And so we’ve come to the end—and for all the hand-wringing along the way at least three of the final four entries are unsurprising (and the fourth isn’t a major surprise). Here’s the final four: Pride and Prejudice (1995), Little Women (2019), The Fellowship of the Ring, and Anne of Green Gables (1985). And here’s an updated bracket. Scroll down to the vote. Please note, this round will only last 24 hours.
Eliminated in previous rounds: Emma (2020); One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; West Side Story (1961); Twelve Years a Slave; Wuthering Heights (2011); Clueless; The 39 Steps; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979); Emma (1996); 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Hamlet (1990); Dr. Zhivago (1995); Atonement; A River Runs through It; Anna Karenina (2012); Romeo + Juliet; A Passage to India (1984); Children of Men; Fantastic Mr. Fox; Casino Royale (2006); Master and Commander; The Color Purple; War and Peace (2016); Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011); Les Mis (2012); The Shining; Strangers on a Train; Apocalypse Now; Rebecca (1940); Bridget Jones’s Diary; Babe; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; The Hunt for Red October; Emma (2009); The Great Gatsby (2010); The Count of Monte Cristo (2002); Charlottes Web (1973); Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1973); Les Mis (2018); Jane Eyre (2011); Little Women (1994), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh; True Grit (2010); The Godfather; Princess Bride; No Country for Old Men; Watershed Down; The Big Sleep; Lonesome Dove miniseries; Ben Her; Jurassic Park; Roots; Pride and Prejudice (2005); Remains of the Day; Wizard of Oz; Henry V (1989); Sense and Sensibility (1993); Gone with the Wind; Brideshead Revisited (1981); The Lion King (1994); Dune (2020); A Muppet’s Christmas Carol; All Creatures Great and Small (2020); Mary Poppins(1964); Much Ado About Nothing (1993); Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004); To Kill a Mockingbird (1962); My Fair Lady (1964).
I am new to “the conversation” as it’s fondly called on the podcasts, and have thoroughly enjoyed this saga. I just recently listened to the Anne episodes and am happy to see it in the final four, even though it’s definitely just nostalgia talking😄
Also, random, and maybe not the place for it, but I would love the close readers’ opinion on the movie Arrival. I just rewatched it and have been really moved each time I’ve seen it, and the themes of language and choice and suffering, or duty and desire I suppose, make for an interesting discussion.
Looks like a lot of women are the voters! Looks NOTHING like David, Sean, and Tim’s ideal final choices! 😂💃🏻