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Focus insider preview screening @ Angelika NYC. Beautiful and adorable. With occasional subtlety, frequent quirkiness, and consistently exquisite cinematography, the film manages to elicit laughter from the audience roughly every two minutes. Each frame is a reference in itself, piecing together to form almost half of the history of Western modern art. The combination of classical composition, macaron color palettes, and a British pastoral soundtrack give this film a wildly imaginative quality. The initial editing feels a bit chaotic, and the characters are slightly cartoonish in their portrayal to push the plot forward. However, the pacing becomes more stable in the later half especially in portraying Emma's process of repentance...

Compared to "Little Women," "Emma" boasts a cleaner structure and more refined visual language. The lead actress delivers a perfectly judged, slightly exaggerated performance, as if casting a vote for the talent of British actresses in this era.

Those who love it will naturally love it! Anya Taylor-Joy is simply stunning!

Austen's stories remain eternally fresh. If Emma were around today, she'd be a mogul running a Match.com-esque dating empire, a fan-made video editor on Bilibili creating unlikely pairings, followed by a best friend who's obsessed with online forums. She'd rage against celebrity infidelity trending on social media, proclaiming she'll never believe in love again, only to fall head over heels with a fan-created "ship" like BoJun Yixiao last summer.

Everyone looks like a fish.

Emma’s relentless matchmaking reveals a darker side of her “charity” — perhaps it’s a desperate attempt to control what she can’t. A fascinating dive into the costs of good intentions.

In *Emma*, the eponymous protagonist proves herself a brilliant matchmaker, yet struggles to understand love in her own life. Her ability to see potential in others leads her to overlook her own blind spots, making her journey as much about self-discovery as it is about connecting people. The film’s exploration of Emma’s navigation through society’s expectations and her own desires feels surprisingly relevant even today.