Tuesday, January 19, 2010

macbeth comparisons

By viewing both the new and old version i notice many similarities and differences. Some similarities were the characters and their roles that they had to play. I also notice that they had the same names they didn't change them like they would in other movies. Also they wanted the same thing to be kings. But i also notice their was more differences then similarities. Their was color to it and also this second version showed more background about the characters then the original movie. For example in the original version they did not showed us that macbeth had a son and in this version they showed us that and more. In this version it was not about ruling a kingdom it was a mafia kind of gang. Also they use guns and it was more exciting bacause of all the bloody sences and reality their was to it. To me this second version was much better then the first one. But i think we should have watch the whole thing not just little parts out of it.

2 comments:

  1. Good summary. I agree with some of the things you mentioned. Even though the second film version had more color and background, the acting was really bad compared to the play. Maybe if many of the scenes were not skipped, it would of been easier to understand.

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  2. Very good summary. I agree with you in everything. And Lady Macbeth, very much, wears the pants in the relationship but only in the play version.

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