parbatshounak
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''As You Like It'' by William Shakespeare has been, for long, my favorite play. I like this play very much. So I was very excited when I began to see this movie. And when the movie ended, I was amazed, because the film is so beautiful and nicely made, that everyone would like it.
Kenneth Branagh uses his talent to direct this film. The witty and funny elements in the play has been made more funny in the film by the efforts of Branagh. He's a talented filmmaker. The music, the casting- all are beautiful. Everyone will like this film.
Branagh has directed the film so nicely!! The setting of the film in Japan made me a bit curious, because the play wasn't set in Japan, was it? However, by setting the film in Japan, Branagh has added some elements which are truly praiseworthy. For example, the colorful kimonos in the film made the film more colorful.
The casting was absolutely perfect. I especially liked the performances of Bryce Dallas Howard who plays Rosalind, Romola Garai who plays Celia, and Alfred Molina who plays Touchstone.
The most entertaining parts of the film were the scenes where the story of Silvius-Phebe-Ganymede was shown. Those scenes were truly amazing both in the play and the film, and Branagh has added some extra elements, like the emotions of Phebe which make us laugh.
Excluding the first scenes, the film will keep you laughing in almost all the scenes, especially where there are the presence of Touchstone, Phebe, Celia, and Jacques.
A very nice movie. A perfect adaption of Shakespeare's play.
Kenneth Branagh uses his talent to direct this film. The witty and funny elements in the play has been made more funny in the film by the efforts of Branagh. He's a talented filmmaker. The music, the casting- all are beautiful. Everyone will like this film.
Branagh has directed the film so nicely!! The setting of the film in Japan made me a bit curious, because the play wasn't set in Japan, was it? However, by setting the film in Japan, Branagh has added some elements which are truly praiseworthy. For example, the colorful kimonos in the film made the film more colorful.
The casting was absolutely perfect. I especially liked the performances of Bryce Dallas Howard who plays Rosalind, Romola Garai who plays Celia, and Alfred Molina who plays Touchstone.
The most entertaining parts of the film were the scenes where the story of Silvius-Phebe-Ganymede was shown. Those scenes were truly amazing both in the play and the film, and Branagh has added some extra elements, like the emotions of Phebe which make us laugh.
Excluding the first scenes, the film will keep you laughing in almost all the scenes, especially where there are the presence of Touchstone, Phebe, Celia, and Jacques.
A very nice movie. A perfect adaption of Shakespeare's play.
Yes, ''Vanity Fair'' is a good movie, but sadly it's not very much faithful to the novel, which is one of my favorite novels.
Just see the differences: are there any similarities between the Becky of the novel and the Becky of the movie? In the novel, we start to hate Becky Sharp. Again in the novel, Becky is presented with a selfish and wicked character, a character WITHOUT a soul. But in the movie--- she has emotions and she is a good person despite her wicked dreams.
If you don't read the novel but only watch the movie, then you will like this movie. In fact, I also like this movie very much, but I'm sad because of it's lack of faithfulness towards the novel.
And now, the songs are truly wonderful. Take an example of ''Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal'' and ''She Walks in Beauty''. Aren't these songs wonderful? The musical effects of the film is very good.
And the casting: it's excellent!!! I like the performances of all of them: Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Romola Garai, Rhys Ifans, Bob Hoskins, Gabriel Byrne, Jim Broadbent and others.
In short, the whole movie is good but is not much faithful to the novel. Yes, it's faithful, but some elements in the movie truly disappointed me.
Just see the differences: are there any similarities between the Becky of the novel and the Becky of the movie? In the novel, we start to hate Becky Sharp. Again in the novel, Becky is presented with a selfish and wicked character, a character WITHOUT a soul. But in the movie--- she has emotions and she is a good person despite her wicked dreams.
If you don't read the novel but only watch the movie, then you will like this movie. In fact, I also like this movie very much, but I'm sad because of it's lack of faithfulness towards the novel.
And now, the songs are truly wonderful. Take an example of ''Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal'' and ''She Walks in Beauty''. Aren't these songs wonderful? The musical effects of the film is very good.
And the casting: it's excellent!!! I like the performances of all of them: Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Romola Garai, Rhys Ifans, Bob Hoskins, Gabriel Byrne, Jim Broadbent and others.
In short, the whole movie is good but is not much faithful to the novel. Yes, it's faithful, but some elements in the movie truly disappointed me.