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REBECCA (2020)

"Faithful Hitchcock Remake"

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REBECCA (2020) is a faithful remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 movie based on the novel with the same title. The movie follows a young woman who marries a prominent Englishman named Maxim de Winter, who’s haunted by the death of his first wife, Rebecca. Once the newlyweds return to Max’s family home, Manderley, Rebecca’s former maid, Mrs. Danvers, and the community continue to dwell on the memory of Rebecca. This nearly drives the new Mrs. de Winter to her breaking point.

Fans of Hitchcock’s REBECCA will appreciate the beat by beat similarities in this Netflix remake. The filmmakers do a solid job making the movie feel like a period piece while upping the stakes of the story to intrigue modern audiences. Also, the movie’s casting is sublime. REBECCA has a strong moral worldview. The new Mrs. de Winter wants nothing more than to love her husband, be a good wife and uncover the truth. Her antagonist, Mrs. Danvers, is always trying to make things go the way her corrupt heart desires. REBECCA warrants caution for teenagers for some suggestive scenes and brief foul language.

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:
Strong moral worldview as a young woman wants nothing more than to love her husband and be a good wife and tries to pursue the truth, villain displays some pagan qualities as ash takes opportunities to make things go the way her corrupt heart desires, but it’s clear she’s the antagonist

Foul Language:
Two obscenities, five profanities including one “Christ” profanity, a few British slang words, and implied vomiting when a character gets sick

Violence:
Female cuts her hand on a ceramic dish, and the antagonist suggests that someone commit suicide, but it doesn’t happen, mention of murder, and a man strikes another character on the face, a house burns, and a woman jumps off a cliff to her death

Sex:
Implied marital sex as an implied naked spouses embrace one another, passionate kissing several times between a couple that eventually gets married

Nudity:
Slightly obscured upper female nudity when a female wears a blouse that’s slightly see through in one scene, upper male nudity in a few scenes, man seen in underwear, implied naked married couple depicted on a boat while appearing to having intercourse, but it’s very brief and viewers don’t see any explicit details of their anatomy

Alcohol Use:
Alcohol use with meals:

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:
Smoking as it was common during the movie’s time period; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:
Character misleads her boss about what she’s doing, trickery, mention of infidelity and hating one’s wife, mention of gambling, name-calling, and blackmail.

More Detail:

REBECCA (2020) is a faithful remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 movie based on a famous novel about a young woman who marries a prominent Englishman who’s still haunted by the mysterious death of his wife, Rebecca. REBECCA is well cast and entertaining, with excellent production values and a strong moral worldview, but MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for teenagers for some suggestive scenes and brief foul language.

REBECCA begins in Monte Carlo where a wealthy New York woman, Mrs. Van Hopper, and her hired travel companion, a young but poor blonde woman, take a vacation. Mrs. Van Hopper desires to strike up conversation with the famous Maxim de Winter of England. He reluctantly obliges since he seems to want to have time alone, but soon develops a friendship with Mrs. Van Hopper’s travel companion one morning over breakfast.

The two spark a romance while Mrs. Van Hopper lays in bed ill. One morning, though, Mrs. Van Hopper is up and chipper and preparing to go home to New York. Her travel companion runs to tell Maxim of her leaving, but he offers a solution, a marriage proposal. Mrs. Van Hopper acts supportive of the news once Maxim tells her, but ultimately, she’s doubtful that her companion is up to the task of running Maxim’s big family estate, Manderley.

Once back from their honeymoon, the de Winters are greeted by the staff of Manderley and at the helm is Mrs. Danvers, the head maid of the former Mrs. De Winter, Rebecca. As the new Mrs. De Winter assimilates to her new home, it seems that memories and chatter of Rebecca continue to circulate. Also, Mrs. Danvers has an obvious and obsessive loyalty and devotion to Rebecca. This sparks some paranoia from the new Mrs. de Winter. Perhaps Rebecca is everything she isn’t – beautiful, well-read, capable, and charming.

After some time at Manderley and some tensions between an internal competition with the late Rebecca, Mrs. De Winter decides to revive a masquerade ball at Manderley complete with all of Maxim de Winter’s pals and colleagues. However, when she presents herself in her custom-made outfit, Maxim snaps because, apparently, it’s identical to a dress Rebecca wore at the same masquerade ball. Will the new Mrs. de Winter ever learn the truth about Rebecca’s sudden death or have a prayer of living up to her deceased competition?

Fans of Hitchcock’s masterful REBECCA will appreciate the beat by beat similarities in this Netflix remake. However, due to the time periods of the two movies, there are a few differences, mainly when it comes to showing on screen romantic affection. However, the filmmakers do a solid job of making the movie feel like a period piece while upping the stakes of the story to intrigue modern audiences.

The casting in REBECCA is sublime. Lily James (CINDERELLA) and Armie Hamer (CARS 3) lead the cast with ease. Mrs. Danvers and Mrs. Van Hopper are well-cast too, with veteran actresses Kristen Scott-Thomas and Ann Dowd, respectfully. REBECCA has a good entertainment value too and noticeably fabulous production values, with great use of montage editing.

REBECCA has a strong moral worldview. The new Mrs. de Winter wants nothing more than to love her husband and be a good wife. She also tries to pursue the truth. The Mrs. Danvers character displays pagan qualities. She tries to make things go the way her evil heart desires, but it’s clear she’s the antagonist. REBECCA merits caution for suggestive scenes and brief foul language. The movie will be available on the Netflix streaming site six days after its theatrical release.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.


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