tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post7435483525381839903..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: Much Ado About Nothing (2013): Really, Really Something (Mini Review)Mythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-60666852025101917332014-01-13T21:44:11.484-05:002014-01-13T21:44:11.484-05:00Infanterie Greift An, I always say, at least when ...<i>Infanterie Greift An</i>, I always say, at least when i sneezeWho Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-46943619580684313812014-01-06T14:29:27.233-05:002014-01-06T14:29:27.233-05:00I read your book!<i>I read your book!</i>Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219200574819057394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-70633549111279645822014-01-04T18:35:53.516-05:002014-01-04T18:35:53.516-05:00Much Ado About Nothing has turned out to be one of...<i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> has turned out to be one of those movies that comes along once in a blue moon that's so good, it sort of ruins me for other movies for a while, because nothing else is going to be as good. So I've been watching football and Julia Louise Dreyfus in <i>Veep</i> and reading and otherwise avoiding movies.<br /><br />We watched <i>Ado</i> on demand on New Years Eve and I liked it so much, I went out and bought it on Blu-Ray the next day, watched it again and listened to the Whedon's commentary, which I never do.<br /><br />Damn you, Whedon, you magnificent bastard ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-68777349242188273192014-01-03T12:29:59.247-05:002014-01-03T12:29:59.247-05:00Thanks for reminding me that I'd missed this i...Thanks for reminding me that I'd missed this in theaters. I agree that Shakespeare adaptations can be, um, shake-y, but you give me hope that Whedon didn't muck it up.Paul J. Marasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367608635996012511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-79771840905780116512014-01-02T11:27:26.970-05:002014-01-02T11:27:26.970-05:00You know, one day I should write a longer essay ab...You know, one day I should write a longer essay about <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i>, specifically about Shakespeare's recurring interest in perception -- what we <i>think</i> is true -- how perception guides our emotions, how false our perceptions often are and how easily manipulated they are. I can't think of another writer who spent more time than Shakespeare pondering the idea of the "eye of the beholder."<br /><br />Here, he explores the theme through two story lines, Beatrice and Benedick who are manipulated into thinking they are in love with each other, and Claudio and Hero who are manipulated into thinking they are not. I still think the former works better than the latter, both because the former so obviously are made for each other, and also because there's real reason to think that the latter are not. And since in the 21st century we have no real rooting interest in the arranged marriage between two powerful families, there's not much to hang your hat on one way or the other.<br /><br />Still, the two story lines are not as far apart as they might appear to be on first viewing.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-76157022135998672722014-01-01T16:14:51.581-05:002014-01-01T16:14:51.581-05:00One of the things I liked about it is that while b...One of the things I liked about it is that while being entirely faithful to the source material, it didn't feel ponderous or reverential the way Shakespeare adaptations sometimes do.<br /><br />I think I might rate it in my top five comedies of the 21st century. Top ten for sure.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-50492947385858903982014-01-01T15:57:05.693-05:002014-01-01T15:57:05.693-05:00GEORGEOUS black and white, sublime performances, i...GEORGEOUS black and white, sublime performances, ingenious (yet subtle) direction. Goddamned nice movie.<br /><br />And thank gaud it's not a <i>film</i>, it's a movie. A flick. A joy. . . .mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-32277226091233126702014-01-01T15:55:57.747-05:002014-01-01T15:55:57.747-05:00Ranked as our top flick for 2013
-- The MuleboysRanked as our top flick for 2013<br /><br /><i>-- The Muleboys</i>mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.com