Watching classic movies is really fun and exciting; fun in a sense that you don’t have to read an Old-English drama script anymore almost thick as a novelette and exciting because the fight scenes are really incredible. It can make you really laugh out loud.
One of the classic movies I’ve watched recently was the Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare directed by Roman Polanski in 1971. It is about a killing of a king and its consequences. It is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1606, with 1607 being the very latest probable date and it is Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy.
I can say that Shakespeare was really a startling writer by using extraordinary characters in making the story very interesting. The presence of the three witches at the beginning of the film impressed me the most. The three witches really caught my attention because of their great look. They were for real. Hope I won’t meet one of them. SCARY!
One thing that made me really to laugh out loud is the fight scene between Macbeth and Macduff. It was as if, they can no longer carry their weapons and metal clothes. They fought like a child and it looked like they were doing a mock fight. It was really amusing to see how Macbeth asked to rest first in the middle of the fight. Maybe, directors and people behind the film didn’t discover yet some better techniques in doing fight scenes for films. At least, they’ve tried.
However, I like the role of Lady Macbeth. She did great and she was excellent. Her suicidal, though, was brutal. Yet, I love the way she died in the film. That is what selfish people can get at the end. It simply shows that your own life can sometimes be the payment for your injustice and greed of power.
Murders are extremely bloody in the movie. I took pity on the killing of Macduff’s wife and son. Yet in some ways, it made the movie stimulating. I can’t deny it, the movie had a great photography. Polanski really showed his real skills as a film storyteller. A magnum opus.
I also love the conflict of the story and the way Shakespeare connected everything at the end. The idea of “man born of a woman” is impressive. Yes, it is just a simple concept but it added up to the excitement of the story. Sometimes we miss to look at things because of its simplicity without knowing that we can get a lot from it.
The story of Macbeth made me realize one thing. The greed of power is the most dangerous thing. It can sometimes cause someone’s life and even your own. We need to be always contented with what we have and don’t crave for greater things in a wrong way.
We can’t deny that human beings have this ambitious side. I’m not saying it is bad, but we need to remember that we can’t have everything we want all the time. Just like the Scripture is saying, God will answer the desires of our heart according to His will.
Gerald Eraldo
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