Macbeth Vs Polanski Essay
Roman Polanski’s version of Macbeth is a British and American cooperated, historical drama movie directed by Roman Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. It has received considerable amount of controversy due to its graphic violence and nudity. Roman Polanski was an American director born on 18 th August 1933 in Paris who has a criminal background along with his contributions to film industry. His criminals acts might be psychologically connected to his troubled past, considering he was born during the World War Two, his mother being murdered by nazis in Auschwitz also to avoid being deported he lived with different polish families until he was reunited with his father in 1944. Later in his life his pregnant wife was murdered by Charles Manson and his
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This version compared to Welles have less psychological essence and more realism elements and modernised acts and speeches. It has vicious and crime and misery elements which definitely stand out during the film. Roman Polanski’s film represent and portray his version of Macbeth with 1970s style censorship laws, (Censorship) no usage of sexual or violent scenes but it consists of traditional hints of what is happening. In Roman’s film’s opening scene, a beach is seen with a sunrise coming up which represents a new day, new events and new occurrences afterwards, three messy looking women appear digging a hole in the sand which creates mystery and curiosity for the audience. Then three traditional looking witches one young, one middle aged and one old, bury a knife with a sharp point (called dagger in the play) covered with a noose used by an executioner who hangs condemned criminals which leaves us the audiences wonder again and the scene consists of discordant music to create a evil atmosphere. Then he uses panoramic camera angle to show the mountains and the nature. Then the three witches farewell and disappear along the beach line and they make squeaking sounds as part of their ritual which creates a feeling of expectation or prediction.Roman Polanski created a film that attract
This version compared to Welles have less psychological essence and more realism elements and modernised acts and speeches. It has vicious and crime and misery elements which definitely stand out during the film. Roman Polanski’s film represent and portray his version of Macbeth with 1970s style censorship laws, (Censorship) no usage of sexual or violent scenes but it consists of traditional hints of what is happening. In Roman’s film’s opening scene, a beach is seen with a sunrise coming up which represents a new day, new events and new occurrences afterwards, three messy looking women appear digging a hole in the sand which creates mystery and curiosity for the audience. Then three traditional looking witches one young, one middle aged and one old, bury a knife with a sharp point (called dagger in the play) covered with a noose used by an executioner who hangs condemned criminals which leaves us the audiences wonder again and the scene consists of discordant music to create a evil atmosphere. Then he uses panoramic camera angle to show the mountains and the nature. Then the three witches farewell and disappear along the beach line and they make squeaking sounds as part of their ritual which creates a feeling of expectation or prediction.Roman Polanski created a film that attract