Shakespeare in Love is the 1998
romantic film directed by John Madden. It is based on Romeo and Juliet’s
premiere. It was written by Sir Tom Stoppard. It stars Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth
Paltrow, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Geoffrey Rush, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson,
Rupert Everett, Imelda Staunton, Daniel Brocklebank, Antony Sher, Martin
Clunes, Simon Callow, Jim Baker, Patrick Barlow, Mark Williams, Simon Day and Joe
Roberts. It was shown December 11th in 1998 in America, and May 1th in 1999 in
Japan. Its show time is 137 minutes. It was made in America and Britain. It cost
$25 million to make. It made more than $ 100 million at the box office in
America and Britain.
This film won seven Oscars in 71th and
56th Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. These
prizes are Academy Awards Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award for Writing Original
Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Academy Award for Costume
Design and Academy Award for Original Music Score. It is the best love story.
William Shakespeare who is employed a
dramatist by poor theater is the thick of the slump. Only recently, he wrote a
love with words and he could write love story which is like passionate. He can’t
write it now. He received a request which writes comical for the general public
in order to eat anything. But he is not eager to write it. The other side, Viola
who is beautiful daughter likes a theater. She thinks about it twenty-four
hours a day. And she thinks that she wants to get a love like a story. One day,
she saw Shakespeare. She is a love of him in seeing dramas for a long time. This
thing is opportunity to start to burn her passion for play. Shakespeare doesn’t
finish writing the script. But he started to audition his unwilling. Many
people auditioned but almost people are poor play. So Shakespeare doesn’t look
for a good person. He is disgusted and the audition finished once. He left
there, just then a young man appeared to audition hall. A young boy’s name is
Tomas. He announced which like wake for Shakespeare. His announcement shook
Shakespeare up. But a young man ran away. Shakespeare thinks it is not good to
miss this actor. A young man run into the big residence which Viola lives in.
Viola’s nurse happened to be present here and Shakespeare tells her that he
wants to meet Tomas and he wants to come on his work stage. And he committed
her unfinished script. Tomas is actually a Viola. She was dressed like a man.
She thanked to be approved of her play by Shakespeare who was loved and
respected by her. She decided to take the stage with distinguished as a man. This
night, the party was held in residence. Shakespeare was in there secretly and
he searched Tomas. Shakespeare and Viola met as the opposite sex in there the
first time. The moment they fell in love. Those days, women couldn’t take a
stage. She tricked a member of a theatrical company and Shakespeare into
pretending Tomas and she took the stage. Her wonderful play charmed all of
them. Shakespeare knew that Tomas came in and out Viola’s room, so Shakespeare
continued to entrust him the letter for Viola. Shakespeare didn’t know Tomas is
Viola. One day, Viola heard that she had to get married with Lord Wessex. Viola
pretended Tomas, and told Shakespeare that thing. Finally Shakespeare knew that
Viola pretended Tomas. A lot of people knew that things. From then, Viola didn’t
appear to the stage. So, Shakespeare played the part of Romeo. But the day of performance,
an actor who played the part of Juliet had begun to change his voice. Viola
remembered Juliet’s lines, because she played the part of Romeo. She played the
part of Juliet as a man who dressed as a woman. Shakespeare and Viola’s realistic
acting was a great hit. Queen Elizabeth came here incognito. But she didn’t
scold Viola and she called out to Viola as Tomas. The whole company was found
innocent and acquitted, because Queen Elizabeth was there. Viola received to be
Lord Wezzex’s wife. And she went to America. Shakespeare lost Viola, but he
started to write new script with Queen Elizabeth’s order. Shakespeare
established his reputation as a dramatist. Shakespeare dreamed of Viola’s new
life.
I think this is so good film, because it is
love comedy. When I was child, I have watched the Romeo and Juliet. But I didn’t
remember details, so I enjoyed watching this movie. In my elementary school, we
played Romeo and Juliet in a program. I didn’t play, but other classmate played
it. It was very funny. I felt thrilling scenes in this film. I love the scene
which Shakespeare climbed up to Viola’s room, because this thing is rare. We
usually don’t do this thing, so I feel Shakespeare is very cool. But if I was
done such things, I might be afraid even if I like him. I think some people say
such thing is very happy for them. I also love phrase which is ‘Romeo, Romeo!
Why are you Romeo?’ ‘Juliet why are you Juliet?’ This phrase is very famous all
over the world. When I was child, my friends said this phrase. And I said, too.
I think this movie have a tears, love, laugh and fate. I think that we are very
important to do things that we like. Viola liked a play, but woman didn’t play
those days. She played even she was dressed like a man. I was touching this
thing. If I were her, I could not do such thing. I surely gave up. I watched
this scene I must not give up easy. I have to do as hard as I can. Even if I
know things are not fulfilled, I want to carry out finally. If I had a child, I
want him or her not to give up easy. I felt it is important for us to do thing
that we like.
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