Persuasion

The holiday season is upon us again. With it, many of us brace for dinner-table debates. In an era of social discord, viral misinformation and pandemic-induced stress, arguing with other people is an invitation to exasperation. One common scene plays out as follows. You want to convince a friend or a family member of something you know they disagree with you about, so you share information and walk through your reasoning with them. They reject your case. Undaunted, you brush up on the issue and try again, optimistic that…

Bethesda’s Todd Howard has taken part in a Q&A-style interview during which he revealed more details about Starfield’s dialogue system as well as a first look at the persuasion minigame that will feature in the space role-playing game (RPG). The persuasion system is a rehashed look at the simplistic system that featured in 2006’s Oblivion. During an earlier discussion in a developer roundtable, Howard had said that the new Starfield persuasion minigame “feels like you’re having a conversation where you’re actually…

Starfield's amount of dialogue is over quadruple that of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Bethesda has dropped an interview with its director Todd Howard, addressing some of the questions fans had about the upcoming space-set RPG — specifically, the dialogue system. Howard revealed that Starfield had passed 250,000 lines of dialogue, with NPCs emoting as per the tone. In comparison, the critically-acclaimed Skyrim boasts 60,000 lines of dialogue. Howard also hinted at the return of Persuasion, a common conversational tool…

There are so many Jane Austen adaptations for film and TV that it’s hard to keep up. But which ones are any good?In 2020, Autumn de Wilde’s big-screen adaptation of Austen’s beloved novel Emma was released.It stars Anya Taylor-Joy as the high-spirited protagonist Emma Woodhouse, who is a relentless matchmaker in the romantic lives of friends and family.Also in the cast are Johnny Flynn as the dashing George Knightley, whom Emma eventually realises she loves, while Bill Nighy plays her father, Mr Woodhouse.Austen’s novel,…

Netflix’s new version of Persuasion is being called out for its “cringey” dialogue.The film, which stars Dakota Johnson in the lead role of Anne, was released on the streaming service on Friday (15 July).But, those who have seen the film, which is directed by Carrie Cracknell, are urging viewers to steer clear – and are highlighting specific lines of dialogue as evidence as to why they should do so.In the film, Johnson’s character can be heard saying: “Now we’re worse than exes, we’re friends.” She also describes herself…

Persuasion has only available on Netflix for only a handful of hours, and so there’s no real way of knowing whether Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the star of Fleabag, has seen it yet. Hopefully it isn’t too late to stop her, because the sweeping wave of full-body horror that will overcome her within seconds of pressing play is bound to hurt.Because, if it weren’t for Phoebe Waller-Bridge, this new version of Persuasion would have never been made. Of all the adaptations that Jane Austin’s novel has suffered, this is by far the…

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press The new adaptation of ” Persuasion, ” coming to Netflix Friday, does not seem to have been made for Jane Austen fans. Her book about the unmarried Anne Elliot, who at 27 is on the edge of spinsterhood and regretting having been persuaded to give up her true love years earlier because of his lowly status, was the author’s last before her death. It is notable and beloved for how it’s distinct from her more widely known and adapted books like “Pride and Prejudice” and “Emma,” with its…

For those who have a masochistic streak, there are few things more fulfilling than hate-watching awful films and TV shows. And there are plenty of them: Ben Wheatley’s lavish yet weirdly empty adaptation of Rebecca appalled critics and fans alike in 2020, as did fellow period drama adaptation Persuasion.When Emily in Paris hit screens, it inspired a deep hatred in critics who condemned it for “caricaturing” French people as “vile snobs”.But fans still inhaled both of these abominations within hours of them arriving…

At first, everything seemed basically okay. As Netflix’s new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion opens, the music is solemn and vaguely symphonic, suitable to both century and situation. Even if you skipped reading this particular entry in the classic literature syllabus, you quickly get the gist: 19th century, the English countryside, the greatest depths of heartbreak ever recorded.Anne Elliot – played by Dakota Johnson with a capable English accent that’s not enough to disguise the fact she comes from Hollywood…

Netflix’s new version of Persuasion is being called “the worst Jane Austen adaptation” of all time.The film, which stars Dakota Johnson in the lead role of Anne, is set to be released on the streaming service on 15 July.But, those who have seen the film, which is directed by Carrie Cracknell, are urging viewers to steer clear.“The PERSUASION embargo is up so I can finally say that it is the worst Austen adaptation I have ever seen,” Bustle’s Morgan Leigh Davies wrote on Twitter. “Absolutely inexcusable. Abolish Netflix.…