Menu
Forums
New posts
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Awards
Log in
Register
What's new
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Poison your name this Hallowe'en
There's plenty of time to choose your spooky October username
Click here for more details
Forums
Entertainment
Movies
What was the last film you watched?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Angela Chilling" data-source="post: 312040" data-attributes="member: 33"><p><strong>The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="https://pahe.li/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/A3_Macbeth-1500x2121_jpg_75.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 307px" /></p><p></p><p>This film has had some great reviews and been nominated for multiple awards but I didn't like it. I've seen many film version of Macbeth, most recently the excellent 2015 version starring Michael Fassbender and what I consider to be the best version, the 1971 version directed by Roman Polanski, so it's hard to see what the point of this version was as it doesn't offer anything particular new or interesting. This is a minimalist telling of the story, the sets are sparse and some scenes and dialogue have been cut and the actors deliver their lines at quite a brisk pace. This is main problem with the film. Unless you are familiar with the story (which I am as I studied the play for my GCSE English literature exam in high school) it's difficult to follow because like a lot of Shakespeare, the language can be challenging and the pace of the film doesn't give you enough time reflect on what has been said to understand it. I wonder whether the actors actually understood everything they were saying as their lines were often delivered in a matter of fact way without the necessary passion and emotion which would have helped in the storytelling. The bare sets provide little help in offering visual clues about what is going on. Like many versions of Macbeth, the actors make no attempt to sound Scottish and the mix of American and English accents seems out of place. The film is atmospheric though and the director of photography did a great job in how each scene was lit and how they created long shadows to give a sense of foreboding. Sadly that was one of the few positives I could take from this film.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela Chilling, post: 312040, member: 33"] [B]The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)[/B] [IMG width="307px"]https://pahe.li/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/A3_Macbeth-1500x2121_jpg_75.jpg[/IMG] This film has had some great reviews and been nominated for multiple awards but I didn't like it. I've seen many film version of Macbeth, most recently the excellent 2015 version starring Michael Fassbender and what I consider to be the best version, the 1971 version directed by Roman Polanski, so it's hard to see what the point of this version was as it doesn't offer anything particular new or interesting. This is a minimalist telling of the story, the sets are sparse and some scenes and dialogue have been cut and the actors deliver their lines at quite a brisk pace. This is main problem with the film. Unless you are familiar with the story (which I am as I studied the play for my GCSE English literature exam in high school) it's difficult to follow because like a lot of Shakespeare, the language can be challenging and the pace of the film doesn't give you enough time reflect on what has been said to understand it. I wonder whether the actors actually understood everything they were saying as their lines were often delivered in a matter of fact way without the necessary passion and emotion which would have helped in the storytelling. The bare sets provide little help in offering visual clues about what is going on. Like many versions of Macbeth, the actors make no attempt to sound Scottish and the mix of American and English accents seems out of place. The film is atmospheric though and the director of photography did a great job in how each scene was lit and how they created long shadows to give a sense of foreboding. Sadly that was one of the few positives I could take from this film. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Who played Sue Ellen in Dallas?
Post reply
Forums
Entertainment
Movies
What was the last film you watched?
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top
