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Brando was epic as Antony

posted 15 years ago by BobStage
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I would have liked to see Brando tackle other Shakespearean material. His Antony was fiery, passionate, intelligent, charismatic. His delivery of the famous line about the Dogs of War was a highlight of the film imo. Plus he got to end the movie, which was a fitting way to do it.

[–] nandomaron 14 years ago

Yeah and his character don't even have that much screentime, he only kinda get into story after +- 50 minutes of it.

[–] heartsoflight128 13 years ago

i agree. he should have played Hamlet and/or king lear. it would have been amazing to see.

[–] hafabee 11 years ago

I would have liked to see Brando tackle other Shakespearean material.

Oh, yes, definitely. That guy could get the entire audience to riot. He's fierce. As someone else said King Lear would've been a great role for him when he was a little older, say around The Godfather. I wonder why he wasn't approached more? Or perhaps he simply turned down a lot of projects for those he favoured.

[–] Cult_of_Kibner 10 years ago

Probably had to do with the fact that he was a complete pain in the ass to work with.

[–] bhoover247 10 years ago

He also demanded a lot of money, but he was worth it this film is a prime example.

[–] joeparkson 10 years ago

His Antony was also a manipulator. After the speech and his face was turned away from the crowd, there was a slight smile on his face. His speech wasn't heartfelt, it was calculated.

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