An engulfing look into the art and struggles of the artist

Rating: Null/10 (22 March 1999)

I really enjoyed the fact that the players of Romeo and Juliet really captured how many actors were at that time....and theyreally were in a sense....not very good actors. Almost all were common peasants with no experience or training...yet they really loved their craft..and that was really felt here. A good example of that in is one of Shakespeare's best works.... A midsummer night's dream, there the mechanical characters were blantly terrible actors, yet they had quite a time stirring up their love for the show. This movie is a great example of what true Shakespeare was....a common man....a man of struggles...but an artist...and by the way....Tom Stoppard is the new "god of the theatre" in my mind! And finally, to the people who didn't feel Judi Dench deserved the oscar...ha! I have been doing Shakespere for a large part of my life...and let me tell you...Queen Elizabeth is one of the hardest characters to play...even if it was for only ten minutes...her presense was known...not just with her costume, but her poise as the bitch queen...and she did capture the look and actions well.