Last Friday I went to see the new film 'Me Before You', adapted by Jojo Moyles from her bestselling book of the same name. There had been a lot of controversy over the film to do with the portrayal of the disability Will has and how the story handles it. Being part of the disabled community I personally didn't have a problem with the way his disability was handled, bar one or two lines that did seem a bit cack handed at worst, although I can completely understand why some people were offended. I'm not going to say that there are opinions are wrong, because the effects of the film on different people are equally important, but I will say that I think it needs to be taken into consideration that Will had previously been able bodied and so become disabled was too much for him to cope with. As he says in the film, of course, you can live a full and vibrant life with a disability - and even to the extent where you live more 'boldly' than you would have if you had not been disabled because you are aware of being grateful for all the things you can do. However, not everyone is capable of doing that and I personally believe that it is someone's human right to decide when they live and when they die. Now that we've got the controversial stuff out the way, onto the review and fashion!

Plotline: 7/10 

There was a great development from when we first meet Will to the end of the film, with the subtle romance slowly taking over Louisa and Will with a realistic trajectory, the love and loss between them is incredibly realistic and really pulls on your heartstrings.

Acting: 7/10

Emilia Clarke was the perfect person for the role of Louisa. She brought comedy, confidence, stunning eyebrows (seriously they could act on their own) and just the amount of seriousness to the complex role of Lou. While some of the crucial bits of Lou's storyline were taken out of the film, Emilia takes them into account anyway and creates a truly believable and relatable performance

While Sam Claflin is a good actor, I feel like he didn't quite bring the character to life as much as Emilia, which is why the score is low. Also, very disappointed they cast an able-bodied actor for a disabled role, they could have chosen out of some very talented actors -  Keith Cavill, RJ Mitte, Kurt Yaeger and much more. Now I know there is a section of the film where Will is walking about, but firstly it's not strictly necessary or crucial to see this, and they could also have used some form of CGI - if they can make Chris Evans as tiny man for nearly a quarter of a film, I'm sure they could make it appear if they could walk if it was genuinely necessary.

Overall: 8/10

The general feeling I had when I came out of the cinema was one of sadness, happiness and 'omg I've never cried so much at a movie before', which is why this got a pretty decent 8 out of 10. Also props for having a female director, screenwriter, and producer!


Now onto my favourite bit... Lou's clothes

I love her clothes so, so much. I envy her ability to wear such bright, colourful and quirky clothes without looking like a crazy bag lady or someone who's just lost their marbles. Fans of the book will recognise the iconic bumblebee tights and the beautiful red dress, but people seeing the film for the first time will also envy the wonderful range of clothes.





Apart from her outfit she wore to the interview and the last outfit, her wardrobe features a lot of very bright coral colours, yellow and pastel blue. Some of the clothes look like they may not work, I mean cardies haven't really been in fashion since my grandma was 10, but she somehow manages to make it look cute and it just fits with her. She tends to wear a lot of very kitsch shoes, mini skirts and fluffy jumpers which makes for a really classic look that is somewhere between grandma, your little sister and those 'high fashion' runway clothes that no one bar Harry Styles and supermodels can really pull off.




She has this amazing bright yellow mackintosh that I really really want, reminds so much of Paddington bear which is a major plus. A big fluffy faux fur coat also features several times and it looks so comfy, I have one similar but in a reallydark navy with light blue stripes, because of course I can never wear colour. She also wears this super cute blue pinafore and yellow top which honestly is my summer goal.
Also - block coloured tights are now a thing.