Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Who Knew Netflix and Shakespeare Could Ever Relate?
For this blog post, I chose to create a Netflix recommendation list for the character of Macbeth from Shakespeare's play, Macbeth. After reading the play we know that Macbeth is a character full of desire for power, but doesn't start out like that during the beginning of the play. It isn't until the three witches come to visit him that he begins to change into this more feminine type of character to a more controlling, dominant character towards the end which causes uprisal against him and leads to his downfall.You can see the following list of shows and/or movies below:
Justification to Macbeth:
Macbeth is closely related to the Revenge character Emily Thorne. The two have similar characteristics in the sense that they both want to regain control in their lives. Macbeth is seen as a weak character in the beginning, just like little Emily who served time in Juvie. Emily wants to make a name for herself under a false identity and does so by getting close to the one family who destroyed her dad's life. By season 2, she does. It isn't until Season 3 that Emily's life starts getting out of control. When things don't go as planned, (I promise, no spoilers!) Emily starts going after innocent people, just so she can have what she's always wanted--a life with her father. A perfect show that demonstrates a character's venture for ambition... and blood.
Overview of Enough:
Billy Campbell stars in this film with Jennifer Lopez which is basically about a young mother named Slim being stuck in an abusive relationship with her husband, Mitch. They have a young child. He is just simply not the man of her dreams who she thought she'd married. Slim and her daughter Gracie, try to escape with the help of Slim's previous boyfriend, but Mitch pursues her relentlessly in a stalker-ish fashion. Fearing for the safety of her Gracie, Slim decides that there's only one way out of the marriage: kill him.
Justification to Macbeth:
In this film, Macbeth is closely related to Enough's character Mitch. Mitch has the internal issue of not being able of letting go in his relationship. He knows he's messed up with Slim but doesn't feel like Slim is doing the right thing by leaving him behind and taking Gracie with her. So what does he do? The same thing and controlling husband would do, he tracks her down in a maniac-like way. And he doesn't stop. It is really creepy how he knows so much about the places Slim goes. He tries to ask for Slim's apology, for a fresh start. But, it is too late, Slim does the only thing she has left to stop this madness in her life. This is definitely similar to Macbeth's need for power in a character's life. It also reveals potential internal struggle in trying to stop what Macbeth is doing to fulfilling the prophecy.
Overview of Red Eye:
Rachel McAdams (Lisa) and Cillian Murphy (Jackson) star together in this film, one about the story of Lisa Reisert who is a hotel manager at the Lux Atlantic Hotel. She is waiting for a flight back to Miami when her flight is delayed. Meanwhile, she meets Jackson Rippner, at the airport bar. They end up sitting together on the plane and soon Jackson reveals his plan of getting Lisa to change the hotel room where she works at (creepy, right?) to create a terrorist attempt against an important American politician. Here is the catch: If Lisa doesn't do what Jackson says, her father will be killed by a hit man.
Justification of Macbeth:
Macbeth would be a perfect comparison to Red Eye's character, Jackson. I mean, he just won't stop until he gets what he wants done. Just like Macbeth. It is also safe to say that the theme of appearance vs. reality comes into play with Jackson's character. At the beginning of the film, Jackson seems like a nice guy. Lisa has a drink with him at the airport bar and they have an easy, casual conversation. In reality, he becomes a cold person when he reveals how much he really knows about Lisa and her connections. This is so like Macbeth, who seems like an honest man, but in reality, becomes greedy and controlling.
Overview of the Lion King:
We all know the story of the Lion King. Simba is a young lion prince born to King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi. Simba's Uncle, Scar is second in line to the throne and is jealous of Mufasa at the head of the throne. The King is killed and Scar becomes King. Meanwhile, Simba is in exile but wants to return to avenge his father's death, and be the land's rightful King.
Justification of Macbeth:
In the case of this film, Macbeth would be a great fit to Scar as a character. The qualities that the two share include jealousy of close friends, in the film's case, brothers. One betrays the other in order to gain power and rule. Scar is willing to do whatever it takes to become King, even if it involves killing his brother. Macbeth would recommend this film to show the audience of his belief in replacing a weak King like Duncan or Mufasa to a big and powerful one like himself or Scar. The following is a clip of the scene that most demonstrates the comparison between Macbeth and Scar:
Based on these recommendations from Macbeth, we can now understand how he will stop at nothing to achieve what he wants and that he is not afraid to cause blood. It shows how a good person can become evil based on a certain emotion that can fuel them to turn this way. This is the case with all of these recommendations, which is why I think it is such a great list.
