In this day and age, it’s hard to find entertainment that is suitable for all age groups, whether it be a play or movie. The movie “ She’s The Man “, is a perfect example to this problem, it is a film based off of the play written by Shakespeare : Twelfth Night. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night play is in fact his most popular comedic piece, though some of the humour is said to go over the heads of younger audiences and can be confusing due to the fact that it is written in shakespearean. “ She’s The Man “ is a modern day movie, filmed in 2006. It follows the plot of Twelfth Night, and even has all of the characters hidden within the movie. Since it was filmed so recently, it still incorporates modern day humour ( staying relevant to our younger viewers ) and is easily relatable to consumers of all ages.
The most obvious reason is the humour aspect of the movie. Everybody likes a good laugh every now and then, and She’s The Man will really do that for you. This movie has countless hilarious scenes, as well as comedic actors portraying them. The comedy in this movie is deemed appropriate for most age groups, and is expressed in different ways, such as funny props, witty lines and amusing music choices. She’s The Man and it’s wicked humour is what brings a contemporary feel to the plot of Twelfth Night, and really makes it
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This piece is a remake of William Shakespeare's comedic play ; Twelfth Night, as well as the 1985 film, Just One Of The Guys. It uses modern day themes to relate to younger viewers, by doing this, it opens its market to a whole new age group. This film was released in 2006, though still follows the plot of Twelfth Night, expressing interest to more traditional viewers and enjoyers of classics or simpler films. This movie really hits home to almost all age groups for a pleasurable family flick that even grandma can appreciate
The 2002 and 2003 Globe productions of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night according to James Bulman’s article, “Bearding the Queen: Male Cross-Dressing at the New Globe,” used a cast completely composed of grown men. This casting choice added an extra layer of irony behind the love triangle of the play, causing the comedy to become an even more comical experience for the audience. For example, Olivia is in love with Viola because she thinks Viola is a man. However, in the production described by Bulman, Olivia and Viola are both obviously played by men. Even when gender confusion is straightened out at the end of the play, the audience still sees members of the same sex marrying each other due to the all-male cast. Trevor Nunn’s 1996 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night used a traditional cast of females playing female characters and males playing male characters. Although the film maintained comical elements with a cast of both genders, it removed suggestive elements from Shakespeare’s original play. For example, Shakespeare wrote Antonio telling Sebastian, “I could not stay behind you. My desire,/More sharp than fil...
The liminality in performing Twelfth Night lies in sexual ambiguity on the stage. It enables a boy actor to play viola's role and disguised as a boy who is wooing another boy who plays a female role . The audience sees no more than a p...
Twelfth Night, written by Shakespeare between the years of 1599 and 1601 (“Shakespeare-Online”), is easily one of his most well-known plays. A year after the assumed date of publication, on February the 2nd of 1602, Twelfth Night was performed for the first time (“William-Shakespeare)”. The location of the production is thought to have taken place in the Middle Temple, which was one of four law schools within London that were known as the Inns of Court (“Shakespeare-Online”). Though some would classify Twelfth Night as generic, it is laced with a sharp sense of humor and controversial concerns that can easily be applied to the issues of present day. Many of these issues, such as marriage, gender identity, gender, homosexuality, and social ambition, are relevant in today’s society, making them easy to relate to.
The play twelfth night, though largely a comedy, has it's fair share of challenges and obstacles which it's characters face throughout the plot. These revolve around love, honour and the death and loss of loved ones. However one character stands out to me as having faced the most difficult and trying of challenges, yet emerged with her pride and dignity intact. She coped well with all the problems that were thrown at her with a quiet resilience far beyond her years, and is worthy of our admiration.
Coming-of-age is a process of maturation, realization, and transition. It has been approached in a number of ways throughout film history. At times, such approaches render similar as youth, no matter the decade, face the same developmental dilemmas and look to achieve the same life milestones. Other similar aspects include context like school, for instance, which has long been a favorite as well as important setting in youth-oriented films in which the character(s) come of age. However, contexts and approaches in depicting this theme have also differed over the years, understandably so as films must adapt to the political and social climate in which they are made. Nonetheless, films across time have de...
