Modern Adaptations

I know that the modern adaptations are supposed to bring the Shakespeare stories to a new audience but I personally feel that they take away from the beauty of his original works. I like most other people have a very had time reading Shakespeare but I believe that is part of understanding him. When I watch these modern adaptations created by young and popular actors it seems to me like they are trying to hard to match the story. I would much rather they hide the story behind their own events. Take the Disney movie The Loin King after watching it many people can see that the story mirrors Shakespeare's story of Hamlet but at the same time weaves a story that is new and exciting. I really enjoy the effect this creates and how it does not appear fake, anymore than talking animals normally would. The movie O, I believe, tries too hard to put a Shakespeare story in a modern day setting. Things like that just would not happen the way they would then, there are other things involved in teenage lives today. I think the movie takes away from the overall experience of Shakespeare.