Read the review of the Polanski version of Macbeth. Write a 150-word minimum response of both the the film and the review. Do you agree with the review, why or why not, and what did you see of value in the film?
After watching Polanski's film and reading the review, I agree with the review. I agree that Polanski created those fight scenes as awkward and realistic as possible, and while they are hilarous and entertaining to watch, that is what a fight in reality looks like. I found Macbeth excellently represented by the actor; he was strong yet weak, proud yet ashamed at the same time. Lady Macbeth, however, was disappointing. She was definitely not as evil and manipulative as in the actual play, and she was too beautiful. I pictured Lady Macbeth as an older woman who let herself go a bit because of her status. By far my favorite scene was the epic battle between Macbeth and Macduff. Seeing those two clumsily swing their swords and listen to the corny sounds effects just lit my heart up with joy. And then there was the beheading. I usually would say that seeing someone beheaded would send shivers down my spine, but this was so unrealistic that I laughed throughout the entire scene. All in all, I think Polanski did a very good job representing Shakespeare's classic play.
While watching Roman Polanski’s interpretation of Macbeth, I couldn’t help but laugh. He portrays many of the fights scenes as a joke and makes a mockery out of Shakespeare’s play. At the time Polanski had a lot on his mind to deal with. After his wife had been brutally murdered from Charles Manson and his followers, his emotional being at the time went into the making of Macbeth. I believe that because of this manic depressive state of mind, Polanski portrayed Shakespeare’s characters differently than many would have. While at the end of the movie, when Macduff kills Macbeth, it is almost amusing to watch. Not because his head is sliced off like a piece of bread but because everyone in the crowd is not appalled, yet excited. Although many could argue that Polanski did not do as good of a job as he could have. I believe that he twisted the play of Macbeth, and actually made it that much better.
After Reading the review and watching of Roman Polanski’s version of Macbeth I have seen many of the points that Polanski and Shakespeare were trying to make. I found that the review almost helped me further understand the film and agreed with many of the same ideas that I had. The main idea that we shared was that no matter what happens to man it is a repeating cycle that can never be ended. This comes in the form of the fact that even after all of this it is bound to happen again that another man will fall into the trap of greed. When I saw that Macbeth was being killed I also saw another idea which stuck out to me and that was the idea that evil will always be defeated by the good much like when Macduff kills Macbeth and restored Malcom to his rightful place on the thrown.
After watching Polanski's film and reading the review, I agree with the review. Polanski's recreation of Macbeths character was dead on. His character distinctly resembled the character portrayed in the book. In contrast, Lady Macbeth's character was a little less resembled in the movie than in the book. In the book, she was more of a strong, older woman who was very manipulative, but in the play she was weak and not as powerful as she seemed. On the other hand, Polanski's creation of the fight scenes looked as if they were real. They were awkward, just like a fight in real life. The awkwardness also made it hilarious to watch, because Macbeth and Macduff were all over the place, swinging their swords wrecklessly at eachother. I found it especially funny at the part where Macbeths' head got chopped off. It was probably the most unrealistic part of the fight, but definately made me laugh. . . a lot. Overall, I believe Polanski did a wonderful job re-enacting Shakespeare's traditional play.
After watching Roman Polanski's film of Macbeth and reading the review, I agree with the review. I find that Polanski definitely showed how disturbed he had become after his wife’s death, but it also allowed for the film to be closer to what Shakespeare had imagined. It was very dark and the actors chosen as the roles fit very welled with how I imagined them, except for maybe Lady Macbeth who could have seemed older and less attractive. However, the actor who played Macbeth, Jon Finch played an excellent role, being able to play such a sensitive character to a heartless, cold character. Even though, not every detail from the play was presented in the film Polanski did an excellent job in transferring Shakespeare’s play to the big screen. Polanski allowed his emotions get the best of him, which in my opinion allowed for the film to come out as well as it did.
After watching Polanski's version of Macbeth and reading the review of the movie, i agree with the review. Polanski really captured some of the aspects that Shakespeare wanted his audience to capture. Shakespeare wanted his readers to see that Macbeth had a kind of nihilistic view of life, in the way that he did anything he could to gain power and knew that in the end it wasn't going to matter what he did. In Polanski's film it is obvious to the viewer that once Macbeth kills Duncan and gets away with it, nothing matters to him anymore and he does whatever he wants. The movie review also says how the fight scenes were very awkward and clumsy, which is how they would probably play out in real life. The fights gave a sort of realness to the movie because fights are never planned out or rehearsed in real life, they just happen so they end up being awkward. I think that the movie was very helpful to watch because it helped me better understand what was going on in the play. Overall, Polanski did a good job in re-creating Shakespeare's play, making it entertaining and understandable.