The Twelfth Knight inspired a funny movie called She’s the man. She’s the man was filmed in 2002 and directed by Andy Fickman. The main plot line of the movie She’s the man is thought to be derived from The twelfth Night. The movie and the play both have many of the same qualities throughout the plot line and characterization.
The movie She's the Man shows much of the general idea of the original Shakespearean book, the twelfth night. It also, illustrates the change in feminine roles in the community and society at large, the main theme of the movie being feminism. In Shakespearean era and time, the important, recognizable and powerful positions in the society were taken by men and therefore Viola in the twelfth night disguises herself as a eunuch in order to get close to the Olivia, the countess and the
characters, and is by far one of the most humorous. While Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is
movies are about men’s lives, and the few movies about women’s lives, at their core, still
In Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare, gender identity and alternative sexualities are highlighted through the depiction of different characters and personalities. In the play, Viola disguises herself as a man thereby raising a merry-go-around of relationships that are actually based on a lie rather than actual fact. Viola attracts the attention of Olivia since she thinks that Viola is a man but even more fascinating is the fact that Orsino is attracted to Viola although he thinks that she is a man. In another twist Viola is attracted to Orsino and has fell in love with him although their love cannot exist since Orsino thinks that Viola is a man.
Comedy often allows for a subversion of the status quo that is not tolerated in more serious genres. Beginning in the 1930s, the subgenre of screwball comedy presented female characters who were active and desiring, without evoking negative characterizations as "unfeminine" or "trampish." Screwball comedies represent a specific form of romantic comedy that features a complicated situation--or more often a series of complications--centered around a strong-willed, unpredictable female. The comedy is generally physical as well as verbal. Screwball and other forms of romantic comedy do not just reverse the masculine/active, feminine/passive paradigm--which as E. Ann Kaplan notes accomplishes little in terms of change--but instead strengthens the female and weakens the male just enough to put them on more equal footing.
The attitude towards women has changed dramatically since 1990, the year that this film came out; you will however, find a few men who still have the attitude that women were put on this earth for their enjoyment. In the early nineties, women were hyper-sexualized and viewed as pawns in a game. MTV showed music videos with scantily clad women, which were seen as extremely scandalous at the time. The nineties was also an era of growth, liberalization and sexual discoveries that carried over from the eighties.... ...
...h the underlying theme of festivity in the play. Edward Cahill’s article and evidence from the play provides solid evidence to support this argument. However, what Salingar hasn’t addressed in his article is that the sub-plot also serves to illustrate the dangers of unchecked festivity. The sub-plot is absolutely necessary to the play and adds a layer of depth and insight into the themes of Twelfth Night but most of all, the subplot is what allows this play to be classed as a comedy.
...on how they have overcome this demeaning concept, it is still present in many of the films created today. Laura Mulvey, a feminist of the Second Wave, observed the evolution of female representations in films. She concludes that films still display dominant ideologies that prevent social equality between men and women. Mulvey came up with three common themes that mainstream films continuously promote within their films. These three common themes reinforce that women are always going to be seen as nothing more but objects. They do not serve any symbolic purposes except to help advance the story by motivating the objectives of the male characters. As evident, Happy Endings is one particular film that embodies all of these traits and as a result, the female characters are perceived as sexual objects in both the perspectives of the male character(s) and the spectators.
Mistaken identity and disguise are important aspects of comedy in Twelfth Night that stand at the forefront of the play’s comedy. Not only are mistaken identities and disguise evident within the main plot of the play but also in various other situations. Sexual confusion amongst characters, subversion of gender roles and farcical elements through stagecraft all effectively contribute to the dramatic comedy genre. However, it can be suggested that certain elements of Twelfth Night are not interpreted to be purely comedic; Shakespeare has incorporated serious and controversial subjects such as the idea of genuine love, the patriarchy of the time and the cruel gulling of Malvolio. Therefore, disguise and mistaken identity are not solely for the purpose of comedy and it could be inferred that it even borders on the genre of tragedy.