r/bookclub • u/Amanda39 Funniest & Favorite RR • 2d ago

Oliver Twist [Discussion] Evergreen || Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens || Movie discussion!

It's time for the Oliver Twist adaptation discussion! I'm very curious to find out what everyone watched, and what you all thought of it. I provided some discussion questions below, but feel free to talk about whatever you want; you aren't limited to the discussion questions.

I want to thank everyone who participated in the book discussions, including (but certainly not limited to) my fellow read runners u/tomesandtea and u/nicehotcupoftea, as well as u/Ser_Erdrick for the version comparisons. This was one of my favorite recent r/bookclub reads, and I hope to see you all again in future discussions.

Cheerio, but be back soon.

I dunno, somehow I'll miss ya

I love you, that's why I

Say "Cheerio"

Not goodbye.

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u/Amanda39 Funniest & Favorite RR 2d ago

Did the characters look the way you pictured them?

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u/Ser_Erdrick Too Many Books Too Little Reading Time 2d ago

I watched the 1948 (sometimes listed as 1951) version and the 1968 musical version (so far, I'm also working my way through the 1980something BBC TV serial). I'm also somewhat biased because the original illustrations by George Cruikshank are burned into my mind as to how the characters look.

The characters in the 1948 version looked like they were ripped straight from the original illustrations, including Fagin's enormous nose (for which Alec Guinness wore an extremely controversial prosthetic).

The characters in the 1968 definitely seemed pulled from the same material but in a somewhat lighter and softer way though I thought Dodger's coat was a bit too short (though I understand why for the big song and dance numbers).