Favorite Movie Adaptations
You know there have been hundreds, if not thousands of movies based on the play, and we all know that we've seen them, admit it. Now it's time to pick your favs.
Personally, I'm going with Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet and Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet, he's the only one who had the guts to do the entire play as is, not dialogue added or taken out.
Throne of Blood, Ethan Hawke's Hamlet
I would like to see Orson Welles "Othello", and also his "Macbeth", thanks for the recommendation.
For Macbeth's adaptations see Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood', which is like Ran, adapted to medieval Japan. The three witches from the play are turned into one spirit of the forest, that sings a monotonous Zen chant: one of the scariest scenes I have seen, set in foggy woods.
The final scene has Macbeth alone against the invading army, reached by a rain of arrows, it is unforgettable.
Even though this movie has not the language of Shakespeare, it captures the violent spirit of the situations and the vehemence of the characters; better that many 'faithful' and boring adaptations, like Branagh's Hamlet, or Mel Gibson's.
Speaking of Hamlet, did you like Ethan Hawke's, I thought it was great...