Ok, I have NO rubric on me, but I just remembered my Blogger information and I don't feel like writing an essay comparing and contrasting two movies that 67% of the class paid no attention to. If for some strange reason a person was interested in "MacBeth" and for an even stranger reason asked my opinion on which of the two movies he/she should watch to gain a better understanding, I'd tell 'em that's a difficult question to answer. Each movie was titled "MacBeth" and each movie had the same plot and characters. However, the differences between the two are the as numerous as the difference between night and day.
The play version, for example, looks like night...the whole play...even the stuff that should've been in broad daylight. There was no scenery, no props, no effects, no make-up(which would've been useful), and clearly no room in the filmakers budget. The setting appeared as this greenish-gray the entire and characters wore the same clothes throughout the movie. The tip of the iceburg has to be how ugly everyone was. I was sitting wondering, "Is everyone a witch?"
Before I digress(might be spelled wrong) to far I feel my reviewers should at least know what the story's about. In a nutshell, MacBeth is a story of ambition turned to greed as a respected warrior catches wind of a prophecy from three witches promising him to be King of the land...then he dies :)
Contrasting the play version was the movie version. The movie version had spectacular scenary, the actors had wardrobe, the movie had extras, and the actors weren't nearly as ugly as in the play.
So a person asking me may assume I preferred the movie version...and they'd be wrong. I am the only person in any class in america that preferred the play version and there are several reasons why. The play stayed more with the story than the movie. In the play version, Lady MacBeth was the aggressor and primary influence for the pending murders as Shakespeare intended. While in the movie she was just an addict that didn't do much, while MacBeth did everything. I mostly preferred the play because the acting was INCREDIBLE.
In closing, as to which is better, it depends...If you're looking for the story of "MacBeth" being "entertaining" see the movie. If you want to see a low-budget rendition of the story told EXACTLY as it was intended, see the play version.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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.
Comparison Of Macbeth By: Matthew Chamale
Macbeth is one of the many tragedies that William Shakespheare wrote when he was alive. Macbeth brings a lot of scary and dark feelings into the reader. As this tragedy gives a lot of sense of evil all around it by the way the characters and background act and seem very raging throughout the whole story line. Many films have been made following the play called "The Tragedy of Macbeth". In the first film ever made of Macbeth starring Ian Mckellen and Judy Dench is made as a play. The characters were filmed while they were acting in the play. The play gives a feeling of horror since the beginning throughout the end . As years pass they made another film more modern then the other one. Released in 2007 starring Sam Worthington playing as Macbeth. Just like the first film it gives us the fierce acting and background. Yet, they both have some similaries and differences in them.
In the first film made in 1979 the play gived a good vibe on how crazy Macbeth was turning into a murder more than a king instead of what the witches said he would become. Macbeth seem very evil and storming ready to become king killing everybody that gets in his way. The same feeling the modern movie gives us. It too shows us that Macbeth was so impatient to become ruler or the king of his people. In the film he shoots everybody that is a threat and lies about it. The difference between the old film and the new one besides the way they dress and how they use guns, and cars is the way the characters act. The old one makes the character come more alive in the way they show their expressions and feelings on the scene. The modern one shows more action and more blood but is missing the sense of the way the character is.
If I had to choose between first film and the modren one it would be the first film. The film shows in the play real characters that come alive in front of your face and, in my opinion thats very important for the the viwer and the reader. That's what the new one is missing in the characters. So at the end they both turned out to have very important similaries and differences that affect the climax of the movie
In the first film made in 1979 the play gived a good vibe on how crazy Macbeth was turning into a murder more than a king instead of what the witches said he would become. Macbeth seem very evil and storming ready to become king killing everybody that gets in his way. The same feeling the modern movie gives us. It too shows us that Macbeth was so impatient to become ruler or the king of his people. In the film he shoots everybody that is a threat and lies about it. The difference between the old film and the new one besides the way they dress and how they use guns, and cars is the way the characters act. The old one makes the character come more alive in the way they show their expressions and feelings on the scene. The modern one shows more action and more blood but is missing the sense of the way the character is.
If I had to choose between first film and the modren one it would be the first film. The film shows in the play real characters that come alive in front of your face and, in my opinion thats very important for the the viwer and the reader. That's what the new one is missing in the characters. So at the end they both turned out to have very important similaries and differences that affect the climax of the movie
Alejandra Flores
There where many differences and similarities between the first film version of Macbeth starring Ian McKellen and Judy Dench, and the more modern film version starring Sam Worthington and Victoria Hill. One of the many similarities was the plot. The characters in both of the films had the same plot. The plot contained the mood and dialogue. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's purpose was to make him the guy that is on top of everyone else and rules every single person, the king, the boss. They all had the same mood, which was ambition and did everything it took to accomplish what they wanted, but was all temporary. The characters spoke the same language and spoke the same things in both of the films.
