Jocks In Othello
“O” is a 2001 movie re-telling one of Shakespeare’s major tragedies about the “dusky Moor”…“Othello.” It has been dubbed, “90210 with a body count.”
The movie is not acted out with Shakespearian voices but it doesn’t soften any of the raw emotions.“O” uses modern hip language perfectly made for a high school audience, especially jocks.
Because you can actually understand the words being spoken without the need to reach for a thesaurus as one typically needs to find the meaning(s) of words that appear in Shakespeare's works, it is a lot more enjoyable to listen to and watch. This allows it to seem more true to life and easier to relate to, especially for, dare I say it again,…jocks!
Though this modern adaption abandons Shakespeare’s original …show more content…
Michael gets suspended from the team. Hugo tells Michael he should talk with Desi who in turn might ask Odin to help Michael get back on the team. Then Hugo tells Odin that his white snakey girlfriend is playing him for Michael. Odin doesn’t believe it at first but soon will. Hugo gets Emily to steal for him a scarf Odin has given to Desi. Hugo then gives the scarf to Michael. This makes Odin now believe Desi gave the scarf to Michael.
Odin goes ballistic and wants to kill Desi. Hugo tells Odin he will kill Michael.
Hugo, with Odin and Roger, make a plan to kill them both. Hugo and Roger attempt to kill Michael with a fake carjacking, but the plan doesn’t work. Hugo hits Michael with a crowbar knocking him out. Roger then shoots Michael in the leg, but then Hugo turns the gun on Roger and kills him.
Odin meets with Desi and pretends to make up with her but then strangles her. Emily just then rushes into the room and sees Desi’s deed body. She soon finds out what her boyfriend Hugo has done and tells Odin that Hugo had her steal the scarf. Hugo tells her to shut her mouth, but she refuses, so he shoots
The movie is not acted out with Shakespearian voices but it doesn’t soften any of the raw emotions.“O” uses modern hip language perfectly made for a high school audience, especially jocks.
Because you can actually understand the words being spoken without the need to reach for a thesaurus as one typically needs to find the meaning(s) of words that appear in Shakespeare's works, it is a lot more enjoyable to listen to and watch. This allows it to seem more true to life and easier to relate to, especially for, dare I say it again,…jocks!
Though this modern adaption abandons Shakespeare’s original …show more content…
Michael gets suspended from the team. Hugo tells Michael he should talk with Desi who in turn might ask Odin to help Michael get back on the team. Then Hugo tells Odin that his white snakey girlfriend is playing him for Michael. Odin doesn’t believe it at first but soon will. Hugo gets Emily to steal for him a scarf Odin has given to Desi. Hugo then gives the scarf to Michael. This makes Odin now believe Desi gave the scarf to Michael.
Odin goes ballistic and wants to kill Desi. Hugo tells Odin he will kill Michael.
Hugo, with Odin and Roger, make a plan to kill them both. Hugo and Roger attempt to kill Michael with a fake carjacking, but the plan doesn’t work. Hugo hits Michael with a crowbar knocking him out. Roger then shoots Michael in the leg, but then Hugo turns the gun on Roger and kills him.
Odin meets with Desi and pretends to make up with her but then strangles her. Emily just then rushes into the room and sees Desi’s deed body. She soon finds out what her boyfriend Hugo has done and tells Odin that Hugo had her steal the scarf. Hugo tells her to shut her mouth, but she refuses, so he shoots