It is like it came out of nowhere and it is something that didn't really suit her character. If Jo had done it maybe it would have worked but as it is in the movie it just felt jarring and out of place with the scene.
shareI don't understand why people have such a problem with this scene. All Amy was telling Laurie is she wanted to marry well and as I took it, she could control who she loved and would love her suitor/future husband. Everything else she goes on to say is true - at the time this movie takes place once women married they lost control of everything.
If the subject had come up with Jo, she might have given this as a reason why she would not get married. Amy was willing to compromise and Jo would not.
Just my take on this apparently controversial scene.
The only reason I agree that it is out of place is that Laurie would have known everything she said. She was basically explaining it for the audience so that did take me out of it.
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