Monday, October 27, 2014

Yes, I am a fan of Shakespeare’s work, however this one was not my favorite. Honestly I was really excited for this production all week, but I got in there and I got the vibe. The vibe that was like no this is not going to be your thing. Anyways, I sat through it and managed to survive. I mean I knew what was going on the whole time, I understood the old English language but it just not my thing. I mean I hate to be a critic but I feel like the reason I didn’t like it was more the director’s fault, not to sound rude. I remember him saying that if Disney did a movie on one of Shakespeare’s productions it would be this one, because the characters are bold, and colorful. However, in my eyes they weren't what he said they would be. Back to the color aspect, or in this case the colors Britain and Rome had to wear. For instance, Rome wore red, which in my eyes I see as a color of power, but they lost the war in the final scene. Also, Britain had to wear black, which for me is a sign of evil, and evil never wins, except here. Although I hate be a critic I am, so to drown out the negatives I’ll put some positives. I think it was a good idea to have a basic and plain set, because the plays plot was to intense and takes place in several settings it would be hard to set an advance set for each scene. Also, I like how there were very little actors and actress. They were simply acting as several characters, which is good because of the same reason as the plain setting. All in all, the play was not my style, but not because of Shakespeare. However, the director did to some things right in my eyes.

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