What Is The Mood Of Macbeth Movie

Macbeth Movie Review Do you crave power and authority? In the Shakespeare play Macbeth, the audience gets to see the inner workings of the mind as Macbeth deals with the consequences of knowing your future. The movies I am comparing from Macbeth were directed by Justin Kurzel and Rupert Goold and will be referred to by their names. In the Macbeth films, one can compare the use of low-key lighting, the effectiveness of dialogue, and the overall pace of the story. While the use of lighting in any movie is important to the mood, in Macbeth, it is crucial to use. In the Goold film, using low-key lighting allowed them to emphasize what the characters can or cannot see while also creating a mysterious atmosphere. By doing that it allows the audience to see the sudden changes in the mind with Macbeth and the evil rituals the witches perform without being seen. While in Kurzels

Because it is based on Shakespeare's play the language used is old english. The fascinating part is how the directors chose to utilize that, both choosing to stay with how it was originally. This creates a conflict in Goolds film because it is set in 20th century, and the dialect is not cohesive. While set in Medieval Scotland Kurzel has no difficulty convincing the audience and creating an illusion of traveling back in time. Although, Goold's film has a new twist to the play, Kurzels film is easier to accept allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the film.
In the play Macbeth, the timeline of the events unfolding move quickly. Act to act the time jumps make the play concise enough to be exciting without cutting crucial aspects of the plot. In the film by Kurzel the pace of the story is consistent and easy to follow. While in the Goold movie, it is hard to distinguish when a day or week has passed because almost every scene is indoors and the lighting is consistent. This makes it difficult for the audience to follow the