callmebliss:questions-within-questions:mikelpen:moniquill:appropriately-inappropriate:marjchaos:make
callmebliss:questions-within-questions:mikelpen:moniquill:appropriately-inappropriate:marjchaos:makeitearlgrey:baldymonster:cleolinda:killjoyfeminist:annabellioncourt:plz-no:Simultaneously the worst and best movie ever madeActually one of my teachers watched every single version of Romeo and Juliet with the original text in front of him to prove that this was the worst version, but to his great dismay its the most accurate film adaptation of it, with the lines closest to the original text and most similar stage direction and relayed emotions.He proceeded to show it to us in class.Dude, seriously. This version is actually very accurate.My Shakespeare professor in grad school said the same thing.I think most Shakespeare movies are just so classy and highbrow with their gorgeous period costumes and mandatory snooty elocutionary accents that people forget how goofy this play actually is. The lines, the characters, the motivations, the babyfaced teen stars, I just… oh my god it’s all so real. I’ve heard a lot of people blast Baz Luhrmann for making such a campy adaptation and it’s just like no, you don’t understand, that was all Shakespeare.Sometimes I wonder if the real reason it’s disliked is because it was so damn popular with teenage girls.You mean… Like the actual play?I loved this version. Shakespeare in not High Culture, and never was. The people who want you to think it is are history-rewriting snobs.I once took a Shakespeare class with my best friend, and we sat in the middle of the classroom giggling over all the dirty jokes all semester. Seriously, once you know what you’re looking at you realize this stuff is not classy at all, and the Elizabethans really loved a good dick joke.Shakespeare makes dick jokes and invented words because he fucking felt like it. If Shakespeare was writing in the modern era he’d probably giggle at memes, and anyone who says otherwise hasn’t read Shakespeare.When watching any version of a Shakespeare piece, think about whether Shakespeare would fucking love it. Imagine dragging him to a movie theater in 1996 and making him watch this and tell me he wouldn’t think it’s fucking awesome.Bless all of these comments. The best AND worst movie ever made? As far as Shakespeare adaptations go, this is by far my favorite.(Twelfth Night is up there too. For some reason I just adore Ben Kingsley as Feste.)Which film is this?Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and JulietI HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS AND I WANT TO -- source link