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MACBETH (2015)

posted 8 years ago by IMDB_Vits
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The war scenes in MACBETH 2015 are well-filmed. The extensive slow motion and silence make them intense. Too bad that the other scenes aren't intense or even dramatic. MACBETH 1971 also had an eerie atmosphere, but it was more consistent. Neither version worked for me, because they felt like filmed plays rather than movies. I'm starting to fear that a good movie can't be made from the source material. At least not a faithful adaptation. I hope I'm proven wrong. Michael Fassbender conveys the pain of his character, but it's a one-note performance. Marion Cotillard does a much better job, but her French accent is distracting. Look, either cast a Scottish actress or re-write the character's nationality (which wouldn't really affect the plot), but to pretend that this version of LADY MACBETH is Scottish is as possible as finding good speakers and headphones around here. I've bought several and I've tried plugging them at the same time, but the sound never comes out from both.

4/10
You can read comments of other movies (including the 1971 version) at http://vits-ingthemovies.blogspot.it/2017/01/comments-round-up-december-2016.html

Any thoughts?
Las escenas de guerra en MACBETH 2015 están bien filmadas. La cámara lenta y el silencio extensivos las hacen intensas. Que mal que las otras escenas no son intensas o siquiera dramáticas. MACBETH 1971 también tenía una atmósfera inquietante, pero era más coherente. Ninguna versión funcionó para mí, porque se sintieron como obras teatrales filmadas en vez de películas. Empiezo a temer que no se puede hacer una buena película del material original. Espero que prueben que estoy equivocado. Michael Fassbender transmite el dolor de su personaje, pero es una actuación sin muchos matices. Marion Cotillard hace un trabajo mucho mejor, pero su acento Francés distrae. Miren, o contratan a una actriz Escocesa o re-escriben la nacionalidad del personaje (lo que no afectaría realmente la trama), pero fingir que esta versión de LADY MACBETH es Escocesa es tan posible como encontrar buenas parlantes y audífonos por aquí. He comprado varios y he tratado de conectarlos al mismo tiempo, pero el sonido nunca sale de ambos.

4/10
Pueden leer comentarios de otras películas (incluida la versión de 1971) en http://vits-eandoelcine.blogspot.it/2017/01/resumen-de-comentarios-diciembre-2016.html

¿Alguna opinión?

[–] Panthers4848 8 years ago

Seems I am stalking you on this group of your postings ! But I have recently revisited IMDB after a long hiatus, and I am just so pleased to see some recent new postings on the European Cinema ( my favourite films) . On this occasion I think I probably agree with your comments regarding the Macbeth(2015) film version: "I'm starting to fear that a good movie can't be made from the source material."
I just don't think Shakespeare really works outside of the live play format for which it was originally designed. As a great fan of both Fassbender and especially Cotillard, I had to watch the film. And they did bring some of their own inherent charisma to the screen version, but for me I would have rather have watched them perform it on the stage !