I personally found this movie quite dull. The commentator at the beginning of this movie described it as being lax it the emotional department and that it did not capture the true essence of the play Macbeth. I am inclined to believe in him. He said at the end that while making this film, Welles said that he would not go over time or over budget. He succeeded in that, but this film was the result.
I will not go into the depths of an analysis of the play Macbeth because I really do not think that it is needed here. I would rather wait until I watch the Roman Polanski version, which is far superior to this. What I though made this movie stand out was the sets. Basically the twisted trees and the ruined palace created the scene of a cursed and desolate land. It was a land that was under the curse of an oppressor and it came out well in the end.
The most memorable scene here is when McDuff's daughter is talking with her mother about the nature of traitors. She, I think, is by far the best actor in the film, and that was one of the best scenes in the film. Other than that, I found the film to be quite lacking and I was waiting for it to end. The reason that it received such a low score was that it was a complete bastardisation of a classical Shakespearian play. Even though the style of the sets were good, the sets themselves appeared rushed and thrown together, giving no real thought or desire to create a good movie.
I will not go into the depths of an analysis of the play Macbeth because I really do not think that it is needed here. I would rather wait until I watch the Roman Polanski version, which is far superior to this. What I though made this movie stand out was the sets. Basically the twisted trees and the ruined palace created the scene of a cursed and desolate land. It was a land that was under the curse of an oppressor and it came out well in the end.
The most memorable scene here is when McDuff's daughter is talking with her mother about the nature of traitors. She, I think, is by far the best actor in the film, and that was one of the best scenes in the film. Other than that, I found the film to be quite lacking and I was waiting for it to end. The reason that it received such a low score was that it was a complete bastardisation of a classical Shakespearian play. Even though the style of the sets were good, the sets themselves appeared rushed and thrown together, giving no real thought or desire to create a good movie.