When we talk about films cited from Shakespeare, we are talking about a long list of good films. Shakespeare has not only changed the concept of theater, and to this day filmmakers still benefit from his ideas and plays, whether the films are a direct quotation of the play such as The Merchant Of Venice, Hamlet, and Henry V , Or indirect quotes that you'll be surprised are inspired by Shakespeare's plays like The Lion King, Ran and West Side Story.
We can say that most of these quotes were successful, the most recent of which was the Macbeth which, even if it did not reach the required level, was able to be a faithful quote for the play.
Several important directors tried to turn the play "Macbeth" into a movie, including Orson, Lise, and Roman Polanski, but their films did not cause much noise, while the new movie was able to compete in the "Cannes" festival and win the praise of critics, but his problem is that it is mainly directed at those who read the play, he did not delve into the feelings The characters and their psychological struggle left those who read the play more affected than those who did not read it.
For those who did not read the play: The Macbeth movie talks about Macbeth Knight Nabil, known for his strength and valor, and after winning an important battle, King Malcolm decides to visit him to honor him for his efforts in the defense of the kingdom, but Macbeth encounters three witches convincing him with the crazy idea that he will become the king, his wife, Lady Macbeth, who admires this The idea begins with persuading Macbeth to implement her sinister plan that will make Macbeth the king of Scotland.
The movie is good, but Macbeth is not a great play. It is natural that the movie not be great.
Justin Kirtzel, the rising director who directed the movie, did a very good job, and the task of converting an iconic play like "Macbeth" to a movie is not an easy task. Convincing millions of people who read the play with your own vision of her requires great talent, and fortunately is something that Kurtzel has.
Macbeth Movie - Battle
Castles and armies were well depicted, showing wonderful landscapes in the film from forests and mountains, and one of the most important details that distinguishes the film is the design of battles, especially the last battle, although it did not depend on large numbers of performers (often to reduce the budget), the film contained Great directing shots and techniques, and photography has been exploited in the best possible way.
The text of the film is not bad, but unfortunately it was not one of the movie’s strengths. A quote from a play written about four hundred years ago is not easy, but it could have been done better, the play is short and does not contain many events, so it was possible to add a plot or two to the film so as not to The viewer feels bored, especially for those who did not read the play, the end was changed somewhat dramatically, which served the film a lot, and the last scene carried deep dimensions, but of course we will not discuss it in order not to burn the events for those who did not watch the movie.
Macbeth Movie - Duo
The acting performance was extraordinary, Michael Fassbender who, despite not winning an Academy Award for Best Actor this year, was able to perform three great roles in 2015 in the film Macbeth and also in Slow West and Steve Jobs, and demonstrated in each movie of them that he can perform creatively diverse roles in every Once, not only did he feel that he was suitable to play an important literary figure like "Macbeth", but we felt that he was born to play this role, and fortunately we will see a lot of this actor in the coming years, and in 2016 he will star in the upcoming movie The Light Between The Oceans with his girlfriend Academy Award-winning Alicia Vikander.
Oscar-winning Marion Cotiard always chooses her work very carefully, and her choice to participate in this film was a very successful decision, knowing that Natalie Portman was the primary choice for the role, but I suspect that Cotiard has attributed her to the role more, did not appear much in the film, but in the scene of recognition that It lasted for three continuous minutes without stopping, she performed an amazing performance, and proved her right to choose this role.
Important British actors participated in the film, including Sean Harris who played a distinguished role and was able to draw attention, and I do not know explicitly why a talented actor like him does not participate in major and important works but fortunately this year he will cooperate with Fassbinder again in the movie Trespass Against Us.
David Thulis, whom some know from his participation in the "Harry Potter" film series, despite his little time on the screen, performed well, and Buddy Considine played the role of "Banco", the role that was greatly reduced, which negatively affected the film even though Considine was able to perform well.
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