macbeth.

I have to admitt William Shakespears play to me wasnt all that intresting to me. both the movie and the play dont really intrest me. The old english that i could barley even understand was most of the reason i didnt really enjoy it but as i was explained what had happened in the story it was pretty intense. I enjoyed Sonnet 130 more than this play. This isnt something I would ever read but if I were to rate this play, Iwould probably give it a four.

ORIGINAL & MODERN MACBETH: WHICH IS BETTER?

Comparing both movies we saw in LA4, is like comparing a bit intresting with very much boring.
Yes, both films have similarities such as the title, etc. But the differences are so far apart that it's like if you weren't comparing both versions.
First of all, a huge difference was the scenery. There would be something wrong with anyone who would say that a low-budget, black-greenish, foggy background is the same as a background that obviously had money put into it and of course, has color and meaning to it!
Another difference, I hate to admit, is the acting. Even though the modern Macbeth movie was good, the characters' acting came short to the ones from the play. You couldn't expect more or less from the movie. The play, even though they didn't have much to work with, they put effort and determination into the work. You can clearly tell that it was more than just a role to the actors.
The similarities I found between them was that both films had the same name of characters, the same dialouge, and the same beginning, middle, and end. The people that were supposed to die, died. And the ones who were supposed to be alive, remained that way. In either of versions, I still couldn't understand what they were saying. They all talk wierd and that's what killed the modern movie. It's supposed to be modern??
At the end, the differences don't matter because both sides achieved getting across the whole point of the story of Macbeth to the readers/audience.
I liked the modern Macbeth just because the killing scenes were realistic and they had guns.

Rachel Camacho The comparisons of Macbeth

Although both movies have the same title they had many differences and some similarities. The old version of Macbeth had no scenery which just created confusion of where they were, on the other hand the new version of Macbeth had a scenery and gave the audience a feel of where they were the whole time which also made the movie more interesting. In the new version of Macbeth, the actors do not do a good job with their characters while in the older version they put emotion into the characters they are playing. Although they are very different they have similarities as well.

Both movies had a lot of suspense, when viewing them i found myself on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. They also spoke in the same dialect which caused some confusion in what they were saying. Although there was confusion they were both very interesting and are both very good to watch. I preferred the newer version of Macbeth only because of the fact that it was a modern version rather than the Macbeth with no background. Overall though, they were both well done.

Macbeth vs Macbeth

Macbeth was a performer in a William Shakespeare play. In my LA4 class we watch two different versions of the play. The first film started with Ian Mckellen, and the more modern film started with Sam worthington. these two films have many similarities and differences.

Both of the films have in common such as the dialogue. pretty much the more modern version has the same plot such as making Macbeth as king or leader. another thing is that they have all the same chacaters such as Macbeth of course, lady Macbeth, Mcduff, lady Macduff, the werid Witches, and etc.

The difference are the Witches. In the first film they were ugly and hidious but in the second version they were young, and pretty. Another thing is that Macbeth was younger, and Lady Macbeth was way more beautiful than the first version. Another thing is that the way they killed is so different. The first film they used swords to kill but the newer version they used guns. their acting was totally different. The main thing is that instead taking place in a forest or in a dark area, the newer version took place in a house, city and it was sunny.

Alexandra A.

Yes we can go on and on about how the acting of both movies was quit different. In my opinion the play wasn't as entertaining as the movie was, simply because you couldn't understand what they were saying half the time. One of the differences that i noticed was that in the movie Lady Macbeth and Macbeth were in the cemetery over their child's grave. Which i found strange because in the play there wasn't a mentioned that they ever had a kid. But i guess that gave the movie a bit of a new outlook.
Even though the movies were both made in different times it still didn't loose the main point to kill King Duncun. In both movies Lady Macbeth was still underneath the plan. The fact that Lady Macbeth was still manipulating Macbeth in order to get what they both wanted was no different than the play. So in other word Lady Macbeth still wore the pants in the relationship.

Sam Worthington Trivia Game

Hi everyone,

This is not really related to Macbeth, but here's some fun trivia: what new movie is Sam Worthington the star of? (Worthington is the actor who plays Macbeth in the newer film version we watched.)

Any guesses?

hey everyone,first of all idk if im writing in the right area,so im going to hope i am lol.
The very first one we watched was what i call BORING i didnt understand what they were talking about 88% of the time. lol The second one was much easier for me to follow because it was presented in a very different way that was appealing. With that said i will like to add that both of them completed the goal of getting the point across..and telling the story of Macbeth.