The differences in these two films were the setting, costumes, and most importantly the camera angles. The setting in the second film was modern compared to the first film. It contained music but most of all it had action. The first film, or play, had a black background and they had access to limited things because it was a drama so we had to use our imagination for most of the parts. Costumes was also a big difference. In the first film they used repeated close most of the time and only wore dark colors to match with the background and also so that the character could stand out in front of the audience. In the modern movie, the actors used different fancy clothing for different scenes to make it neat and more attractive. The camera angles in the play were simple, had the object centered, and had almost no movement at all. In the second film, the camera angles made the film more enthusiastic. The camera moved along with the music and made its focus on the main object. It had zoom in and zoom out with different angle measurements, which showed the action parts more exciting to the audience. In my opinion, I liked the second film better than the first one since the scenery made a huge difference between both of them.
The differences in these two films were the setting, costumes, and most importantly the camera angles. The setting in the second film was modern compared to the first film. It contained music but most of all it had action. The first film, or play, had a black background and they had access to limited things because it was a drama so we had to use our imagination for most of the parts. Costumes was also a big difference. In the first film they used repeated close most of the time and only wore dark colors to match with the background and also so that the character could stand out in front of the audience. In the modern movie, the actors used different fancy clothing for different scenes to make it neat and more attractive. The camera angles in the play were simple, had the object centered, and had almost no movement at all. In the second film, the camera angles made the film more enthusiastic. The camera moved along with the music and made its focus on the main object. It had zoom in and zoom out with different angle measurements, which showed the action parts more exciting to the audience. In my opinion, I liked the second film better than the first one since the scenery made a huge difference between both of them.
isabella montano
The Macbeth play written by: William Shakespeare. Has many similarities the scenes are alike in a way they both have whats expected to happen in them. Some similarities that the play and the movie version have is they have the same dialogue first of all the characters, plot and the fact that macbeth wants to be king are the same. My favorite version of this play is the movie because the actors are better looking the acting is more entertaining and their better dressed & the setting of the movie is more comprehendable then the play the witches are more seductive in the movie.
Brenda Rosales
Macbeth is a great play written by William Shakespeare. There's a modern version and a updated version. The version that I like best is the updated one because the background is more appealing as well as the actors they were attractive and the viewer can actually comprehend what the actors are saying. I found this version much more interesting because it had more action specially in the murder scene when Macbeth kills the king. One thing that I disliked about the second movie was that the actors weren't doing there job "ACTING." In the modern version the actors did a great job playing there character because they showed emotion witch helped set the background in a scene. There was many similarities and differences in both movies. One difference was that in the new version they choked Lady Macduff, and in the old they slid her throat.
a similarity is that both movies portray William Shakespeare's play.
a similarity is that both movies portray William Shakespeare's play.
Roger's Comparison of the two Macbeth Films
I felt that Macbeth the play and Macbeth the movie were both similar. Although I clearly prefer the movie over the play, they both had their similarities. Both the movie and the play pretty much followed the same Dialouge, had the same characters and for the most part it had the same plot. The Macbeth from the movie was equally as corrupt as the Macbeth from the play and the Lady Macbeth from the movie was just as insane as the Lady Macbeth from the play. I felt that in both incarnations all the characters played their parts perfectly to the point that even though I was watching two different versions I felt that the characters were very similar because of their actions and the storylines and dialouges were similar so that made it easier to see the similarities.
However everything has to evolve and thus the play macbeth was remade into a modern day movie. There are so many differences between The play and The movie that I will try to list as many as I can without running out of space. I think the biggest difference between the two is the scenery. The play bored me so much because I couldn't stand to just watch a black background with a guy or group of guys talking. However the movie was actually very entertaining because I could actually feel the atmosphere and actually understand for the most part what was going on. Another difference between the first movie and the second movie is that even though the plot was the same the roles were changed around. Since the movie was made in modern times many of the roles were changed so that they would keep up with modern times. Instead of becoming king Macbeth became the leader of a gang. Likewise instead of riding horses they drive motorcycles or horses. Instead of using swords, they use guns. Although I did find it entertaining to see how well they adapted it to a modern version I prefered it how it was originally meant to be.
To conclude I prefer the movie over the play because it had a scenery which caught my attention, plenty of action(even though most of it was skipped >.>) and lastly I actually found alot of the actresses in the movie to be attractive unlike in the play, where every character was really ugly. The only thing I liked about the play is that it followed the original story.
However everything has to evolve and thus the play macbeth was remade into a modern day movie. There are so many differences between The play and The movie that I will try to list as many as I can without running out of space. I think the biggest difference between the two is the scenery. The play bored me so much because I couldn't stand to just watch a black background with a guy or group of guys talking. However the movie was actually very entertaining because I could actually feel the atmosphere and actually understand for the most part what was going on. Another difference between the first movie and the second movie is that even though the plot was the same the roles were changed around. Since the movie was made in modern times many of the roles were changed so that they would keep up with modern times. Instead of becoming king Macbeth became the leader of a gang. Likewise instead of riding horses they drive motorcycles or horses. Instead of using swords, they use guns. Although I did find it entertaining to see how well they adapted it to a modern version I prefered it how it was originally meant to be.
To conclude I prefer the movie over the play because it had a scenery which caught my attention, plenty of action(even though most of it was skipped >.>) and lastly I actually found alot of the actresses in the movie to be attractive unlike in the play, where every character was really ugly. The only thing I liked about the play is that it followed the original story.
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