riordan2013 t1_j2251an wrote on December 29, 2022 at 2:37 AM

It's been a minute since I've seen it, but the Lily James/Armie Hammer Rebecca doesn't depict their post-Manderley life nearly as bleakly as the book does, and I think that's important. >! Rebecca wins in the book. That needs to be shown. !<

violetlilyrose t1_j22wvw8 wrote on December 29, 2022 at 6:47 AM

Haven't seen the newer one, but the Hitchcock version changes >!Rebecca's death from being shot by Maxim to it being an accident. Apparently this was because of the Hays code, and the murder of a spouse couldn't go unpunished like he does in the book !<

riordan2013 t1_j246pyv wrote on December 29, 2022 at 3:17 PM

Yes - your memory is better than mine! Also a significant change to the story.

GhostMug t1_j23imcr wrote on December 29, 2022 at 11:35 AM

The book >! doesn't depict it at all, IIRC. It just ends on them approaching the mansion on fire and were left to realize that all they have left is to be stuck with each other but then the remake has them jet-setting to Spain to live in a paradise. It was lame as hell. !<