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Features
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• NTSC
In Theaters : 11 October, 1996
Video Release : 29 April, 1997 |
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Al Pacino made a movie version of Shakespeare's RICHARD III which I haven't seen and wasn't aware of. And, just to make it interesting, I've never read Shakespeare's original play or seen it performed. This DVD is a documentary on the making of the film, a behind-the-scenes look which I found positively compelling.
I grew up in a culture that actively hated Shakespeare, and I told them all to get stuffed. I feel that you, my subscribers, have a bit more intelligence than they do. Is this film a good way to win them over to our side, or am I just dreaming?
Regardless, it's a great film. You'll come away from it understanding RICHARD III, and you'll enjoy a few chuckles along the way. Put simply, Richard III and his cohorts were thugs. Gangsters for the Elizabethan Age. This early Shakespearean work explored the nature of evil, and I'm sure Al Pacino was excellent in the role.
Whenever an American says, "I can't understand the language," I wanna throw something. My students in China damn sure don't speak Shakespearean English, but it doesn't stop them from sharing my love of the Bard. Like it says in the film and in common sense, you don't need every word to get the gist. The best estimates are that he made up 10% of the words he used, and stopped himself from making up even more for fear of confusing his audiences.
Having said that, I do believe the best way to enjoy Shakespeare is on a DVD with subtitles. Apologies to the Bard, but the language has changed a wee bit. He poured so much into so few words that I'll take every hint I can get. I can watch MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING ten times, for example, and notice something new in his words with each viewing. And it's "light."
This is a reminder that, for all the ink I spend bashing actors, Shakespeare came from them, and many of them still appreciate him.
I also find it funny that, where I grew up, stubbornly bucking the tide is called "getting redneck." In North Carolina, I had to "get redneck" about my love of Shakespeare. The irony doesn't escape me.
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