After watching Polanski’s film and reading the review on the film, the review on the film is without a doubt truthful. The film tries to be as realistic as the play would have been, such as in the fight scenes. The fight scenes in the film were unrealistic, yet funny, and were what you would see in everyday life. No real fights are planned out and will always be unpredictable because they aren’t supposed to be entertaining like some James Bond fight because they get straight to the point. Since Polanski’s wife died around the time he made this film he was already in a dark and evil state of mind, which helped him create what Shakespeare actually wanted in his play. All of the actors chosen were all excellent in doing their roles, except for one, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth was too much of a joke in this play and didn’t really get to the point and just made a fool out of herself. The review does a good job explaining the film which helped me understand the film to a greater extent. The fact that Macbeth was a lot younger in this film then he should have been showed that Polanski knew what he was doing because he spiced it up a little bit and it still worked out really well. Altogether this film fulfilled what Shakespeare tried to convey in his play and Polanski did a great job.
First off, I thought Polanski's film of Macbeth was a joke and ruined a great play by Shakespeare. Even for a 1970's movie it looked terribly filmed and almost a throw away movie, that had no thought put into it. I couldn't help but keep thinking of Monty Python while I watched the movie because it was so full of stupid humors. These include the fight scenes, the screaming through out, and even the tones of actors and actresses when they spoke. This may be one of the first times ever that I actually thought the book, or reading the play, was more interesting than the movie just because it was so hard to pay attention to such stupidity. After reading the review, it actually made the film seem even worse. The critique tried to put meaning to a film that did at best, a mediocre job, of portrayed Shakespeare's ideas. The critique favors the movie because of its "brutally realistic attempt", but Polanski's seems to try to hard to do this. As I read the review I kept feeling like the author of it was trying to make excuses for the flaws in the film. Perhaps the film was just a terrible illustration of the nihilism in Macbeth.
After watching Roman Polanski's film of Macbeth and reading the review, I agree with the review. The review helped me to understand the book more then the movie could ever. The film was poorly made and did not give any respect to a play that was such an icon. The actors were not very credible. Poor acting mixed with low quality effects made for a horrible mess. However Polanski’s Macbeth is also a key “Roman Polanski Film”, both because of its alleged links to Polanski’s life at the time of production, and in terms of the director’s recurring themes and ideas that are on display. So although the movie did not serve the book and justice, to say that the movie was not an impact on Polanski’s life simply isn’t true.
10 comments:
After watching Polanski's film and reading the review, I agree with the review. I agree that Polanski created those fight scenes as awkward and realistic as possible, and while they are hilarous and entertaining to watch, that is what a fight in reality looks like. I found Macbeth excellently represented by the actor; he was strong yet weak, proud yet ashamed at the same time. Lady Macbeth, however, was disappointing. She was definitely not as evil and manipulative as in the actual play, and she was too beautiful. I pictured Lady Macbeth as an older woman who let herself go a bit because of her status. By far my favorite scene was the epic battle between Macbeth and Macduff. Seeing those two clumsily swing their swords and listen to the corny sounds effects just lit my heart up with joy. And then there was the beheading. I usually would say that seeing someone beheaded would send shivers down my spine, but this was so unrealistic that I laughed throughout the entire scene. All in all, I think Polanski did a very good job representing Shakespeare's classic play.
While watching Roman Polanski’s interpretation of Macbeth, I couldn’t help but laugh. He portrays many of the fights scenes as a joke and makes a mockery out of Shakespeare’s play. At the time Polanski had a lot on his mind to deal with. After his wife had been brutally murdered from Charles Manson and his followers, his emotional being at the time went into the making of Macbeth. I believe that because of this manic depressive state of mind, Polanski portrayed Shakespeare’s characters differently than many would have. While at the end of the movie, when Macduff kills Macbeth, it is almost amusing to watch. Not because his head is sliced off like a piece of bread but because everyone in the crowd is not appalled, yet excited. Although many could argue that Polanski did not do as good of a job as he could have. I believe that he twisted the play of Macbeth, and actually made it that much better.
After Reading the review and watching of Roman Polanski’s version of Macbeth I have seen many of the points that Polanski and Shakespeare were trying to make. I found that the review almost helped me further understand the film and agreed with many of the same ideas that I had. The main idea that we shared was that no matter what happens to man it is a repeating cycle that can never be ended. This comes in the form of the fact that even after all of this it is bound to happen again that another man will fall into the trap of greed. When I saw that Macbeth was being killed I also saw another idea which stuck out to me and that was the idea that evil will always be defeated by the good much like when Macduff kills Macbeth and restored Malcom to his rightful place on the thrown.
