And the ultimate irony of all is that some of the deepest and most intelligent quotes come from interviews with Joe Q. In the only unabridged film version of the classic play, here updated to the 19th. Whether or not the parallel is intentional, I don't know, but it still makes for interesting story telling. In his own admission, Pacino himself is on a quest to be the ultimate monarch of his own film, and tell us all, us commoners, the true meaning of this classic work. In telling us of a story of a man, who wants so badly to become king as to betray all those he knows and loves, we learn the story of a singular, power hungry man, with an urge to rule his people. I found much irony in this simple effort, which made the film all the more enjoyable. In a supernatural episode, he discovers that his uncle, who he hates anyway, murdered his father. Therefore, let down your guard, and let the actors and scholars give us their interpretation of this most fascinating play. Hamlet (Sir Kenneth Branagh), son of the King of Denmark (Brian Blessed), is summoned home for his father's funeral and his mother Gertrude's (Julie Christie's) wedding to his uncle Claudius (Sir Derek Jacobi). I have to be honest and say that many people do find Shakespeare a little bewildering, and tackling Richard III, one of his deepest, confusing plays, is no easy task. If you can get past the insinuation that the "every day ordinary man (or woman)" is too slow to understand the intricacies of Shakespeare, you are left with quite an interesting, entertaining film. Al Pacino brings Shakespeare to the common man in this documentary exploring the complexities of Richard III.
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