tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post6256358566049186489..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: It's My Much Ado Review, Coming Right At YouDuane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-59464254267202919902013-07-25T03:08:53.030-04:002013-07-25T03:08:53.030-04:00I just discovered your blog today, but I am offici...I just discovered your blog today, but I am officially a fan. Your analysis of Shakespeare reminds me of Whedon's Much Ado in that it never tries to be more than it is, instead remaining simple, clear, occasionally flawed and totally brilliant. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-53938780135463524692013-07-20T10:28:07.883-04:002013-07-20T10:28:07.883-04:00You wrote out my thoughts on this, even down to th...You wrote out my thoughts on this, even down to the level of family-friendliness. I loved the movie! When I got home, I read several reviews and agreed with their criticisms (particularly of Benedick - he sucked) but didn't agree with the tendency to dismiss it. One of the brilliant things about this was that it's totally in the realm of regular people (well, they are actors, not Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031531421081313802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-1112227978936961242013-07-08T15:33:33.944-04:002013-07-08T15:33:33.944-04:00I'll respond to that in two ways, J.
First, I...I'll respond to that in two ways, J.<br /><br />First, I think I was referring more to the choice of Much Ado as his first project, and how well it maps to reality in this situation. He had a few dozen plays to choose from. He could have gone with a Taming of the Shrew if he wanted a bickering/bantering couple in the lead. He's already announced that's wanted to do a Hamlet foreverDuane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-16865215015180009912013-07-08T14:55:50.987-04:002013-07-08T14:55:50.987-04:00"There was never a time in this movie that I ..."There was never a time in this movie that I did not think, "Ok, cool, a rich guy is putting up guests in his house for the week" ... because that's exactly what was happening. Genius."<br /><br />--Apparently, Whedon does this all the time--and they read Shakespeare. How can the patently obvious next step to film what is the logical choice be "genius" in any JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-60767423828035354162013-07-08T14:52:34.286-04:002013-07-08T14:52:34.286-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-87586829988168522632013-07-05T16:50:59.732-04:002013-07-05T16:50:59.732-04:00It still hasn't open here in Brasil (if it wil...It still hasn't open here in Brasil (if it will ever open, since some movies just come straight to internet here), but I'm very curious about it. <br />Whenever we talk about Shakespeare movie making, we have tradicional elizabethan setting and this "nowadays" setting that can be amazing or pure waste of money, attention, etc.<br />However, I tend to like them. I enjoy seeing Giulianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-15257909367708528642013-07-03T15:22:44.094-04:002013-07-03T15:22:44.094-04:00Sounds a bit like "The Big Chill" goes a...Sounds a bit like "The Big Chill" goes all Shakespearean.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09382387401832575999noreply@blogger.com