While watching the movie "O" Monday in class, it occurred to me that modern adaptations of Shakespearean plays are really just translations of time old fads, traditions, and social conventions.This is particularly evident in the playing out of D and O's relationship, the "friendship" between Hugo and O, and the Dean's treatment of O as a black basketball player. Just sitting in the audience, one can have a different perspective than reading it off a piece of paper, or even hearing in on a cd. It seemed to me like watching it happen gave the play a certain vitality, realness.
Although, despite the reality of the movie, I was slightly disappointed in the portrayal of the play. Partially because I felt that the movie wasn't completely in line with the play, and partially because in certain parts I felt the acting was lack-luster. I suppose my disappointment in the portrayal comes from the adaptation part of the movie "O". While I think it's inventive and interesting to see the adaptation come into the 21st century, the only part of the entire movie (thus far) that has even a hint of the drama of Shakespeare is the opening scene.
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