>hey I really like the Shakespeare plays I’ve read and seen, I should look up some nice movie adaptations>oh my SCIENCE did you know that the hecking Lion King is based on Hamlet? Did you know 10 Things I Hate About You is The Taming Of The Shrew? Look, here’s a bunch of old movies from JAPAN with SAMURAI!!!Fuck off with this shit. It’s not a Shakespeare adaptation unless it uses his script, it’s a derivative work at best.
>>200699522>It’s not a Shakespeare adaptation unless it uses his scriptWhy?
>>200699566Shakespeare is celebrated for his timeless and well-rounded characters, and expert use of prose/verse. Most of the plots of his plays are fairly perfunctory or are cribbed from existing works. So 'adapting' Shakespeare's plots with completely different characters/dialogue is like saying you want to celebrate LeBron James because of his love of shoes.
>>200699677no its not. you're just retarded.
>>200699566Shakespeare was a poet
>>200699733Stop being a plotfag
So what are the best Shakespeare movies?
>>200699522>here’s a bunch of old movies from JAPAN with SAMURAI!!!that sounds badass though
>>200701089Yeah it’s apparently King Lear, but it’s made by some Japanese director. Sion Sono or something
