The 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice manages to bring a bit of a modern sensibility to its historical setting, and that's the appeal of Greta Gerwig's 2019 adaptation of Little Women. Instead of following the March sisters chronologically, the story pings back and forth between their youth during the Civil War and their adulthood a few years later. Gentle Meg struggles to reconcile her society dreams with the reality of her life, bold Jo tries to kick-start a writing career, ambitious Amy balances her artistic hopes with the reality of her expected future marriage, and sweet Beth wishes things would just stop changing.