O

莎士比亚改编为电影总是很棘手。每个人都屏住呼吸,等待……它会很有趣吗?我们会理解的语言吗?我们会照顾吗?高雅艺术?低的艺术吗?人造艺术吗?这个有点笨重的……但是我认为原来也有一些笨拙的部分……但这是伊阿古的/雨果就是可爱可恨的行为,我们都是吸入。 In O the hip hop overlay feels forced and a bit too, "look at how hip we are! We know about Black Star!" but that is true of many films that try to capture the spark of youth. The last 30 minutes merge the Bard and the prep school update seamlessly. Everyone commits and we are left to pick up the pieces.

莎士比亚在高中?我想知道为什么没有人想到。至于迷人的青少年世纪老片,导演蒂姆·布莱克纳尔逊和编剧布拉德Kaaya绝对成功地抓住我的注意力。他们共同努力“O”就像莎士比亚的悲剧《奥赛罗》除了场景上演更多的现代阶段。“O”的行动发生在一个现代私人,南部,高中,奥赛罗是上演了许多世纪以前在战场在塞浦路斯。暴力、背叛的引人入胜的故事和爱情,“O”描绘的危险和灾难只是信任一个嫉妒的人的话。主演Mekhl Phifer,非裔美国人,奥丁,一个受欢迎的明星篮球运动员,真正使连接奥赛罗奥赛罗,事实上股票的一些特点奥丁的风度翩翩,以自己的方式成为一个明星。但是,正如《奥赛罗》有一个敌人,伊阿古,奥丁做了,但是他的敌人的雨果(Josh Hartnett)。雨果,奥丁非常嫉妒最好的朋友,成本奥丁他的爱,Desi Brable(朱莉娅•斯泰尔斯),基本上他的理智。雨果操纵奥丁相信德和奥丁的队友之一,迈克尔·凯西奥(Andrew Keegan),这导致他最终把他爱人的生活。 Othello and Odin are practically two perfect people except for one tragic flaw: their jealousy. Iago and Hugo both take advantage of that flaw and plot Othello’s and Odin’s downfall. Being a realistic and violent film, “O” left me personally drained. The ending of the movie stands to be very abrupt as Odin just pulls out a gun out of nowhere and shoots everyone in a frenzy. Everyone except Hugo. Why not shoot the guy that created this whole mess in the first place? Although currently, it seems very practicable for a disturbed teenager to pull out a gun, however, in the movie, it just makes the ending seem rushed. Odin’s anger and frustration did not seem to lead up to the point where we he would end up shooting his classmates. Although it is possible for a shooting like this to happen in a school, the events leading up to the shooting seem very impracticable. I mean, who goes and stuffs their girlfriend’s face with a pillow just because of a rumor? And shooting someone just because they are stating their opinion? This is America, freedom of speech, obviously. The setting of the film kind of worked and kind of did not. Although it is a modern version, some actions such as killing someone because of infidelity seems like something that would have happened centuries ago. Now, people just break up and move on. Director Tim Blake Nelson and screenwriter Brad Kaaya, however, make sure to Shakespeare’s original work and the same connections from the play could be made to the movie. Mekhl portrays Odin’s/Othello’s vulnerable, talented, and insecure character flawlessly which really makes the movie seem like Shakespeare’s play. All the other actors do a fine job of conveying the angst of being teenagers and display the appropriate behaviors for their characters. I would definitely recommend this movie to adults and older teenagers and to be extremely cautious with this movie around children as it sends improper messages about drugs, alcohol, and friendships.