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Jan 15, 2022 · The Tragedy of Macbeth. 105 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2021. Odie Henderson. January 15, 2022. 5 min read. My high school senior year English teacher, Mr. Kilinski would be proud that I remembered every single stanza and line from Macbeth he made his students memorize.
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Ed, who narrates the entire movie with deadpan objectivity,...
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Stark, violent, and one of the best Shakespeare films ever. Read Common Sense Media's The Tragedy of Macbeth review, age rating, and parents guide.
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Directed by Andy Fickman In the play, Olivia falls in love with Viola, who is disguised as Cesario. In the movie, Viola pretends to be her twin brother Sebastian. In both the movie and play, Viola is in love with Duke, who thinks she’s male. The brilliance of “She’s the Man” lies in its subtle retelling of a Shakespearean classic. This movie can in...
Directed by Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise “West Side Story” and “Romeo and Juliet” are quite alike, yet differ in many ways. Tony is the modern character of Romeo while Maria is the modern Juliet. In both of the tragic stories, the major conflict consists of two opposing families who disagree about the relationship of their children, but the major i...
Directed by Kelly Asbury “Gnomeo and Juliet,” is the lighthearted and simplified version of Shakespeare’s famous play. One of the most famous scenes in the play takes place on a balcony, with Romeo and Juliet passionately declaring their unconditional love for each other, as well as their desire to marry. The animated remake altered the language to...
Directed by Jonathan Levine In the zombie flick, R, a zombie who falls in love with a human, just goes about his days as an undead, he cannot remember his real name, so he refers to himself as “R,” the only part of his name he has any recollection of. He does not come alive until he meets Julie, the girl that would give his existence some meaning. ...
Directed by Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff Although set in the African savannah, The Lion King has numerous similarities with Hamlet. In the Shakespearean classic, Hamlet has a friend from college, Horatio. Though Horatio does not have as big of an impact on Hamlet as Timone and Pumbaa have on Simba, he does help Hamlet on several occasions and can be ...
Directed by Akira Kurosawa The story of “Ran” strongly resembles that of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, written between 1603 and 1606. Both being tales of betrayal that involve high royalty rulers who relinquish their thrones and pass the touch down to their offspring, the two plots have one recurring theme of chaos. “Ran,” written by Akira Kuros...
Directed by Jim Abrahams Inspired by the Shakespearean classic farce “A Comedy of Errors,” the film “Big Business” is based around the same premise of mistaken identity. Like the classic, the film deals with the mismatching of two identical female twins, Sadie and Rose Shelton, and Rose and Sadie Ratliff. As the plot unfolds, we learn that the city...
Directed by Gil Junger Some people may know that this 1999 romantic comedy is based on the 16th century Shakespeare play “The Taming of the Shrew.” Comparatively, the play was written towards the end of the 16th century. The comedy is set in Italy, where the noble lady Katerina Minola is well-known for her difficult character and brazen personality...
Directed by Mark Waters The similarity between the plot of “Mean Girls” and Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar could easily be seen in the character Gretchen’s rant about Regina George. At one point during the film, Cady, the lead character, successfully breaks Gretchen’s spirit, prompting her to go on a rant during a class discussion. Gretchen identifies...
Directed by Fred M. Wilcox “The Tempest” is one of the many Shakespearean classics that have themes of tragedy and elements of magic, revenge, and classical romance. The main character is Prospero, who got stranded on an island with his daughter, Miranda. Being a powerful sorcerer, Prospero sends a massive storm out to sink his brother Antonio’s sh...
Dec 5, 2019 · We’ve put together a list of the 10 best William Shakespeare movie adaptations so you can not only learn more but also appreciate how great filmmakers have turned his plays into cinematic achievements.
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- Romeo + Juliet (1996) Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo. Drama, Romance (2h) 6.7 on IMDb — 73% on RT. The thing that makes Romeo + Juliet stand out is Baz Luhrmann's contrast between the film's modern-day setting and its use of Ye Olde English dialogue.
- Ran (1985) Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu. Action, Drama, War (2h 42m) 8.2 on IMDb — 96% on RT. At first glance, Ran doesn't look particularly Shakespearean.
- 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Directed by Gil Junger. Starring Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Comedy, Drama, Romance (1h 37m) 7.3 on IMDb — 71% on RT.
- The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) Directed by Joel Coen. Starring Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell. Drama, Mystery, Thriller (1h 45m) 7.1 on IMDb — 92% on RT.
A first year college student forms a music club in an abandoned theater, putting on a modern day version of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" to raise money for a local homeless man.
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Jan 15, 2022 · There have been countless big-screen adaptations of William Shakespeare's work. Below, Insider ranks the best modern Shakespeare adaptations in ascending order.
