Movie Fanny vs. Novel Fanny

The character of Fanny Price in Rozima's film, Mansfield Park, is incredibly different from Fanny in Jane Austen's novel. First of all, she doesn't seem to be shy but has no trouble running around the Park flirting with Edmund in front of Sir Bertram in one of the film's opening scenes. Fanny from the novel would never do this! The film makes it seem that Fanny and Edmund are almost best friends, when really in the novel Edmund is more of a protective figure and someone Fanny looks up to and deeply respects. I don't think she would ever tease him the way she does in the film because of this somber respect. Fanny from the film might be more likeable and we might sympathize more with a girl with a likeable personality and a family who treats her like Cinderella. However, this is not the emotion that the novel meant for us to feel for Fanny. I think we are supposed to feel sorry that she isn't treated well, but still see that she is not entirely deviod of fault. Her disposition and personality is partly what makes her so unlikeable in the novel, to her readers and her relatives. I think this gives her a more human aspect, rather than turning her into a glorified "Cinderella" character. Fanny in the novel makes the reader feel hopeless at times, while we see that the Fanny in the film appears to be comfortable with herself. I think that the whole feeling of the novel is missed by Rozima's interpretation of Fanny.