Shakespeare's Iraq War

Coriolanus is an adaptation of Shakespeare. In this film, we can see a number of famous actors from the British Academy, all of them work together to put Shakespeare's masterpieces on the big screen, using the urban background of Baghdad during the Iraq War. On the one hand, this move shows the respect of British actors to British drama masters, and on the other hand, it also shows that the political metaphors in Shakespeare's masterpieces still have practical guiding significance even if they are placed in contemporary times. This is also the main reason why artists around the world continue to remake Shakespeare's masterpieces. As some scholars in our country think: China's ideological wisdom has been pondered by pre-Qin thinkers, and later generations can only learn and rarely make breakthroughs. I am afraid that the British drama has been written by Shakespeare, and as a descendant of Shakespeare, we can only copy it.
The original film took place in ancient Roman times. The general Coriolanus had many exploits, but was exiled because of his stubborn temper. Coriolanus struggled with his past enemies to attack the Roman Empire, and he was finally persuaded by his mother to sacrifice his life. The film version moved the background to the modern Iraqi battlefield, but the lines were taken from Shakespeare's original book. For this reason, we saw a group of American soldiers with modern equipment charged into battle on the battlefield shouting the classic lines of Shakespeare's original works, and a group of British gentlemen in suits and ties were arguing about state affairs in the language of Shakespeare's time in the parliamentary chamber. Without mastering classical English, the impassioned cast alone is enough to make you feel like you've traveled back in time to ancient Rome. It is also worth mentioning that the excavation and display of human nature in the film makes the whole film fall into a strong tragic atmosphere, which is quite depressing after watching.
The total investment of the film is 10 million US dollars, which is a low-cost film. It is estimated that the performances of the big bowls in the film are mostly friendship performances. Even so, we can feel the seriousness of the actors in the film and have to admire their professionalism and love for classic Shakespeare plays. The way the film is shot is destined to be a small audience film with high and low audiences, and unless you are very passionate and familiar with Shakespeare's plays, it is difficult for you to accept this kind of film. I think that's why director Ralph Fiennes is so grateful to the three producers for their great help.
Two days ago, I revisited Mr. Lao She's three-act drama "Tea House", and I was impressed by the wonderful dialogue and the strong spirit of realism in the film. If this classic novel by Mr. Lao She is also moved to the real life scene like this film, the lines will be used in the original work, and a modern teahouse will be remade. It must look good, but I don't know if it can be approved?

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