Shakespeare meets the big screen

When I was a freshman in high school I got to see the modernized version of Romeo and Juliet. I was a little skeptical at first because I didn't think anybody could re-create a play by Shakespeare. To my surprise, it was a fantastic movie that matched up with the original play quite well. Even though we've only seen a small amount of the movie O, there are a lot of similarities between the play and the movie. 

One of the similarities between the movie O and the play are the names of the characters. For example, Othello is "Oden" in the movie, Desdemona is "Desi", and Iago is "Hugo". This makes it easier for the audience to follow along with the movie. 

However, there are some differences. In the play, Desdemona was presented as a girl an innocent girl with a rebellious side. As we see in the movie, Desi is straight up rebellious. She was in a relationship with Oden without her father's awareness and she had no intentions of ending that relationship when her father found out. 

Also, the character that plays Emilia is different. In the play Emilia is married to Iago. In the movie, Emilia is single and wants Iago. She knows that she can't have him and is always drawn to him wherever they are. 

It will be interesting to see how the rest of the movie plays out.