Macbeth Rupert Goold Film Review

Macbeth Rupert Goold Film Review This BBC achievement of Macbeth starring Patrick Stewart, Suzanne Burden and Kate Fleetwood is upsetting, unnerving, often horrifying, unfor exacttable, and very difficult with which to find flaw. Rupert Goold has a lot going for his production. First off is the key element of casting. Everyone present from Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood to the small but key parts of Malcolm (Scott Handy) and Duncan are at the sack of their game, bringing plenty of depth to these roles.Of var. Stewart is the main attraction and he is very good. I like how we see from the beginning that the idea of popular opinion appeals to him, even if the idea of murder doesnt. This hint of ambition is the seed from which the entire story must grow. As the violence spreads, so does his intensity and paranoia. co-ordinated him however is Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth. She plays the noblewoman as wicked from the get go, greedy for power and willing to push her husband to do the unthinkable.Of course Lady Macbeth is soon overwhelmed by the world she created and Fleetwood plays those key moments leading up to the sleepwalking outlook with great skill. Setting the story in this mythical 1950s in what appears to be a Soviet controlled country adds a bit of visual interest to the story. Goold keeps the setting industrial and sparse in nature. The war hospital where the story opens is appropriately battered & ruined. The end struggle takes place in a bunker or an underground catacomb . even so the kitchen where several key scenes take place is utilitarian and cold.The few propagation you see any warmth is in the bedroom of Macbeth and his wife. But this scene is bathed in a sickly red light, warm but bloody. shortsighted touches like the listening devices planted in the castle or the great soviet style poster of Macbeth hanging in the banquet planetary house add an extra layer to the visuals. Changing the character of Macbeth from a ordinary turned king into a general turned dictator work tumefy. His paranoia, guilt, and need to kill any that stand in his way fill many of the stories weve heard about petty leaders and their violent reigns eg.Adolf Hitler. I also like the idea of having the three witches appear during the film in various disguises. First as nurses and later as cooks as well as servants. It feels like they are always watching and maybe manipulating events buttocks the scenes for their own amusement. It appears that some minor editing of the play has occurred here, but zip fastener too noticeable. The whole play flows well and moves along at a good pace, their was always something just waiting to happen so zero point was dragged.