Why pay to see the movie when you have already seen all the best bits and can pretty much guess how it ends? The UK trailer certainly doesn’t go as far as that, but in summarizing the story so well it loses the atmosphere of mystery the original trailer had and which I prefer.Īt the same time, the UK trailer feels confused and disjointed to me. Trailers shouldn’t summarize a movie too completely because it creates a disincentive to see the film. The UK trailer, on the other hand, commits the sin most trailers today do – it shows too many scenes from the film.
In the US trailer you see Jane is escaping from … what, exactly? What happens at Thornfield? Where does she flee to? It raises questions in the viewer’s mind. My thoughts regarding the UK trailer – it’s good, but I prefer the US one because the US trailer is more gothic and mysterious. I tried to watch the trailers as if I knew nothing about the story in order to judge how effective they are. I’ve sat here and watched both several times each in order to organize my thoughts concerning them both. Thanks for including links to both trailers. I like the UK poster better because it gives Fassbender equal billing (we actually get to see him quite clearly, instead of the ghostly image in the previous poster which makes him look like a figment of Jane’s imagination). What about you? Which trailer and poster do you prefer? If you want to find out if the film was any good or not, check out the guest review Nan wrote, which I’m thinking is going to be similar to my own views of it. For that reason, it’s not exactly a surprise that I prefer the UK versions – I’m European, duuh! ?Īnd yeah, we still have to wait until 9 September this year before it comes out.
On the other hand, there is a reason why there are UK versions of these things – to appeal to a European market, as we don’t necessarily have the same tastes as the North Americans. Reactions: “Hey, I think I like this better than the old trailer!” They’ve also released a UK version of the trailer, which is different from the US one! They seem to do a lot more talking, and it summarises the book as well. I like the colours and in general I just find it more appealing than the US one, to be honest.
Thanks to BrontëBlog for the tip! Here’s the UK poster for the 2011 version of Jane Eyre: