THIS IS SUCH BULLSHIT, I’VE NEVER BEEN SO PISSED IN MY WHOLE LIFE! THEY JUST MURDERED BANQUO! RIGHT HERE IN SCOTLAND!

i love a good shakespeare adaptation and this is definitely the best i’ve seen… other than mopi…. macbeth is truly such an eerie story and this portrayed that beautifully. it’s weird, brutal, and the sets are so barren of life, just like macbeth himself. also this cast!! so so good

THIS IS SUCH BULLSHIT, I’VE NEVER BEEN SO PISSED IN MY WHOLE LIFE! THEY JUST MURDERED BANQUO! RIGHT HERE IN SCOTLAND!

i love a good shakespeare adaptation and this is definitely the best i’ve seen… other than mopi…. macbeth is truly such an eerie story and this portrayed that beautifully. it’s weird, brutal, and the sets are so barren of life, just like macbeth himself. also this cast!! so so good

Denzel Washington is legitimately spectacular. I was absolutely captivated by his performance. 

He was robbed of Best Actor for this in 2021, I won’t hold you.

Denzel Washington is legitimately spectacular. I was absolutely captivated by his performance. 

He was robbed of Best Actor for this in 2021, I won’t hold you.

❝Bear welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue. Look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under ’t.❞
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'Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.'

This was a perfect mix of theatre and film, contemporary architecture and interior design mixed with bygone fashion. The black-and-white grading reflects the themes of good versus evil, and loyalty battling guilt. Denzel and Frances both brought gravitas and elegance to their respective roles, and truly were perfect. Kathryn Hunter was how I imagine the Evil Queen from Snow White in her old, shriveled form; just like the crows they transform into, the three witches bring about life and death, wisdom and curses, and are as incorporeal as the mist that silently floats into view between scenes. It's a gripping and haunting rendition of the classic tale of the tragic hero unable to grapple with his hamartia and allow himself to become manipulated by forces both material and insubstantial.

'Stars hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires.'

❝Bear welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue. Look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under ’t.❞
──────⊹⊱✫⊰⊹──────

'Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.'

This was a perfect mix of theatre and film, contemporary architecture and interior design mixed with bygone fashion. The black-and-white grading reflects the themes of good versus evil, and loyalty battling guilt. Denzel and Frances both brought gravitas and elegance to their respective roles, and truly were perfect. Kathryn Hunter was how I imagine the Evil Queen from Snow White in her old, shriveled form; just like the crows they transform into, the three witches bring about life and death, wisdom and curses, and are as incorporeal as the mist that silently floats into view between scenes. It's a gripping and haunting rendition of the classic tale of the tragic hero unable to grapple with his hamartia and allow himself to become manipulated by forces both material and insubstantial.

'Stars hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires.'

After reading Macbeth for the first time in my English class, I now see the dis justice I did to this film. I didn’t realize how crucial it was to even be semi familiar with the play to even kind of understand the movie. With how much inferring that has to be done in the film, it is absolutely mandatory to read the play first. The cinematography is unbelievable and the set designs are just perfect. Denzel encapsulates Macbeths insanity extremely well and McDormand is an excellent counterpart.

After reading Macbeth for the first time in my English class, I now see the dis justice I did to this film. I didn’t realize how crucial it was to even be semi familiar with the play to even kind of understand the movie. With how much inferring that has to be done in the film, it is absolutely mandatory to read the play first. The cinematography is unbelievable and the set designs are just perfect. Denzel encapsulates Macbeths insanity extremely well and McDormand is an excellent counterpart.

there’s an otherworldly feel to macbeth. the dramatic winds, the strange ravens, the stark set design of the castle, these all combine to give a dramatic weight to the movie. denzel washington famously opted not to put on a british accent, insisting that even speaking in an american accent can highlight the beautiful flow and rhythm of shakespeare’s words, and he was right! his macbeth was magnetic, making you drawn to every word, every gesture, as you witness his slow descent into madness. 

at times, i felt the influence of akira kurosawa, with the dramatic weather and the beautiful, intentional blocking that gives each frame visual intrigue. you know it’s a shakespeare adaptation by the language used, but everything about macbeth visually transforms the material into its own thing. just like its protagonist, the movie has a magnetic quality to it, making you glued to the screen, ears open to every bit of dialogue. 

the strange part is that i couldn’t fully connect to the movie. i understand its themes, the tragedy it lays out, but i couldn’t get truly immersed in macbeth’s emotions and setting. there’s something about the cold, precise execution that works to create its own identity but kept me from fully feeling everything. maybe a rewatch or a better understanding of the play can fix that.

there’s an otherworldly feel to macbeth. the dramatic winds, the strange ravens, the stark set design of the castle, these all combine to give a dramatic weight to the movie. denzel washington famously opted not to put on a british accent, insisting that even speaking in an american accent can highlight the beautiful flow and rhythm of shakespeare’s words, and he was right! his macbeth was magnetic, making you drawn to every word, every gesture, as you witness his slow descent into madness. 

at times, i felt the influence of akira kurosawa, with the dramatic weather and the beautiful, intentional blocking that gives each frame visual intrigue. you know it’s a shakespeare adaptation by the language used, but everything about macbeth visually transforms the material into its own thing. just like its protagonist, the movie has a magnetic quality to it, making you glued to the screen, ears open to every bit of dialogue. 

the strange part is that i couldn’t fully connect to the movie. i understand its themes, the tragedy it lays out, but i couldn’t get truly immersed in macbeth’s emotions and setting. there’s something about the cold, precise execution that works to create its own identity but kept me from fully feeling everything. maybe a rewatch or a better understanding of the play can fix that.