- Revenge (TV Show)
- Enough (Movie)
- Red Eye (Movie)
- The Lion King (Movie)
Justification to Macbeth:
Macbeth is closely related to the Revenge character Emily Thorne. The two have similar characteristics in the sense that they both want to regain control in their lives. Macbeth is seen as a weak character in the beginning, just like little Emily who served time in Juvie. Emily wants to make a name for herself under a false identity and does so by getting close to the one family who destroyed her dad's life. By season 2, she does. It isn't until Season 3 that Emily's life starts getting out of control. When things don't go as planned, (I promise, no spoilers!) Emily starts going after innocent people, just so she can have what she's always wanted--a life with her father. A perfect show that demonstrates a character's venture for ambition... and blood.
Overview of Enough:
Billy Campbell stars in this film with Jennifer Lopez which is basically about a young mother named Slim being stuck in an abusive relationship with her husband, Mitch. They have a young child. He is just simply not the man of her dreams who she thought she'd married. Slim and her daughter Gracie, try to escape with the help of Slim's previous boyfriend, but Mitch pursues her relentlessly in a stalker-ish fashion. Fearing for the safety of her Gracie, Slim decides that there's only one way out of the marriage: kill him.
Justification to Macbeth:
In this film, Macbeth is closely related to Enough's character Mitch. Mitch has the internal issue of not being able of letting go in his relationship. He knows he's messed up with Slim but doesn't feel like Slim is doing the right thing by leaving him behind and taking Gracie with her. So what does he do? The same thing and controlling husband would do, he tracks her down in a maniac-like way. And he doesn't stop. It is really creepy how he knows so much about the places Slim goes. He tries to ask for Slim's apology, for a fresh start. But, it is too late, Slim does the only thing she has left to stop this madness in her life. This is definitely similar to Macbeth's need for power in a character's life. It also reveals potential internal struggle in trying to stop what Macbeth is doing to fulfilling the prophecy.
Overview of Red Eye:
Rachel McAdams (Lisa) and Cillian Murphy (Jackson) star together in this film, one about the story of Lisa Reisert who is a hotel manager at the Lux Atlantic Hotel. She is waiting for a flight back to Miami when her flight is delayed. Meanwhile, she meets Jackson Rippner, at the airport bar. They end up sitting together on the plane and soon Jackson reveals his plan of getting Lisa to change the hotel room where she works at (creepy, right?) to create a terrorist attempt against an important American politician. Here is the catch: If Lisa doesn't do what Jackson says, her father will be killed by a hit man.
Justification of Macbeth:
Macbeth would be a perfect comparison to Red Eye's character, Jackson. I mean, he just won't stop until he gets what he wants done. Just like Macbeth. It is also safe to say that the theme of appearance vs. reality comes into play with Jackson's character. At the beginning of the film, Jackson seems like a nice guy. Lisa has a drink with him at the airport bar and they have an easy, casual conversation. In reality, he becomes a cold person when he reveals how much he really knows about Lisa and her connections. This is so like Macbeth, who seems like an honest man, but in reality, becomes greedy and controlling.
Overview of the Lion King:
We all know the story of the Lion King. Simba is a young lion prince born to King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi. Simba's Uncle, Scar is second in line to the throne and is jealous of Mufasa at the head of the throne. The King is killed and Scar becomes King. Meanwhile, Simba is in exile but wants to return to avenge his father's death, and be the land's rightful King.
Justification of Macbeth:
In the case of this film, Macbeth would be a great fit to Scar as a character. The qualities that the two share include jealousy of close friends, in the film's case, brothers. One betrays the other in order to gain power and rule. Scar is willing to do whatever it takes to become King, even if it involves killing his brother. Macbeth would recommend this film to show the audience of his belief in replacing a weak King like Duncan or Mufasa to a big and powerful one like himself or Scar. The following is a clip of the scene that most demonstrates the comparison between Macbeth and Scar:
Based on these recommendations from Macbeth, we can now understand how he will stop at nothing to achieve what he wants and that he is not afraid to cause blood. It shows how a good person can become evil based on a certain emotion that can fuel them to turn this way. This is the case with all of these recommendations, which is why I think it is such a great list.
Works Cited
Dzinalic, Hana. The Lion
King-Mufasa and Scar Scene (Mufasa Death). Youtube.com. YouTube.com, 10 Apr. 2013. Web. 6 Dec. 2014.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwvKN3ZTYGg>.
Imdb.com. "Enough (2002)." Imdb.com. Imdb.com, 2014. Web. 6 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278435/>.
- - -. "Red Eye (2005)." Imdb.com. Imdb.com, 2014. Web. 6 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421239/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl>.
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