tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post955553816758138896..comments2023-11-05T03:24:07.273-06:00Comments on Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob.: 50/50 Review #23: Titus.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-24500738473198884592012-06-23T10:21:08.518-05:002012-06-23T10:21:08.518-05:00Admittedly it's been some time since I've ...Admittedly it's been some time since I've seen this adaptation, but is one of the films that makes me think that Shakespeare's plays are a fine example of dramas which should be adapted to film as often as possible. The play is more text than action, so a film version will be "true" to the text but could still become the director's own creation like her. It's also, probably, the most effective film that Taymor has managed to do. Not excellent, but certain of itself.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-32061254730590802112012-06-21T14:56:33.203-05:002012-06-21T14:56:33.203-05:00I felt so bad for you when I saw this on the roste...I felt so bad for you when I saw this on the roster... I haven't seen this film, but I read the play, and that was quite enough for me.<br /><br />I'm glad you were able to appreciate it. Between the needlessly gruesome story and Julie Taymor's "artistic take" (I have a far less family-friendly phrase in mind) of blurring time periods, this one isn't for me.nolahnhttp://www.bargainbinreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-87451282461657385692012-06-20T15:27:17.480-05:002012-06-20T15:27:17.480-05:00This was insane!! I saw it with my cousin not too ...This was insane!! I saw it with my cousin not too long ago<br /><br />-Carlos HernandezTree Service New Yorkhttp://www.evergreentreeshrubinc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-82211724973900591562012-06-20T10:55:39.350-05:002012-06-20T10:55:39.350-05:00Yup, you definitely picked an interesting one here...Yup, you definitely picked an interesting one here. I didn't mention this in the review, but like the last film, there are also more instances where our villain (in this case Aaron) talk directly to the camera. I loved Aaron in general, though. Such a great character. And his speeches at the end (both during the "hanging" scene and the "burial" scene) were two of my favorite speeches in the movie--though it's arguable the second is just an extension/continuation of the first.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-51462509773208254582012-06-20T08:49:35.772-05:002012-06-20T08:49:35.772-05:00Ha, success! I actually saw this long before "...Ha, success! I actually saw this long before "torture porn" seemed to be its own genre, so I never equated it to that. When we studied this in college, my professor made mention that some "scholars" refuse to believe this was even written by Shakespeare, because it was so early in his career and is unlike anything else he made. I also read that Taymor's take on mixing time periods was that she envisioned this taking place in a modern day world where the Roman Empire continued to rule. Love her eye for style no matter what her reasoning. And as a final note, I used Tamora's monologue in the woods for many of my auditions back in the day. Loved it!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386248680892197260noreply@blogger.com