The main focus of this final paper is Jane Austen’s novel Persuasion and its 2022 film adaptation by Carrie Cracknell. One could say that this adaptation caused all kinds of reactions from viewers as well as critics and was therefore an interesting piece of art for analysis and writing. Some of the most significant period dramas of the twenty-first century are mentioned at the start of this paper. Secondly, the love and praise Austen’s works acclaim in the world of literature are elaborated and so is the interest that the movie industry shows towards her works. The novel is presented briefly to give the key points that the adaptation should have adhered to. Afterwards, several previous screen adaptations are mentioned which is shortly after followed by a detailed film analysis of the adaptation from 2022. The paper examines whether the modernization of classical works in film adaptations is more of a negative phenomenon than a positive one. The paper concludes that Cracknell's adaptation is incredibly modern and that the opinions of the contemporary audience are divided. Majority of the audience thinks that the adaptation is a miss because the level of the novel’s modernization is almost absurd. On the other hand, some viewers claim that this experimental take on a classical piece is intriguing.