After watching Polanski's film and reading the review, I agree with the review. Polanski's recreation of Macbeths character was dead on. His character distinctly resembled the character portrayed in the book. In contrast, Lady Macbeth's character was a little less resembled in the movie than in the book. In the book, she was more of a strong, older woman who was very manipulative, but in the play she was weak and not as powerful as she seemed. On the other hand, Polanski's creation of the fight scenes looked as if they were real. They were awkward, just like a fight in real life. The awkwardness also made it hilarious to watch, because Macbeth and Macduff were all over the place, swinging their swords wrecklessly at eachother. I found it especially funny at the part where Macbeths' head got chopped off. It was probably the most unrealistic part of the fight, but definately made me laugh. . . a lot. Overall, I believe Polanski did a wonderful job re-enacting Shakespeare's traditional play.
After watching Roman Polanski's film of Macbeth and reading the review, I agree with the review. I find that Polanski definitely showed how disturbed he had become after his wife’s death, but it also allowed for the film to be closer to what Shakespeare had imagined. It was very dark and the actors chosen as the roles fit very welled with how I imagined them, except for maybe Lady Macbeth who could have seemed older and less attractive. However, the actor who played Macbeth, Jon Finch played an excellent role, being able to play such a sensitive character to a heartless, cold character. Even though, not every detail from the play was presented in the film Polanski did an excellent job in transferring Shakespeare’s play to the big screen. Polanski allowed his emotions get the best of him, which in my opinion allowed for the film to come out as well as it did.
After watching Polanski's version of Macbeth and reading the review of the movie, i agree with the review. Polanski really captured some of the aspects that Shakespeare wanted his audience to capture. Shakespeare wanted his readers to see that Macbeth had a kind of nihilistic view of life, in the way that he did anything he could to gain power and knew that in the end it wasn't going to matter what he did. In Polanski's film it is obvious to the viewer that once Macbeth kills Duncan and gets away with it, nothing matters to him anymore and he does whatever he wants. The movie review also says how the fight scenes were very awkward and clumsy, which is how they would probably play out in real life. The fights gave a sort of realness to the movie because fights are never planned out or rehearsed in real life, they just happen so they end up being awkward. I think that the movie was very helpful to watch because it helped me better understand what was going on in the play. Overall, Polanski did a good job in re-creating Shakespeare's play, making it entertaining and understandable.
After watching Polanski’s film and reading the review on the film, the review on the film is without a doubt truthful. The film tries to be as realistic as the play would have been, such as in the fight scenes. The fight scenes in the film were unrealistic, yet funny, and were what you would see in everyday life. No real fights are planned out and will always be unpredictable because they aren’t supposed to be entertaining like some James Bond fight because they get straight to the point. Since Polanski’s wife died around the time he made this film he was already in a dark and evil state of mind, which helped him create what Shakespeare actually wanted in his play. All of the actors chosen were all excellent in doing their roles, except for one, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth was too much of a joke in this play and didn’t really get to the point and just made a fool out of herself. The review does a good job explaining the film which helped me understand the film to a greater extent. The fact that Macbeth was a lot younger in this film then he should have been showed that Polanski knew what he was doing because he spiced it up a little bit and it still worked out really well. Altogether this film fulfilled what Shakespeare tried to convey in his play and Polanski did a great job.
First off, I thought Polanski's film of Macbeth was a joke and ruined a great play by Shakespeare. Even for a 1970's movie it looked terribly filmed and almost a throw away movie, that had no thought put into it. I couldn't help but keep thinking of Monty Python while I watched the movie because it was so full of stupid humors. These include the fight scenes, the screaming through out, and even the tones of actors and actresses when they spoke. This may be one of the first times ever that I actually thought the book, or reading the play, was more interesting than the movie just because it was so hard to pay attention to such stupidity. After reading the review, it actually made the film seem even worse. The critique tried to put meaning to a film that did at best, a mediocre job, of portrayed Shakespeare's ideas. The critique favors the movie because of its "brutally realistic attempt", but Polanski's seems to try to hard to do this. As I read the review I kept feeling like the author of it was trying to make excuses for the flaws in the film. Perhaps the film was just a terrible illustration of the nihilism in Macbeth.
After watching Roman Polanski's film of Macbeth and reading the review, I agree with the review. The review helped me to understand the book more then the movie could ever. The film was poorly made and did not give any respect to a play that was such an icon. The actors were not very credible. Poor acting mixed with low quality effects made for a horrible mess. However Polanski’s Macbeth is also a key “Roman Polanski Film”, both because of its alleged links to Polanski’s life at the time of production, and in terms of the director’s recurring themes and ideas that are on display. So although the movie did not serve the book and justice, to say that the movie was not an impact on Polanski’s life simply isn’t true.
Post a Comment