- Shakespeare
What is love? This seemingly simple question is becoming more and more difficult to answer. When people bet money on the originally fragile emotional balance, bet the upper class and bet the secular views, love has long disappeared like a rare animal that is on the verge of extinction, and it has become a wonderful scenery that the world is extremely eager for but rare to see.
That's why we need to rely on movies. Movies exist for everyone's unfulfilled dreams. So in the light and shadow that flowed and ascended, we finally got a glimpse of the whole picture of love. It is more beautiful than you think.
"Shakespeare in Love" is not a biographical movie. Apart from the protagonist's name and occupation similar to that of British dramatist William Shakespeare, he also wrote the immortal "Romeo and Juliet", basically nothing similar. Place. Shakespeare in the movie is younger and handsomer, more rebellious, more persistent and determined. His love with the noble woman Viola Direse is like a dry fire, but it will never be traced in history. Using the imaginary birth process of "Romeo and Juliet" as a clue, the director told the audience a true love story, which is so perfect that it can withstand all secular barriers and oppression of power. The real Shakespeare here has become a symbol and the background of the story.
Fortunately, what we expect to see is never a 16th-century dramatist who lives on the big screen.
Well, let's get back to love itself.
The love between Shakespeare and Viola originated from a long chase. When Viola pretended to be a man, Shakespeare seemed to be aware of it. He tried to stop this "man" under the pseudonym Thomas Kender, but the admiration already hidden in his heart made "he" as frightened. The birds generally flee.
They chased the passing crowd and passed by the market, passing by the blooming flowers, passing by the blue water and blue sky. Those rushing steps ups and downs with the heartbeat, and the flying seabirds become the best witnesses of this love.
In the middle of the night, they skip a round dance. The lights are brilliant and the notes are brilliant, and the turbulent crowds toss and turn. At that time, you love me, those eyes that suddenly meet, freeze in the memory of love, and eternal from now on.
The most classic scene in "Romeo and Juliet" has also evolved into Shakespeare's real experience, and the fear of punishment finally can't surpass the immense thoughts in the heart. When he stood in the shadow of the wisteria flowers and confided to the goddess in his heart, she smiled silently on the balcony, beautiful and beautiful. Those admiring sentences sound unpretentious, but on the contrary, they seem to have been interpreted thousands of times in their sleep. This is a miracle that belongs to love alone, even if they have only met once before.
Of course, like any film with this theme, the love of the hero and heroine is destined to experience various twists and turns, and it will not be smooth sailing.
Due to his father's greed, Viola was forced to marry Baron Wesser. She wrote sadly in her letter to Shakespeare: "Please forget me. This is the will of the queen, and the duty of the queen's children." Indeed, in that era when women lacked even the right to perform. The love between the noble girl and the bottom dramatist is so unacceptable for the world, not to mention the queen's order. As a result, there was finally a seemingly insurmountable gap between the lovers.
The topics that the director tried to focus on in the film are also revealed here. That is, whether true love is strong enough to overcome class and power.
During the three weeks when his parents were out, Viola went to the theater for rehearsals as always, and love continued to grow in a hidden corner. Then her identity was revealed, and the theater faced the fate of being seized, and thus entered the last thirty-minute play of the film, telling the scene of "Romeo and Juliet" for the first time. The camera always jumps quickly between the interior of the theater and the approaching army, repressive music and high-pitched chanting together create a step-by-step crisis. The director seemed to inadvertently portray the sincere and fearful reactions of some people in the theater to hint at the Queen's arrival. He was always kind, rather he still had dreams, so he finally gave everyone an affirmative answer.
What happened next was delightful: "Romeo and Juliet" was an unprecedented success, Viola did as he wished to break his marriage to the baron, and Shakespeare received the queen's special attention... The only regret is that Viola finally left, and they finally failed to get together.
As a feature film, perhaps this is the most reasonable ending-not sad, there is still hope. It’s just that when this pure and unrequited love finally rises to the belief in the hearts of every audience, even if we don’t have to think about whether this love at first sight is true, we don’t have to doubt why a beautiful woman can mix with a lot of men without being caught. I found that I don’t even need to care why the heroine’s hairstyle can always be exchanged perfectly, but I can’t help but sigh, why a love can’t be perfect.
The film "Shakespeare in Love" received thirteen Oscar nominations in 1999, and finally won six awards including "Best Picture". John Madden contributed the most, as well as outstanding actors.
Joseph Vannes was once a famous actor in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in England. He has played almost all Shakespeare’s famous plays. He is known as an actor “full of Shakespeare's temperament”. It is precisely because of this that he has portrayed him in the film. Shakespeare possesses that charming and authentic temperament.
Oscar actor Jeffrey Rush’s character creation skills are once again breathtaking. The comical theater owner he plays may seem irrelevant, but in essence, he played a vital role in the style positioning of the entire film.
Judy Dench, an old drama player who won the "Best Supporting Actress" for her role as the queen, really does not need any awards. Her performance is everything, and it is rare in this film and television. Some domineering but not angry. Wei's image of the Queen of England will also be recorded in film history.
Even Big Vase Ben Affleck contributed his most contagious performance ever.
As for Gwyneth Paltrow after the film was sealed, although it has always been regarded as the most under-standard choice in the history of the Oscars, I would rather believe that this is not because the judges are "dimmed", but only because the judges For some kind of award. When Viola went to the theater for the first time and chanted beautiful words of praise of love with the actors on stage, you could see her eyes bursting with dazzling light instantly. She can stand firmly to reject the baron's proposal, and she can face the queen for her faith. You know that you will eventually fall in love with this woman, this pure white soul who regards love as everything.
It is worth mentioning that Gwyneth Paltrow married Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin a few years ago, a truly talented British poet.
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