Over there, in the second row somewhere behind Gerard Butler and Dominic West, it is: Michael Fassbender. The face
is most of the time covered by a mask, the naked torso is digitally inflated and the muscles defined even more. Less than ten years ago, as one of the best actors of his generation still occurs as a minor character in the proto-fascist heroic epic ” 300 “on. Roar, threatening to stab with the sword he must be doing best so that the muscle flexing his upper body is clearly visible and his manhood is intimidating.
A short time later, the roles for Fassbender change dramatically. He experienced his through book as IRA fighter Bobby Sands in “Hunger”, shines as seductive stepfather in “Fish Tank”, is a wonderful Rochester in “Jane Eyre”, 2011 applies in its award in Venice for “Shame” long considered one of the most versatile and charismatic performer of European cinema.
With two best roles this year seems to bring a further increase: On November 12 starts the biopic “Steve Jobs”, is already traded for Fassbender as Oscar nominee. And starting this week, he can be seen in “Macbeth”, the film adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy that has been acclaimed in May in Cannes. On the side of Marion Cotillard Fassbender plays the army commander Macbeth, the murdered rather than wait for the throne of Scotland falls on him. Here, Macbeth has proven to be a courageous warrior, the reverence of his subordinates and the respect of the reigning king are accurate. In the interpretation of the writers Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie and Todd Louiso Macbeth and his wife, however, are traumatized by the loss of her two small children. As long as they can guarantee no dynasty of Macbeth, their heritage must be created just in the immediate, brutal rule over Scotland.
A Drama in skeletal size
Quick is in focus of the plan, the King, who is a guest of the night Macbeth to kill the night. The deadly stabs leads Macbeth from itself, for intrigue, which blames the King guards the murder, Lady Macbeth makes. However, with the royal crowns on their heads is a new burden added: guilt and doubts about whether they had not brought much greater misfortune on himself, the King and Queen driving from then mercilessly to
Not at original locations, but at least in. England and Scotland has turned the Australian Justin Kurzel (“Snowtown”) “Macbeth”. Their war paint The backdrop consists of the barren hills of the Highlands and rustic tent sites, the armor of the soldiers are simple, archaic: the original text was brought by the authors on skeleton-like brevity, located scenically Kurzel takes far fewer freedoms.
It is not the only level at which Kurzel takes the drama and its setting literally. If blood is spilled, it extends in dark red laugh. When Macbeth appear the ghosts of the dead, they are recognizable for the viewer’s eye. The cut in the initial combat scenes is masterly, the glowing colors in several images expressive. But both can not hide the fact that Kurzel succeed no abstraction and his paintings little more than illustrate.
Had Kurzel found a new dynamic between the Queen and King, he would have realized a new rhythm in Shakespeare’s words, would not so much consequence. But the psychology of his film falls unattractive from traditional, the narrative focuses on the troubled king, rather than the monstrosity of the Queen, which is worked out in many contemporary theater productions to trace. Along with the text extremely rarified arises as a Holzschnitthaftigkeit that comes to light especially at the moment of the death of Lady Macbeth. In a weaker role you have not seen Marion Cotillard.
And Michael Fassbender knows itself not with the thin fabric to manage. In the constant confrontation with other men who make him the power dispute, he can little more than to raise itself to the roaring, sword leading fighters. If Kurzel the scenes then also lined with bright red or inking bluish, so the characters look like drawings – then the fighters, which only represent masculinity is suddenly very close to the comical archaism of “300″ and Michael Fassbender again left remains. What a strange short circuit in this remarkable career
In the video:. The trailer for “Macbeth”
Macbeth
Great Britain, France, USA 2015
Director: Justin Kurzel
script: Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie
Cast: Michael Fassbender , Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Paddy Considine, Jack Reynor, Sean Harris
production See-Saw Films
rental: StudioCanal Germany
Length: 113 minutes
Rated : from 12 years
Start: October 29, 2015
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