Shakespeare in Love (1st version)

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.

(11671/10000)