as someone else said it reminded me of the new romeo and juliet, and its very cool in that respect. it uses traditional older language with new age visuals to draw you in, and give a sense of relevance. but what i dont like about these is that the language is too detached and scripted, never seems natural to me. espicially in our new age world, people think and take time before speaking in much simpler terms, but speaking with such speed and in an adamant way, seems super out of place in our time.
again i expected bill murray to be funny, and since it isnt a funny play in any way it was disappointing to me. ophelia was very bland and a confusing character.
and again with the language i was totally lost, i couldnt keep up. but select words and their actions are what allowed me to piece together the plot.
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Well, of course the language is not supposed to seem natural---in the original staging even. It's written in 'blank verse' (unrhymed meter) in order to give it a formality and even artificiality.
ReplyDeleteHave you not seen Bill Murray in a dramatic role before? He's done several.
exactly, it is meant to be formal, and when actors act informally but speak formally it may seem confusing.
ReplyDeleteno actually, life aquatic was the most serious and dramatic role i've seen him in and even that was ironic and sarcastic and humorous in its own ways.
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ReplyDeleteIf you are interested in Bill Murray you might take a look at The Razor's Edge. At the time (1984) it was even more out of character for him, but apparently a project he helped to make because he was so interested in Somerset Maugham's novel.