alive. In fact, her animals dance, run and act lively as if possessing human traits. The commbination of action movie and cartoon perfectly addresses both the strong and imaginative nature of Miss Potter that makes her become a true author for children. Moreover, she has enough courage to overcome all parents’ objection to marry the one she loves and pursues the job she favors, which is a modern ideology that nowadays is highly appreciated. The main actress in the movie inspires me with her audacity and assertiveness, exposing the ideal image of woman that is liberated from trivial stigmas of temporary
The story begins with the image of nervous Beatrix Potter trying to persuade tradesman with newly drawn book with an ambition to become a children author. At first, the publishing house owners, the Warne brothers, think that her drawing of a rabbit is ridiculous and unpromising. However, they still agree to publish her story, as they promised their youngest brother, Norman, a project. With the help of Norman, Beatrix’s book sales are successful and copies are available in many stores despite her mother’s disapproval. At Chrismas …show more content…
Beatrix Potter was born into an affluent middle class family in 1866, which means she has the priviledged upbringing. However, in Victorian times, woman is supposed to be in the home, happy with housework and children. They receive inequal opportunity of edudation compared to boys and normally cannot decide their own life. In spite of being restricted by her gender, Miss Potter expresses herself unlike the social stereotypes, with outstanding artistic talent and the desire to prove herself independent. The movie depicts her passion with wonderful drawings by the use of anthropomorphism to make her characters alive. In fact, her animals dance, run and act lively as if possessing human traits. The commbination of action movie and cartoon perfectly addresses both the strong and imaginative nature of Miss Potter that makes her become a true author for children. Moreover, she has enough courage to overcome all parents’ objection to marry the one she loves and pursues the job she favors, which is a modern ideology that nowadays is highly appreciated. The main actress in the movie inspires me with her audacity and assertiveness, exposing the ideal image of woman that is liberated from trivial stigmas of temporary