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⌈ Secret Post #2978 ⌋

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[ginainthekingsroad]

I like Shakespeare! I like Ralph Fiennes! I didn't really like his Coriolanus... :\

Mostly I disliked his direction. There's always going to be some kind of disconnect when a cinematic production takes on the battle scenes in Shakespeare, and I thought they were particularly poorly integrated/interpreted. (This works both ways, imo, as it's one of the few things I think Branagh gets right in his Shakespeare films, but that approach does not work in other action films: *cough*THOR*cough*) Fiennes appeared uninterested in portraying the sides of the Senate and Citizens, which is a major portion of the play.

I found his Caius Martius too static, too unbending. He played it very closed-off/internally, which I guess works okay for the intimacy of the film medium, but I didn't get the vulnerability in the scenes where that's needed. (And Fiennes sure as hell can do vulnerable-- my favorite role of his is the one in my icon, Oscar & Lucinda.) It certainly hampers the "tragedy" aspect for me. Best feature of the 2011 Coriolanus is Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia. Total badass. And the prosthetic scar makeup is incredible.

To Shakespeare fans, I have to give it a very qualified recommendation, and to say that if you get a chance to see a screening of the National Theatre Live Coriolanus (the Hiddleston one) see that instead.

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I can understand that.

Honestly, I enjoy the film more as a fan of Fiennes himself than as a fan of Shakespeare. But I really enjoyed it -- it just worked for me. I get where you find his Caius Martius too unsympathetic and not tragic enough but, for me, that's part of why I liked Fiennes' portrayal -- it felt like a very raw performance and I was very much interested in his Caius even if I found that he didn't necessarily evoke sympathy.

He reminded me of why I very much love the character of Anakin Skywalker (even though so very many people find him annoying).

But it's an interesting adaptation, at least -- the dialogue just oddly worked for me too, despite how jarring I found it initially.