The Tragedy of Macbeth
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
Hey blog. Just saw The Tragedy of Macbeth today. So many Macbeth movies, it's hard to stand out! Of course everyone's gonna remember this one cause a Coen brother made it. Main story is the same, as in the words are unchanged, so Joel poured all his effort into the look of the thing. In my opinion it payed off! Gorgeous to look at of course, but you also get the sense of the pointlessness of this power grabbing. His folk revere him as the king of Scotland but all the camera ever shows is his vacant castle. So it's not just looking good for the sake of good looks, it adds to the thematicness.
Denzel Washington and Frances MacDormand are great of course. They really understand the words they're saying and deliver them with an impressive naturalism. But the little bitty parts are cast wonderfully too! Especially the lady who plays the weird sisters, Kathryn Hunter. She does this sort of Gollum thing where she's talking to herself in a gravely voice and hunches over like some long-legged creature. Lady Macduff's actress is great too. Moses Ingram barely gets any screen time but she just nails it. So natural and understated, really adds to the gravity of the horrific act to befall her.
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